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
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