2019
Neurodevelopmental mutation of giant ankyrin-G disrupts a core mechanism for axon initial segment assembly
Yang R, Walder-Christensen KK, Lalani S, Yan H, García-Prieto ID, Álvarez S, Fernández-Jaén A, Speltz L, Jiang YH, Bennett V. Neurodevelopmental mutation of giant ankyrin-G disrupts a core mechanism for axon initial segment assembly. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 19717-19726. PMID: 31451636, PMCID: PMC6765234, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909989116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ4-spectrinAxon initial segmentC-terminal domainNormal neural developmentPrevents recruitmentGiant ankyrinNeural developmentConformational changesMissense mutationsMutationsPhosphorylationSegment assemblyRecruitmentMouse brainClose appositionCore mechanismDomainAssemblyAnkyrinClosed configurationIntermediate stageInitial segmentSitesProximal axons
2018
PAK2 Haploinsufficiency Results in Synaptic Cytoskeleton Impairment and Autism-Related Behavior
Wang Y, Zeng C, Li J, Zhou Z, Ju X, Xia S, Li Y, Liu A, Teng H, Zhang K, Shi L, Bi C, Xie W, He X, Jia Z, Jiang Y, Cai T, Wu J, Xia K, Sun Z. PAK2 Haploinsufficiency Results in Synaptic Cytoskeleton Impairment and Autism-Related Behavior. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 2029-2041. PMID: 30134165, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.061.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders
Zhu L, Wang X, Li XL, Towers A, Cao X, Wang P, Bowman R, Yang H, Goldstein J, Li YJ, Jiang YH. Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 23: 1563-1578. PMID: 24186872, PMCID: PMC3929093, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative splicingMolecular basisDNA methylation inhibitorDNA methylation profilingOverall DNA methylationRole of genesIsoform-specific expressionIntragenic promotersEpigenetic modificationsMRNA splice variantsDNA methylationCpG islandsMethylation inhibitorMethylation patternsEpigenetic dysregulationMethylation profilingEpigenetic causesCGIs 4Expression of SHANK3CGI-2Etiology of ASDSplice variantsMethylationCultured cellsAltered expression