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Egr2 inhibition of PDGFRα in oligodendrocytes is necessary for resocialization normalizing cooperation defects in early socially isolated mice

GSE272732 Mus musculus (mouse) RNA-seq (gene expression) 12 samples Submitted 2026/06/03 Platform GPL21103
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · mouse · 12 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
12 samples: 6 × siNC vs 6 × siEgr2Groups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
Oligodendrocyte Egr2 Mediates the Beneficial Effect of Resocialization on the Social Ability of Socially Isolated MiceNeuroscience bulletin · 2026
Summary (written by the submitters)
Social neglect is a major contributing factor to social behavior impairment during adolescence, thus it is crucial for exploring its underlying mechanism and therapeutic targets. In this study, we found social isolation (SI) mice who resocialized with group housing (GH) mice improved their impairments in social cooperation and myelination in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC).
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However, resocialization between SI mice did not correct the above disorders. The partition model of behavioral interaction negated the behavioral and pathological improvements by resocialization with GH mice. Early growth response 2 (Egr2) is essential for establishment and maintenance of cooperative behavior. In this study, the regulating role of Egr2 was reconfirmed by specifically knockdown and overexpressed Egr2 in mPFC oligodendrocytes (OLs). mPFC RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay further showed that the level of serum corticosterone (Cort) was increased by SI. Additionally, we observed that SI mice’s myelination and social cooperation behavior were improved or inhibited when their companions received intraperitoneal injection of metyrapone or Cort during resocialization. RNA-seq analysis of cultured primary OLs combined with resocialization models further revealed that Egr2 participates in myelin formation by inhibiting platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα). This finding revealed the neurobiological mechanism by which Egr2 participates in the regulation of impaired cooperative behavior in early SI mice through the inhibition of PDGFRα expression in OLs and the involvement of resocialization.
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Oligodendrocyte Egr2 Mediates the Beneficial Effect of Resocialization on the Social Ability of Socially Isolated Mice
Zhang Y, Chen S, Zhang S et al. · Neuroscience bulletin 2026 · PMID 41196513 · doi:10.1007/s12264-025-01534-w
This dataset
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1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

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Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE272732_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1138467 and SRA study SRP521239. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
6 × siNC vs 6 × siEgr2

Supports a between-group comparison across 12 samples.

How we read this: 2 replicated groups read from 12 sample titles; they account for 12 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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