Disrupted WWOX-MYC Interplay Impairs Neurogenesis in Human Brain Organoids
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Discovery of the day · Neurology
Disrupted WWOX-MYC interplay impairs neurogenesis in human brain organoids
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Medicine · Neurology
Discovery of the day
Using human brain organoids derived from patient and CRISPR-edited induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers demonstrated that WWOX deficiency disrupts radial glial cell cycle dynamics, leading to MYC overexpression and impaired neurogenesis. The study identified a specific accumulation of radial glial cells in the G2/M and S phases and delineated a model where cell-type-specific dysregulation of MYC and Wnt signaling pathways underpins the neurodevelopmental pathology in WOREE and SCAR12 syndromes. For a student focused on neurodevelopmental disorders, this work provides a mechanistic framework for how WWOX mutations compromise early brain development and highlights targeted therapeutic strategies — including gene therapy that restored neuronal function in organoids — that could translate to interventions for related conditions.
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