2016
Altered mGluR5-Homer scaffolds and corticostriatal connectivity in a Shank3 complete knockout model of autism
Wang X, Bey AL, Katz BM, Badea A, Kim N, David LK, Duffney LJ, Kumar S, Mague SD, Hulbert SW, Dutta N, Hayrapetyan V, Yu C, Gaidis E, Zhao S, Ding JD, Xu Q, Chung L, Rodriguiz RM, Wang F, Weinberg RJ, Wetsel WC, Dzirasa K, Yin H, Jiang YH. Altered mGluR5-Homer scaffolds and corticostriatal connectivity in a Shank3 complete knockout model of autism. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 11459. PMID: 27161151, PMCID: PMC4866051, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderBehavior, AnimalCerebral CortexCorpus StriatumFemaleHomer Scaffolding ProteinsHumansLong-Term Synaptic DepressionMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsModels, NeurologicalNerve NetNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Sequence DeletionSocial BehaviorConceptsASD-like behaviorsCircuit mechanismsStriatal synaptic plasticityAutism spectrum disorderAbnormal brain morphologyPathophysiology of ASDNeural circuit mechanismsHuman neuroimaging studiesKnockout mouse modelAberrant neural connectivityCircuit abnormalitiesStriatal neuronsStriatal synapsesCorticostriatal connectivityBehavioral deficitsAberrant structural connectivityMouse modelThalamic circuitsExcessive groomingSynaptic plasticityBrain morphologyNeuroimaging studiesSHANK3 geneNeural connectivityKnockout models
2013
Modeling Autism by SHANK Gene Mutations in Mice
Jiang YH, Ehlers MD. Modeling Autism by SHANK Gene Mutations in Mice. Neuron 2013, 78: 8-27. PMID: 23583105, PMCID: PMC3659167, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSHANK mutationsRecent human genetic studiesSHANK family genesHuman genetic studiesPostsynaptic densityPathophysiology of ASDProtein complexesConserved featuresFamily genesFamily proteinsGene productsDivergent phenotypesSame geneExcitatory glutamatergic synapsesMolecular diversityHuman autism spectrum disorderMouse mutantsMolecular geneticsGenetic studiesMouse phenotypeSynaptic dysfunctionIdiopathic autism spectrum disorderSuch mutationsCausative genesGenes