IGBMC : Institut de la Génétique et de la Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire

• Researchers

  Christelle GOLZIO

• Post-Doctoral Fellows

  Maria Nicla LOVIGLIO

• PhD Students

  Camille BONNET

  Gaëlle HAYOT

• Engineers & Technicians

  Chantal WEBER

Translational medicine and neurogenetics

Study of copy number variants in autism spectrum disorders and their comorbidities

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of multifactorial, heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficits in communication and social interaction, and repetitive behaviors. The prevalence is ~1% worldwide with a 4:1 male to female ratio. Several co-morbidities have been associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders including intellectual disability, craniofacial malformations, head circumference defects (micro/macrocephaly), gastrointestinal problems, and heart malformations.

CNVs (e.g. deletion, duplication, insertion, inversion) represent the most frequent types of genetic lesion in both rare and common human genetic disorders. To date, close to 500 CNVs have been associated with ASD. The interpretation of these lesions is both acute and challenging. The primary focus in our laboratory is to understand how genetic variation can impact the development and homeostasis of the nervous system. To this goal, we have developed animal models and assays to study the impact of gene dosage defects on basic neurodevelopmental processes to:

• Discover genes and alleles that contribute to diseases
• Capture and validate genetic interactions (cis- and trans-modulators)
• Identify genes implicated in ASD-associated comorbidities

The laboratory employs an innovative orthogonal approach to tackle the current challenges in the field by combining in vivo modeling in the developing zebrafish and genomic tools. Ultimately, our work will contribute to the stratification of this highly heterogeneous group of disorders and will, in turn, inform diagnosis and patient care.

• Current projects

  • Functional dissection of the 16p11.2 BP2-BP3 CNV in zebrafish and mice
  • Study of the impact on brain development and function in Kctd13 knockout mice
  • Functional dissection of the 4p16.1 CNV in a syndromic form of autism
  • Determining the impact of gene dosage perturbation of CHD8, a ASD candidate, on the development of the peripheral nervous system
  • Autism Genes And Susceptibility For Gastrointestinal Defects: Functional Studies Utilizing Zebrafish Embryo As An In Vivo Model

• Collaborations

  Erica Davis (CHDM, Duke University, USA)

  Bertrand Isidor (CHU, Nantes, France)

  Nicholas Katsanis (CHDM, Duke University, USA)

  Jean Louis Mandel (IGBMC, Illkirch, France)

  Amélie Piton (IGBMC, Illkirch, France)

  Alexandre Reymond (CIG, Lausanne, Switzerland)

  Raman Sharma (Robinson Reserch Institute, University of Adelaide, Australia)

  Michael Talkowski (MGH, Broad Institute, Boston, USA)

  Binnaz Yalcin (IGBMC, Illkirch, France)

• Prizes/Awards

  • Christelle Golzio - ANR Jeunes chercheurs grant - - 2017
  • Maria Nicla Loviglio - FRM “Post-doctorat en France” Fellowship - - 2017
  • Camille Bonnet - Région Grand-Est PhD Fellowship - - 2017
  • Christelle Golzio - LabEx INRT Starting package grant - 2016 - - 2016
  • Maria Nicla Loviglio - SNSF Early Postdoc Mobility Fellowship 2016 - - 2016

• News

• Publications

  • Regulation of autism-relevant behaviors by cerebellar-prefrontal cortical circuits.

    Kelly E, Meng F, Fujita H, Morgado F, Kazemi Y, Rice LC, Ren C, Escamilla CO, Gibson JM, Sajadi S, Pendry RJ, Tan T, Ellegood J, Basson MA, Blakely RD, Dindot SV, Golzio C, Hahn MK, Katsanis N, Robins DM, Silverman JL, Singh KK, Wevrick R, Taylor MJ, Hammill C, Anagnostou E, Pfeiffer BE, Stoodley CJ, Lerch JP, du Lac S, Tsai PT

    Nat Neurosci Sep 2020 ; 23:1102-1110 .

  • International meeting on Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: Update on the nosology and new insights on the pathogenic mechanisms for seizures and growth delay.

    Nevado J, Ho KS, Zollino M, Blanco R, Cobaleda C, Golzio C, Beaudry-Bellefeuille I, Berrocoso S, Limeres J, Barrúz P, Serrano-Martín C, Cafiero C, Málaga I, Marangi G, Campos-Sánchez E, Moriyón-Iglesias T, Márquez S, Markham L, Twede H, Lortz A, Olson L, Sheng X, Weng C, Wassman ER 3rd, Newcomb T, Wassman ER, Carey JC, Battaglia A, López-Granados E, Douglas D, Lapunzina P

    Am J Med Genet A Jan 2020 ; 182:257-267 .

  • Mutations in the KIF21B kinesin gene cause neurodevelopmental disorders through imbalanced canonical motor activity.

