2021
TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice
Moyon S, Frawley R, Marechal D, Huang D, Marshall-Phelps KLH, Kegel L, Bøstrand SMK, Sadowski B, Jiang YH, Lyons DA, Möbius W, Casaccia P. TET1-mediated DNA hydroxymethylation regulates adult remyelination in mice. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 3359. PMID: 34099715, PMCID: PMC8185117, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23735-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA hydroxymethylationSolute carrier gene familyNeuro-glial communicationZebrafish mutantsGene familyTranscriptomic analysisMyelin interfaceTen-ElevenAdult central nervous systemCentral nervous systemTET1Overexpressing cellsAdult remyelinationExpression levelsMutantsHydroxymethylationGenesNervous systemRepairMyelin repairTransportersKnockoutMiceRegulationAged mice
2019
Neurodevelopmental mutation of giant ankyrin-G disrupts a core mechanism for axon initial segment assembly
Yang R, Walder-Christensen KK, Lalani S, Yan H, García-Prieto ID, Álvarez S, Fernández-Jaén A, Speltz L, Jiang YH, Bennett V. Neurodevelopmental mutation of giant ankyrin-G disrupts a core mechanism for axon initial segment assembly. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 19717-19726. PMID: 31451636, PMCID: PMC6765234, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909989116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ4-spectrinAxon initial segmentC-terminal domainNormal neural developmentPrevents recruitmentGiant ankyrinNeural developmentConformational changesMissense mutationsMutationsPhosphorylationSegment assemblyRecruitmentMouse brainClose appositionCore mechanismDomainAssemblyAnkyrinClosed configurationIntermediate stageInitial segmentSitesProximal axons
2018
Epigenetic dysregulation of Oxtr in Tet1-deficient mice has implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
Towers AJ, Tremblay MW, Chung L, Li XL, Bey AL, Zhang W, Cao X, Wang X, Wang P, Duffney LJ, Siecinski SK, Xu S, Kim Y, Kong X, Gregory S, Xie W, Jiang YH. Epigenetic dysregulation of Oxtr in Tet1-deficient mice has implications for neuropsychiatric disorders. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e120592. PMID: 30518695, PMCID: PMC6328031, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.120592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental enrichment has minimal effects on behavior in the Shank3 complete knockout model of autism spectrum disorder
Hulbert SW, Bey AL, Jiang Y. Environmental enrichment has minimal effects on behavior in the Shank3 complete knockout model of autism spectrum disorder. Brain And Behavior 2018, 8: e01107. PMID: 30317697, PMCID: PMC6236244, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly Correction of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Function Improves Autistic-like Social Behaviors in Adult Shank2 −/− Mice
Chung C, Ha S, Kang H, Lee J, Um SM, Yan H, Yoo YE, Yoo T, Jung H, Lee D, Lee E, Lee S, Kim J, Kim R, Kwon Y, Kim W, Kim H, Duffney L, Kim D, Mah W, Won H, Mo S, Kim JY, Lim CS, Kaang BK, Boeckers TM, Chung Y, Kim H, Jiang YH, Kim E. Early Correction of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Function Improves Autistic-like Social Behaviors in Adult Shank2 −/− Mice. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 85: 534-543. PMID: 30466882, PMCID: PMC6420362, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial behaviorSpectrum disorderAutistic-like phenotypesLate pathophysiologyNMDAR hypofunctionHuman autism spectrum disorderNMDAR hyperfunctionN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionAutistic-like behaviorsNMDAR antagonist memantineAspartate Receptor FunctionEarly pathophysiologyPup stageEarly correctionAdult miceBehavioral analysisNMDAR dysfunctionPostnatal day 21Receptor hypofunctionChronic suppressionAnimal studiesDay 21HypofunctionDisordersBrain 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
Lovastatin suppresses hyperexcitability and seizure in Angelman syndrome model
Chung L, Bey AL, Towers AJ, Cao X, Kim IH, Jiang YH. Lovastatin suppresses hyperexcitability and seizure in Angelman syndrome model. Neurobiology Of Disease 2017, 110: 12-19. PMID: 29097328, PMCID: PMC5903876, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptiform activityMouse modelAngelman syndrome modelFragile X syndrome mouse modelLower seizure thresholdSyndrome mouse modelNeural mechanismsAngelman syndromeSeizure thresholdSynaptic dysfunctionAudiogenic seizuresExcitatory neurotransmissionLocal circuitsSyndrome modelSeizuresUBE3ADrug screeningFXS modelsHyperexcitabilitySupDysfunctionEpilepsyNeurotransmissionSyndromeDissectionDeficiency 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
