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 DisordersSynapses