PMID- 23213205 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130228 LR - 20211021 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 109 IP - 51 DP - 2012 Dec 18 TI - Reduced axonal localization of a Caps2 splice variant impairs axonal release of BDNF and causes autistic-like behavior in mice. PG - 21104-9 LID - 10.1073/pnas.1210055109 [doi] AB - Ca(2)(+)-dependent activator protein for secretion 2 (CAPS2 or CADPS2) potently promotes the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). A rare splicing form of CAPS2 with deletion of exon3 (dex3) was identified to be overrepresented in some patients with autism. Here, we generated Caps2-dex3 mice and verified a severe impairment in axonal Caps2-dex3 localization, contributing to a reduction in BDNF release from axons. In addition, circuit connectivity, measured by spine and interneuron density, was diminished globally. The collective effect of reduced axonal BDNF release during development was a striking and selective repertoire of deficits in social- and anxiety-related behaviors. Together, these findings represent a unique mouse model of a molecular mechanism linking BDNF-mediated coordination of brain development to autism-related behaviors and patient genotype. FAU - Sadakata, Tetsushi AU - Sadakata T AD - Advanced Scientific Research Leaders Development Unit, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. sadakata-1024@umin.ac.jp FAU - Shinoda, Yo AU - Shinoda Y FAU - Oka, Megumi AU - Oka M FAU - Sekine, Yukiko AU - Sekine Y FAU - Sato, Yumi AU - Sato Y FAU - Saruta, Chihiro AU - Saruta C FAU - Miwa, Hideki AU - Miwa H FAU - Tanaka, Mika AU - Tanaka M FAU - Itohara, Shigeyoshi AU - Itohara S FAU - Furuichi, Teiichi AU - Furuichi T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121203 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (CAPS2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Calcium-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) SB - IM MH - Alternative Splicing MH - Animals MH - Anxiety MH - Autistic Disorder/genetics/*metabolism MH - Axons/*metabolism MH - Brain/metabolism MH - Brain Mapping/methods MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Calcium-Binding Proteins/*genetics/*physiology MH - Crosses, Genetic MH - Exocytosis MH - Exons MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Models, Genetic MH - Models, Neurological MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/*genetics/*physiology MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - Risk Factors MH - Social Behavior PMC - PMC3529019 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2012/12/06 06:00 MHDA- 2013/03/01 06:00 PMCR- 2013/06/18 CRDT- 2012/12/06 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/03/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1210055109 [pii] AID - 201210055 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.1210055109 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Dec 18;109(51):21104-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1210055109. Epub 2012 Dec 3.