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@ARTICLE{Unger:897098,
author = {Unger, Nina and Heim, Stefan and Hilger, Dominique I. and
Bludau, Sebastian and Pieperhoff, Peter and Cichon, Sven and
Amunts, Katrin and Mühleisen, Thomas W.},
title = {{I}dentification of {P}honology-{R}elated {G}enes and
{F}unctional {C}haracterization of {B}roca’s and
{W}ernicke’s {R}egions in {L}anguage and {L}earning
{D}isorders},
journal = {Frontiers in neuroscience},
volume = {15},
issn = {1662-453X},
address = {Lausanne},
publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-03597},
pages = {680762},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Impaired phonological processing is a leading symptom of
multifactorial language and learning disorders suggesting a
common biological basis. Here we evaluated studies of
dyslexia, dyscalculia, specific language impairment (SLI),
and the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia
(lvPPA) seeking for shared risk genes in Broca’s and
Wernicke’s regions, being key for phonological processing
within the complex language network. The identified
“phonology-related genes” from literature were
functionally characterized using Atlas-based expression
mapping (JuGEx) and gene set enrichment. Out of 643
publications from the last decade until now, we extracted 21
candidate genes of which 13 overlapped with dyslexia and
SLI, six with dyslexia and dyscalculia, and two with
dyslexia, dyscalculia, and SLI. No overlap was observed
between the childhood disorders and the late-onset lvPPA
often showing symptoms of learning disorders earlier in
life. Multiple genes were enriched in Gene Ontology terms of
the topics learning (CNTNAP2, CYFIP1, DCDC2, DNAAF4, FOXP2)
and neuronal development (CCDC136, CNTNAP2, CYFIP1, DCDC2,
KIAA0319, RBFOX2, ROBO1). Twelve genes showed above-average
expression across both regions indicating moderate-to-high
gene activity in the investigated cortical part of the
language network. Of these, three genes were differentially
expressed suggesting potential regional specializations:
ATP2C2 was upregulated in Broca’s region, while DNAAF4 and
FOXP2 were upregulated in Wernicke’s region. ATP2C2
encodes a magnesium-dependent calcium transporter which fits
with reports about disturbed calcium and magnesium levels
for dyslexia and other communication disorders. DNAAF4
(formerly known as DYX1C1) is involved in neuronal migration
supporting the hypothesis of disturbed migration in
dyslexia. FOXP2 is a transcription factor that regulates a
number of genes involved in development of speech and
language. Overall, our interdisciplinary and multi-tiered
approach provided evidence that genetic and transcriptional
variation of ATP2C2, DNAAF4, and FOXP2 may play a role in
physiological and pathological aspects of phonological
processing.},
cin = {INM-1},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-1-20090406},
pnm = {5251 - Multilevel Brain Organization and Variability
(POF4-525) / HBP SGA3 - Human Brain Project Specific Grant
Agreement 3 (945539) / HBP SGA2 - Human Brain Project
Specific Grant Agreement 2 (785907)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5251 / G:(EU-Grant)945539 /
G:(EU-Grant)785907},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:34539327},
UT = {WOS:000696705800001},
doi = {10.3389/fnins.2021.680762},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/897098},
}