Widespread transcriptional disruption of the microRNA biogenesis machinery in brain and peripheral tissues of individuals with schizophrenia

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In schizophrenia, altered transcription in brain and peripheral tissues may be due to altered expression of the microRNA biogenesis machinery genes. In this study, we explore the expression of these genes both at the cerebral and peripheral levels. We used shinyGEO application to analyze gene expression from ten Gene Expression Omnibus datasets, in order to perform differential expression analyses for eight genes encoding the microRNA biogenesis machinery. First, we compared expression of the candidate genes between control subjects and individuals with schizophrenia in postmortem cerebral samples from seven different brain regions. Then, we compared the expression of the candidate genes between control subjects and individuals with schizophrenia in three peripheral tissues. In brain and peripheral tissues of individuals with schizophrenia, we report distinct altered expression patterns of the microRNA biogenesis machinery genes. In the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, associative striatum and cerebellum of individuals with schizophrenia, we observed an overexpression pattern of some candidate genes suggesting a heightened miRNA production in these brain regions. Additionally, mixed transcriptional abnormalities were identified in the hippocampus. Moreover, in the blood and olfactory epithelium of individuals with schizophrenia, we observed distinct aberrant transcription patterns of the candidate genes. Remarkably, in individuals with schizophrenia, we report DICER1 overexpression in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum as well as a congruent DICER1 upregulation in the blood compartment suggesting that it may represent a peripheral marker. Transcriptional disruption of the miRNA biogenesis machinery may contribute to schizophrenia pathogenesis both in brain and peripheral tissues.

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Romain Rey:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-3575

romain.rey@ch-le-vinatier.fr

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Transl Psychiatry

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Transl Psychiatry

Title: Translational Psychiatry

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group UK (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 2158-3188

Publication date (Electronic): 4 November 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 4 November 2020

Publication date Collection: 2020

Volume: 10

Electronic Location Identifier: 376

Affiliations

[1 ]GRID grid.461862.f, ISNI 0000 0004 0614 7222, INSERM, U1028; CNRS, UMR5292, , Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Psychiatric Disorders: from Resistance to Response Team, ; 69000 Lyon, France

[2 ]GRID grid.7849.2, ISNI 0000 0001 2150 7757, University Lyon 1, ; 69000 Villeurbanne, France

[3 ]Schizophrenia Expert Centre, Le Vinatier Hospital, Bron, France

[4 ]Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Le Vinatier Hospital, Bron, France

[5 ]GRID grid.31151.37, Department of Genetics and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, , University Hospital, ; Dijon, France

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Romain Rey http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-3575

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Publisher ID: 1052

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-01052-5

PMC ID: 7642431

PubMed ID: 33149139

SO-VID: 5b8a1eaf-dc0d-45eb-b8de-519e5c523e8c

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