    Asselin L, Rivera Alvarez J, Heide S, Bonnet CS, Tilly P, Vitet H, Weber C, Bacino CA, Baranaño K, Chassevent A, Dameron A, Faivre L, Hanchard NA, Mahida S, McWalter K, Mignot C, Nava C, Rastetter A, Streff H, Thauvin-Robinet C, Weiss MM, Zapata G, Zwijnenburg PJG, Saudou F, Depienne C, Golzio C, Héron D, Godin JD

    Nat Commun May 15, 2020 ; 11:2441 .

  • A dominant vimentin variant causes a rare syndrome with premature aging.

    Cogné B(1)(2), Bouameur JE(3), Hayot G(4)(5)(6)(7), Latypova X(1)(2), Pattabiraman S(8), Caillaud A(2), Si-Tayeb K(2), Besnard T(1)(2), Küry S(1)(2), Chariau C(9), Gaignerie A(9), David L(9)(10), Bordure P(11), Kaganovich D(8)(12), Bézieau S(1)(2), Golzio C(13)(14)(15)(16), Magin TM(17), Isidor B(18)(19).

    Eur J Hum Genet Feb. 17, 2020 .

  • Kctd13-deficient mice display short-term memory impairment and sex-dependent genetic interactions.

    Arbogast T(1), Razaz P(2), Ellegood J(3), McKinstry S(1), Erdin S(2), Currall B(2), Aneichyk T(2), Lerch JP(3), Qiu LR(3), Rodriguiz RM(4), Mark Henkelman R(3), Talkowski ME(2), Wetsel WC(4)(5), Golzio C(6), Katsanis N(1).

    Hum Mol Genet May 1, 2019 ; 28:1474-1486 .

  • Loss of zebrafish Ataxin-7, a SAGA subunit responsible for SCA7 retinopathy, causes ocular coloboma and malformation of photoreceptors.

    Carrillo-Rosas S(1)(2)(3)(4), Weber C(1)(2)(3)(4), Fievet L(1)(2)(3)(4), Messaddeq N(1)(2)(3)(4), Karam A(1)(2)(3)(4), Trottier Y(1)(2)(3)(4).

    Hum Mol Genet March 15, 2019 ; 28:912-927 .

  • Pathogenic variants in E3 ubiquitin ligase RLIM/RNF12 lead to a syndromic X-linked intellectual disability and behavior disorder.

    Frints SGM, Ozanturk A, Rodríguez Criado G, Grasshoff U, de Hoon B, Field M, Manouvrier-Hanu S, E Hickey S, Kammoun M, Gripp KW, Bauer C, Schroeder C, Toutain A, Mihalic Mosher T, Kelly BJ, White P, Dufke A, Rentmeester E, Moon S, Koboldt DC, van Roozendaal KEP, Hu H, Haas SA, Ropers HH, Murray L, Haan E, Shaw M, Carroll R, Friend K, Liebelt J, Hobson L, De Rademaeker M, Geraedts J, Fryns JP, Vermeesch J, Raynaud M, Riess O, Gribnau J, Katsanis N, Devriendt K, Bauer P, Gecz J, Golzio C, Gontan C, Kalscheuer VM

    Mol Psychiatry Nov 2019 ; 24:1748-1768 .

  • Health-Related Quality of Life Is Severely Affected in Primary Orthostatic Tremor.

    Maugest L(1), McGovern EM(2)(3), Mazalovic K(4), Doulazmi M(5), Apartis E(6), Anheim M(7)(8)(9), Bourdain F(10), Benchetrit E(11), Czernecki V(11), Broussolle E(12)(13), Bonnet C(11), Falissard B(14), Jahanshahi M(15), Vidailhet M(11)(16), Roze E(11)(16).

    Front Neurol Jan. 15, 2018 ; 8:747 .

  • Translation of Expanded CGG Repeats into FMRpolyG Is Pathogenic and May Contribute to Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome.

    Sellier C, Buijsen RAM, He F, Natla S, Jung L, Tropel P, Gaucherot A, Jacobs H, Meziane H, Vincent A, Champy MF, Sorg T, Pavlovic G, Wattenhofer-Donze M, Birling MC, Oulad-Abdelghani M, Eberling P, Ruffenach F, Joint M, Anheim M, Martinez-Cerdeno V, Tassone F, Willemsen R, Hukema RK, Viville S, Martinat C, Todd PK, Charlet-Berguerand N

    Neuron Jan. 18, 2017 ; 93:331-347 .

  • The Immune Signaling Adaptor LAT Contributes to the Neuroanatomical Phenotype of 16p11.2 BP2-BP3 CNVs.

    Loviglio MN(1), Arbogast T(2), Jnch AE(3), Collins SC(4), Popadin K(5), Bonnet CS(2), Giannuzzi G(1), Maillard AM(3), Jacquemont S(3); 16p11.2 Consortium, Yalcin B(6), Katsanis N(2), Golzio C(7), Reymond A(8).

    Am J Hum Genet Oct. 5, 2017 ; 101:564-577 .

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