Using brain cell-type-specific protein interactomes to interpret neurodevelopmental genetic signals in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Stanley Global Asia Initiatives, Psychosis Endophenotypes International Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium

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Abstract

Genetics have nominated many schizophrenia risk genes and identified convergent signals between schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, functional interpretation of the nominated genes in the relevant brain cell types is often lacking. We executed interaction proteomics for six schizophrenia risk genes that have also been implicated in neurodevelopment in human induced cortical neurons. The resulting protein network is enriched for common variant risk of schizophrenia in Europeans and East Asians, is down-regulated in layer 5/6 cortical neurons of individuals affected by schizophrenia, and can complement fine-mapping and eQTL data to prioritize additional genes in GWAS loci. A sub-network centered on HCN1 is enriched for common variant risk and contains proteins (HCN4 and AKAP11) enriched for rare protein-truncating mutations in individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Our findings showcase brain cell-type-specific interactomes as an organizing framework to facilitate interpretation of genetic and transcriptomic data in schizophrenia and its related disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106701
JournaliScience
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 May 2023

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of Mental HealthU01 MH121499, R01 MH109903
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesT32 DK110919, U01 DK078616
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative735604, 515064
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
LundbeckfondenR350-2020-963, R223-2016-721
Lundbeckfonden
Augustinus Fonden
Reinholdt W. Jorck og Hustrus Fond
Novo Nordisk FondenNNF21SA0072102
Novo Nordisk Fonden
Knud Højgaards Fond

    Keywords

    • Cellular neuroscience
    • Developmental neuroscience
    • Molecular interaction
    • Proteomics

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