2022
Neural circuit pathology driven by Shank3 mutation disrupts social behaviors
Kim S, Kim YE, Song I, Ujihara Y, Kim N, Jiang YH, Yin HH, Lee TH, Kim IH. Neural circuit pathology driven by Shank3 mutation disrupts social behaviors. Cell Reports 2022, 39: 110906. PMID: 35675770, PMCID: PMC9210496, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAlters spine morphologyWild-type miceExcitatory-inhibitory balanceSocial dysfunctionHuman ASD patientsMultiple brain regionsSocial behaviorElevated neural activityCircuit pathologyPathogenic mechanismsSHANK3 mutationsCircuit inhibitionBrain regionsCircuit activationNeural network mechanismReduced sociabilitySpine morphologyCore symptomsASD patientsPrefrontal cortexMiceSHANK3 geneNeural activitySpectrum disorder
2021
TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice
Moyon S, Frawley R, Marechal D, Huang D, Marshall-Phelps KLH, Kegel L, Bøstrand SMK, Sadowski B, Jiang YH, Lyons DA, Möbius W, Casaccia P. TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 3359. PMID: 34099715, PMCID: PMC8185117, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23735-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA hydroxymethylationSolute carrier gene familyNeuro-glial communicationZebrafish mutantsGene familyTranscriptomic analysisMyelin interfaceTen-ElevenAdult central nervous systemCentral nervous systemTET1Overexpressing cellsAdult remyelinationExpression levelsMutantsHydroxymethylationGenesNervous systemRepairMyelin repairTransportersKnockoutMiceRegulationAged mice
2017
Cellular and Circuitry Bases of Autism: Lessons Learned from the Temporospatial Manipulation of Autism Genes in the Brain
Hulbert SW, Jiang YH. Cellular and Circuitry Bases of Autism: Lessons Learned from the Temporospatial Manipulation of Autism Genes in the Brain. Neuroscience Bulletin 2017, 33: 205-218. PMID: 28271437, PMCID: PMC5360850, DOI: 10.1007/s12264-017-0112-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderDifferent neurotransmitter systemsCell typesNeurotransmitter systemsInhibitory neuronsAdult miceTransgenic miceBrain regionsCre linesDevelopmental time periodCre-loxPCertain cell typesMiceCore ASD symptomsDisordersMolecular underpinningsTime periodSpectrum disorderASD symptomsGene expressionMutations
2013
Region‐specific impairments in striatal synaptic transmission and impaired instrumental learning in a mouse model of Angelman syndrome
Hayrapetyan V, Castro S, Sukharnikova T, Yu C, Cao X, Jiang YH, Yin HH. Region‐specific impairments in striatal synaptic transmission and impaired instrumental learning in a mouse model of Angelman syndrome. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 39: 1018-1025. PMID: 24329862, PMCID: PMC5937017, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral striatumDorsomedial striatumMouse modelAngelman syndromeWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsMiniature excitatory postsynaptic currentsRegion-specific impairmentsStriatal synaptic transmissionExcitatory postsynaptic currentsBasal ganglia pathologyPatch-clamp recordingsDeficient mouse modelUbe3a deficiencyWild-type controlsGlutamatergic transmissionPostsynaptic currentsBasal gangliaSynaptic transmissionInput nucleusMaternal deficiencyMotor tremorCorticostriatal circuitsMutant miceStriatumMiceThe Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3a Is Required for Polarized Dendrite Morphogenesis in Pyramidal Neurons
Miao S, Chen R, Ye J, Tan G, Li S, Zhang J, Jiang Y, Xiong Z. The Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3a Is Required for Polarized Dendrite Morphogenesis in Pyramidal Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 327-333. PMID: 23283345, PMCID: PMC6618628, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2509-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesLong apical dendritesNeuron dendritic arborsDendrite outgrowthUbiquitin protein ligase E3ANovel pathological mechanismBasal dendritesCorticospinal tractDendritic arborsMouse modelPathological mechanismsMammalian prefrontal cortexExcitatory cellsPrefrontal cortexNeuronsDendrite morphogenesisCellular mechanismsDendritic morphologySelective inhibitionUBE3AMiceDendritesMolecular mechanismsDownregulation
