2018
Autism-associated CHD8 deficiency impairs axon development and migration of cortical neurons
Xu Q, Liu YY, Wang X, Tan GH, Li HP, Hulbert SW, Li CY, Hu CC, Xiong ZQ, Xu X, Jiang YH. Autism-associated CHD8 deficiency impairs axon development and migration of cortical neurons. Molecular Autism 2018, 9: 65. PMID: 30574290, PMCID: PMC6299922, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-018-0244-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutistic DisorderCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeurogenesisNeuronsConceptsCHD8 deficiencyNeuronal migrationChromodomain helicase DNAMouse brainChromatin structureTranscriptional regulatorsParvalbumin-positive neuronsHistone H1Autism spectrum disorderGenetic studiesCHD8Protein 8Functional consequencesNovel insightsBiochemical analysisContralateral cortexSitu hybridizationCortical neuronsCommon findingUtero electroporationGlia cellsNeuronal culturesAxon projectionsDeficiency impairsCircuit mechanisms
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
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