Proximity Analysis of Native Proteomes Reveals Interactomes Predictive of Phenotypic Modifiers of Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Conditions

One of the main drivers of autism spectrum disorder is risk alleles within hundreds of genes, which may interact within shared but unknown protein complexes. Here we develop a scalable genome-editing-mediated approach to target 14 high-confidence autism risk genes within the mouse brain for proximity-based endogenous proteomics, achieving high specificity spatial interactomes compared to prior methods. The resulting native proximity interactomes are enriched for human genes dysregulated in the brain of autistic individuals and reveal unexpected and highly significant interactions with other lower-confidence autism risk gene products, positing new avenues to prioritize genetic risk. Importantly, the datasets are enriched for shared cellular functions and genetic interactions that may underlie the condition. We test this notion by spatial proteomics and CRISPR-based regulation of expression in two autism models, demonstrating functional interactions that modulate mechanisms of their dysregulation. Together, these results reveal native proteome networks in vivo relevant to autism, providing new inroads for understanding and manipulating the cellular drivers underpinning its etiology.

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