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
2010
Altered Ultrasonic Vocalization and Impaired Learning and Memory in Angelman Syndrome Mouse Model with a Large Maternal Deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3
Jiang YH, Pan Y, Zhu L, Landa L, Yoo J, Spencer C, Lorenzo I, Brilliant M, Noebels J, Beaudet AL. Altered Ultrasonic Vocalization and Impaired Learning and Memory in Angelman Syndrome Mouse Model with a Large Maternal Deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12278. PMID: 20808828, PMCID: PMC2924885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAngelman SyndromeAnimalsCerebral CortexChromosome DeletionDarknessDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorFemaleGene Expression RegulationHomozygoteMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMemoryMiceMothersMotor ActivityReceptors, GABA-ASeizuresUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUltrasonicsVocalization, AnimalConceptsLarge maternal deletionsDeletion miceMutant miceMouse modelAngelman syndrome mouse modelAngelman syndromeSpontaneous seizure activityMaternal deletionAS mouse modelGABRB3 geneWild-type littermatesSyndrome mouse modelE6-AP ubiquitinLight-dark boxDeletion mutant miceUBE3A mutationsUniparental disomyElectroencephalography (EEG) abnormalitiesAS patientsAbnormal EEGSeizure activityMotor functionPerinatal periodBalance disordersPaternal uniparental disomy