单位:[1]State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China[2]Department of Radiology, China–Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China[3]Department of Pediatrics, China–Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China[4]Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China[5]Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Turner syndrome (TS) is caused by the congenital absence of all or part of one of the X chromosomes in females, offering a valuable human "knockout model" to study the functioning patterns of the X chromosome in the human brain. Little is known about whether and how the loss of the X chromosome influences the brain structural wiring patterns in human. We acquired a multimodal MRI dataset and cognitive assessments from 22 girls with TS and 21 age-matched control girls to address these questions. Hemispheric white matter (WM) networks and modules were derived using refined diffusion MRI tractography. Statistical comparisons revealed a reduced topological efficiency of both hemispheric networks and bilateral parietal modules in TS girls. Specifically, the efficiency of right parietal module significantly mediated the effect of the X chromosome on working memory performance, indicating that X chromosome loss impairs working memory performance by disrupting this module. Additionally, TS girls showed structural and functional connectivity decoupling across specific within- and between-modular connections, predominantly in the right hemisphere. These findings provide novel insights into the functional pathways in the brain that are regulated by the X chromosome and highlight a module-specific genetic contribution to WM connectivity in the human brain.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [91732101, 81671772, 81271649]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
第一作者单位:[1]State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China[5]Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China[*1]State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhao Chenxi,Yang Liyuan,Xie Sheng,et al.Hemispheric Module-Specific Influence of the X Chromosome on White Matter Connectivity: Evidence from Girls with Turner Syndrome[J].CEREBRAL CORTEX.2019,29(11):4580-4594.doi:10.1093/cercor/bhy335.
APA:
Zhao, Chenxi,Yang, Liyuan,Xie, Sheng,Zhang, Zhixin,Pan, Hui&Gong, Gaolang.(2019).Hemispheric Module-Specific Influence of the X Chromosome on White Matter Connectivity: Evidence from Girls with Turner Syndrome.CEREBRAL CORTEX,29,(11)
MLA:
Zhao, Chenxi,et al."Hemispheric Module-Specific Influence of the X Chromosome on White Matter Connectivity: Evidence from Girls with Turner Syndrome".CEREBRAL CORTEX 29..11(2019):4580-4594