2012
Synaptic Plasticity in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chung L, Bey AL, Jiang YH. Synaptic Plasticity in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Korean Journal Of Physiology And Pharmacology 2012, 16: 369-378. PMID: 23269898, PMCID: PMC3526740, DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2012.16.6.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynaptic plasticityAutism spectrum disorderConditional mutant miceSpectrum disorderHuman autism spectrum disorderMouse modelTherapeutic targetBehavioral abnormalitiesSynaptic defectsVisual cortexMutant miceNeuroanatomical basisDisordersAutistic behaviorAbnormalitiesMiceConstruct validitySubject of debateMost studiesMolecular studiesCore featuresCommon regionHippocampusCortexPlasticity
2009
Mitochondrial dysfunction in CA1 hippocampal neurons of the UBE3A deficient mouse model for Angelman syndrome
Su H, Fan W, Coskun PE, Vesa J, Gold JA, Jiang YH, Potluri P, Procaccio V, Acab A, Weiss JH, Wallace DC, Kimonis VE. Mitochondrial dysfunction in CA1 hippocampal neurons of the UBE3A deficient mouse model for Angelman syndrome. Neuroscience Letters 2009, 487: 129-133. PMID: 19563863, PMCID: PMC2888840, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.06.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type littermatesAngelman syndromeMaternal UBE3A alleleMitochondrial dysfunctionCA1 hippocampal neuronsSynaptic vesicle densityWhole brain mitochondriaDeficient mouse modelUbiquitin protein ligase E3ASevere neurological disordersAS miceHippocampal neuronsHippocampal regionMouse modelOxidative phosphorylationNeurological disordersBrain mitochondriaSyndromeMiceVesicle densityPathophysiologyDysfunctionDense mitochondriaLittermatesUBE3A
2002
Genetic Ablation of the Steroid Receptor Coactivator-Ubiquitin Ligase, E6-AP, Results in Tissue-Selective Steroid Hormone Resistance and Defects in Reproduction
Smith CL, DeVera DG, Lamb DJ, Nawaz Z, Jiang YH, Beaudet AL, O’Malley B. Genetic Ablation of the Steroid Receptor Coactivator-Ubiquitin Ligase, E6-AP, Results in Tissue-Selective Steroid Hormone Resistance and Defects in Reproduction. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2002, 22: 525-535. PMID: 11756548, PMCID: PMC139730, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.2.525-535.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrug ResistanceFemaleFertilityGene ExpressionGrowthHistone AcetyltransferasesLigasesMaleMammary Glands, AnimalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear Receptor Coactivator 1Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 3PregnancyProstateReceptors, SteroidReproductionSteroidsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsSteroid hormone actionWild-type controlsHormone actionProstate gland growthFemale knockout miceSteroid hormone resistanceE6-APSex steroid actionSteroid receptor coactivatorVirgin mammary glandMammary gland developmentReceptor-dependent gene expressionFemale miceUterine growthHormone resistanceSteroid actionKnockout miceNull miceGland growthType 1Genetic ablationMammary glandReceptor coactivatorMiceGland development
1998
Mutation of the Angelman Ubiquitin Ligase in Mice Causes Increased Cytoplasmic p53 and Deficits of Contextual Learning and Long-Term Potentiation
Jiang Y, Armstrong D, Albrecht U, Atkins C, Noebels J, Eichele G, Sweatt J, Beaudet A. Mutation of the Angelman Ubiquitin Ligase in Mice Causes Increased Cytoplasmic p53 and Deficits of Contextual Learning and Long-Term Potentiation. Neuron 1998, 21: 799-811. PMID: 9808466, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80596-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationMaternal deficiencyAngelman syndromeNormal baseline synaptic transmissionBaseline synaptic transmissionE6-AP ubiquitinMotor dysfunctionSynaptic transmissionPhenotype of miceMice causesPotential biochemical basisPostmitotic neuronsLearning deficitsMiceDegradation of p53E6 proteinPotentiationP53Cytoplasmic p53UBE3ACytoplasmic abundanceDeficitsDeficiencyPhenotypeBiochemical basis