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We have characterized recently generated Piccolo KO (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Pclo\n                      <jats:sup>gt\/gt<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    ) rats. Analysis of rats of both sexes revealed a dramatic reduction in brain size compared with WT (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Pclo\n                      <jats:sup>wt\/wt<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    ) animals, attributed to a decrease in the size of the cerebral cortical, cerebellar, and pontine regions. Analysis of the cerebellum and brainstem revealed a reduced granule cell layer and a reduction in size of pontine nuclei. Moreover, the maturation of mossy fiber afferents from pontine neurons and the expression of the \u03b16 GABA\n                    <jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>\n                    receptor subunit at the mossy fiber-granule cell synapse are perturbed, as well as the innervation of Purkinje cells by cerebellar climbing fibers. Ultrastructural and functional studies revealed a reduced size of mossy fiber boutons, with fewer synaptic vesicles and altered synaptic transmission. These data imply that Piccolo is required for the normal development, maturation, and function of neuronal networks formed between the brainstem and cerebellum. Consistently, behavioral studies demonstrated that adult\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Pclo\n                      <jats:sup>gt\/gt<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    rats display impaired motor coordination, despite adequate performance in tasks that reflect muscle strength and locomotion. Together, these data suggest that loss of Piccolo function in patients with PCH3 could be involved in many of the observed anatomical and behavioral symptoms, and that the further analysis of these animals could provide fundamental mechanistic insights into this devastating disorder.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT<\/jats:bold>\n                    Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 3 is a devastating developmental disorder associated with severe developmental delay, progressive microcephaly with brachycephaly, optic atrophy, seizures, and hypertonia with hyperreflexia. Recent genetic studies have identified non-sense mutations in the coding region of the PCLO gene, suggesting a functional link between this disorder and the presynaptic active zone. 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