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
2013
The Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3a Is Required for Polarized Dendrite Morphogenesis in Pyramidal Neurons
Miao S, Chen R, Ye J, Tan G, Li S, Zhang J, Jiang Y, Xiong Z. The Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3a Is Required for Polarized Dendrite Morphogenesis in Pyramidal Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 327-333. PMID: 23283345, PMCID: PMC6618628, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2509-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesLong apical dendritesNeuron dendritic arborsDendrite outgrowthUbiquitin protein ligase E3ANovel pathological mechanismBasal dendritesCorticospinal tractDendritic arborsMouse modelPathological mechanismsMammalian prefrontal cortexExcitatory cellsPrefrontal cortexNeuronsDendrite morphogenesisCellular mechanismsDendritic morphologySelective inhibitionUBE3AMiceDendritesMolecular mechanismsDownregulation