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Abstract
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multigenic disorder caused by the loss of 7 contiguous paternally expressed genes. Mouse models with inactivation of all PWS genes are lethal. KO mouse models for each candidate gene have been generated, but they lack the functional interactions between PWS genes. Here, we revealed an interplay between Necdin and Magel2 PWS genes and generated a mouse model (named Del Ndn-Magel2 mice) with a deletion including both genes. A subset of Del Ndn-Magel2 mice showed neonatal lethality. Behaviorally, surviving mutant mice exhibited sensory delays during infancy and alterations in social exploration at adulthood. Del Ndn-Magel2 mice had a lower body weight before weaning, persisting after weaning in males only, with reduced fat mass and improved glucose tolerance as well as altered puberty. Adult mutant mice displayed increased ventilation and a persistent increase in apneas following a hypercapnic challenge. Transcriptomics analyses revealed a dysregulation of key circadian genes and alterations of genes associated with axonal function similar to patients with PWS. At neuroanatomical levels, Del Ndn-Magel2 mice had an impaired maturation of oxytocin neurons and a disrupted development of melanocortin circuits. Together, these data indicate that the Del Ndn-Magel2 mouse is a pertinent and genetically relevant model of PWS.
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Pierre-Yves Barelle, Alicia Sicardi, Fabienne Schaller, Julie Buron, Denis Becquet, Felix Omnes, Françoise Watrin, Marie-Sophie Alifrangis, Catarina Santos, Clément Menuet, Anne-Marie François-Bellan, Emilie Caron, Jessica Klucznik, Vincent Prevot, Sebastien G. Bouret, Françoise Muscatelli
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