2019
ANK2 autism mutation targeting giant ankyrin-B promotes axon branching and ectopic connectivity
Yang R, Walder-Christensen KK, Kim N, Wu D, Lorenzo DN, Badea A, Jiang YH, Yin HH, Wetsel WC, Bennett V. ANK2 autism mutation targeting giant ankyrin-B promotes axon branching and ectopic connectivity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 15262-15271. PMID: 31285321, PMCID: PMC6660793, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1904348116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsAnkyrinsAutism Spectrum DisorderBehavior, AnimalCell MembraneConnectomeDisease Models, AnimalExecutive FunctionGene ExpressionGene Knock-In TechniquesHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotubulesMutationNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1Neuronal OutgrowthNeuronsPrimary Cell CultureSocial BehaviorSynapses
2018
Brain region-specific disruption of Shank3 in mice reveals a dissociation for cortical and striatal circuits in autism-related behaviors
Bey AL, Wang X, Yan H, Kim N, Passman RL, Yang Y, Cao X, Towers AJ, Hulbert SW, Duffney LJ, Gaidis E, Rodriguiz RM, Wetsel WC, Yin HH, Jiang YH. Brain region-specific disruption of Shank3 in mice reveals a dissociation for cortical and striatal circuits in autism-related behaviors. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 94. PMID: 29700290, PMCID: PMC5919902, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0142-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderBehavior, AnimalCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHippocampusHomer Scaffolding ProteinsMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhenotypeProsencephalonReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSocial BehaviorSynapsesConceptsDeletion of Shank3Brain regionsAutism-related behaviorsWhole-cell patch recordingsGluN2B-containing NMDARsShank3 mutant miceHomer1b/cRegion-specific disruptionRespective brain regionsNeural circuit mechanismsSpecific brain regionsASD-like behaviorsStriatal lossStriatal neuronsElectrophysiological findingsExcitatory neuronsHippocampal neuronsCell type-specific rolesInhibitory neuronsASD-related behaviorsStriatal circuitsSHANK3 deletionStriatal D1Excessive groomingPatch recordings
2017
Deficiency of Shank2 causes mania-like behavior that responds to mood stabilizers
Pappas A, Bey A, Wang X, Rossi M, Kim Y, Yan H, Porkka F, Duffney L, Phillips S, Cao X, Ding J, Rodriguiz R, Yin H, Weinberg R, Ji R, Wetsel W, Jiang Y. Deficiency of Shank2 causes mania-like behavior that responds to mood stabilizers. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e92052. PMID: 29046483, PMCID: PMC5846902, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.92052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmphetamineAnhedoniaAnimalsAntimanic AgentsBehavior, AnimalBipolar DisorderCentral Nervous System StimulantsChronobiology DisordersCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHippocampusLithium CompoundsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsN-MethylaspartatePhenotypeProsencephalonReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSocial Behavior DisordersSynapsesAltered neurogenesis and disrupted expression of synaptic proteins in prefrontal cortex of SHANK3-deficient non-human primate
Zhao H, Tu Z, Xu H, Yan S, Yan H, Zheng Y, Yang W, Zheng J, Li Z, Tian R, Lu Y, Guo X, Jiang YH, Li XJ, Zhang YQ. Altered neurogenesis and disrupted expression of synaptic proteins in prefrontal cortex of SHANK3-deficient non-human primate. Cell Research 2017, 27: 1293-1297. PMID: 28741620, PMCID: PMC5630686, DOI: 10.1038/cr.2017.95.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Parental origin impairment of synaptic functions and behaviors in cytoplasmic FMRP interacting protein 1 (Cyfip1) deficient mice
Chung L, Wang X, Zhu L, Towers AJ, Cao X, Kim IH, Jiang YH. Parental origin impairment of synaptic functions and behaviors in cytoplasmic FMRP interacting protein 1 (Cyfip1) deficient mice. Brain Research 2015, 1629: 340-350. PMID: 26474913, PMCID: PMC4744651, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrader-Willi syndromeClinical presentationClass ISynaptic transmissionExpression of CYFIP1Impaired synaptic transmissionRole of CYFIP1Breakpoint 2Severe clinical presentationLong-term depressionCued fear conditioningPaired-pulse facilitationZero-maze testHuman neuropsychiatric disordersClass II deletionsBreakpoints 1Neurological presentationAS patientsHippocampal CA1Deficient miceTerm depressionMaternal deficiencyPatientsHaploinsufficiency of Cyfip1Synaptic function
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 miceStriatumMice
2011
Synaptic dysfunction and abnormal behaviors in mice lacking major isoforms of Shank3
Wang X, McCoy PA, Rodriguiz RM, Pan Y, Je HS, Roberts AC, Kim CJ, Berrios J, Colvin JS, Bousquet-Moore D, Lorenzo I, Wu G, Weinberg RJ, Ehlers MD, Philpot BD, Beaudet AL, Wetsel WC, Jiang YH. Synaptic dysfunction and abnormal behaviors in mice lacking major isoforms of Shank3. Human Molecular Genetics 2011, 20: 3093-3108. PMID: 21558424, PMCID: PMC3131048, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic densityMajor clinical featuresHomer1b/cRole of Shank3Activity-dependent redistributionAutism spectrum disorderLong-term potentiationHuman ASD patientsSynaptic scaffolding proteinsHomozygous mutant miceClinical featuresMajor isoformsSynaptic dysfunctionAbnormal social behaviorCA1 hippocampusMale miceCognitive dysfunctionSynaptic transmissionExcitatory synapsesDendritic spinesMotor coordinationAMPA receptorsBehavioral abnormalitiesSHANK3 mutationsSevere impairment
2003
Derangements of Hippocampal Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in a Mouse Model for Angelman Mental Retardation Syndrome
Weeber EJ, Jiang YH, Elgersma Y, Varga AW, Carrasquillo Y, Brown SE, Christian JM, Mirnikjoo B, Silva A, Beaudet AL, Sweatt JD. Derangements of Hippocampal Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in a Mouse Model for Angelman Mental Retardation Syndrome. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 2634-2644. PMID: 12684449, PMCID: PMC6742065, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-07-02634.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngelman SyndromeAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCells, CulturedHippocampusImmunohistochemistryIntellectual DisabilityLigasesLong-Term PotentiationMiceMutationPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationProtein KinasesSynapsesThreonineUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIProtein kinase IIKinase IIAngelman syndromeCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIMutant animalsMolecular basisMental retardation syndromeMolecular causesCaMKII activityLong-term potentiationCaMKIIPostsynaptic densityRetardation syndromeMouse modelMisregulationMutantsHippocampal long-term potentiationSevere mental retardationMental retardationContext-dependent learningCorresponding changes
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