Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons
Griesi-Oliveira K, Acab A, Gupta AR, Sunaga DY, Chailangkarn T, Nicol X, Nunez Y, Walker MF, Murdoch JD, Sanders SJ, Fernandez TV, Ji W, Lifton RP, Vadasz E, Dietrich A, Pradhan D, Song H, Ming GL, Gu X, Haddad G, Marchetto MC, Spitzer N, Passos-Bueno MR, State MW, Muotri AR. Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 20: 1350-1365. PMID: 25385366, PMCID: PMC4427554, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAutistic DisorderCarboplatinCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChildDisease Models, AnimalEmbryo, MammalianEtoposideGene Expression RegulationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitoxantroneMutationNeuronsPrednisoloneSignal TransductionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsHuman neuronsPluripotent stem cellsNon-syndromic autismMethyl-CpGNeuronal developmentNonsynonymous mutationsDental pulp cellsFunction mutationsHaploinsufficiency leadsFunctional studiesNeuronal cellsNeuronal phenotypeGenetic variantsStem cellsFactor 1Cation channelsNon-syndromic autism spectrum disorderInsulin-like growth factor-1Incomplete penetranceMutationsRett syndromeSuch variantsAutism spectrum disorderPulp cellsGrowth factor-1Homozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Jambi S, Franjic D, Nishimura S, Li M, El-Fishawy P, Morgan TM, Sanders SJ, Bilguvar K, Suri M, Johnson MH, Gupta AR, Yuksel Z, Mane S, Grigorenko E, Picciotto M, Alberts AS, Gunel M, Šestan N, State MW. Homozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2014, 23: 165-172. PMID: 24781755, PMCID: PMC4297910, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell divisionFamily-based linkage analysisLinkage analysisRho effector proteinsLinear actin filamentsMaintenance of polarityMitotic cell divisionHigh-throughput sequencingRare genetic variantsHuman neuronal precursor cellsParametric multipoint linkage analysisActivation of GTPNeuronal precursor cellsFormin familyMammalian DiaphanousEffector proteinsMultipoint linkage analysisSpindle formationActin filamentsNonsense alterationWhole-exome sequencingHuman pathologiesNeuroepithelial cellsGenetic variantsHomozygous loss