2016
SHANK3 Deficiency Impairs Heat Hyperalgesia and TRPV1 Signaling in Primary Sensory Neurons
Han Q, Kim YH, Wang X, Liu D, Zhang ZJ, Bey AL, Lay M, Chang W, Berta T, Zhang Y, Jiang YH, Ji RR. SHANK3 Deficiency Impairs Heat Hyperalgesia and TRPV1 Signaling in Primary Sensory Neurons. Neuron 2016, 92: 1279-1293. PMID: 27916453, PMCID: PMC5182147, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCapsaicinGanglia, SpinalHumansHyperalgesiaImmunohistochemistryInflammationMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuralgiaPainPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensory Receptor CellsSensory System AgentsSpinal CordTRPV Cation ChannelsConceptsHeat hyperalgesiaSensory neuronsDRG neuronsMouse dorsal root ganglion sensory neuronsDorsal root ganglion sensory neuronsCapsaicin-induced spontaneous painAbnormal pain sensitivityHuman DRG neuronsPrimary sensory neuronsAutism spectrum disorderSpinal cord neuronsSpontaneous painTRPV1 signalingNeuropathic painPain sensitivityPeripheral mechanismsCord neuronsSHANK3 haploinsufficiencyTRPV1 functionPresynaptic terminalsSynaptic currentsPain deficitsSHANK3 deficiencyInward currentsSHANK3 expressionAltered 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
2015
Parental origin impairment of synaptic functions and behaviors in cytoplasmic FMRP interacting protein 1 (Cyfip1) deficient mice
Chung L, Wang X, Zhu L, Towers AJ, Cao X, Kim IH, Jiang YH. Parental origin impairment of synaptic functions and behaviors in cytoplasmic FMRP interacting protein 1 (Cyfip1) deficient mice. Brain Research 2015, 1629: 340-350. PMID: 26474913, PMCID: PMC4744651, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrader-Willi syndromeClinical presentationClass ISynaptic transmissionExpression of CYFIP1Impaired synaptic transmissionRole of CYFIP1Breakpoint 2Severe clinical presentationLong-term depressionCued fear conditioningPaired-pulse facilitationZero-maze testHuman neuropsychiatric disordersClass II deletionsBreakpoints 1Neurological presentationAS patientsHippocampal CA1Deficient miceTerm depressionMaternal deficiencyPatientsHaploinsufficiency of Cyfip1Synaptic function
2011
E6AP is required for replicative and oncogene-induced senescence in mouse embryo fibroblasts
Levav-Cohen Y, Wolyniec K, Alsheich-Bartok O, Chan A, Woods S, Jiang Y, Haupt S, Haupt Y. E6AP is required for replicative and oncogene-induced senescence in mouse embryo fibroblasts. Oncogene 2011, 31: 2199-2209. PMID: 21927031, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse embryo fibroblastsOncogene-induced senescenceCellular responsesEmbryo fibroblastsCellular stress responseRas-induced senescenceE3 ubiquitin ligaseStress-induced accumulationRole of E6APUbiquitin ligaseProtein regulatorsTissue homeostasisReplicative senescenceCellular senescenceCell cycleStress responseImportant regulatorSenescenceStress conditionsE6APIndependent growthEnhanced growthEnhanced proliferationReplicativeRegulator
2009
Mitochondrial dysfunction in CA1 hippocampal neurons of the UBE3A deficient mouse model for Angelman syndrome
Su H, Fan W, Coskun PE, Vesa J, Gold JA, Jiang YH, Potluri P, Procaccio V, Acab A, Weiss JH, Wallace DC, Kimonis VE. Mitochondrial dysfunction in CA1 hippocampal neurons of the UBE3A deficient mouse model for Angelman syndrome. Neuroscience Letters 2009, 487: 129-133. PMID: 19563863, PMCID: PMC2888840, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.06.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type littermatesAngelman syndromeMaternal UBE3A alleleMitochondrial dysfunctionCA1 hippocampal neuronsSynaptic vesicle densityWhole brain mitochondriaDeficient mouse modelUbiquitin protein ligase E3ASevere neurological disordersAS miceHippocampal neuronsHippocampal regionMouse modelOxidative phosphorylationNeurological disordersBrain mitochondriaSyndromeMiceVesicle densityPathophysiologyDysfunctionDense mitochondriaLittermatesUBE3AE6AP promotes the degradation of the PML tumor suppressor
Louria-Hayon I, Alsheich-Bartok O, Levav-Cohen Y, Silberman I, Berger M, Grossman T, Matentzoglu K, Jiang Y, Muller S, Scheffner M, Haupt S, Haupt Y. E6AP promotes the degradation of the PML tumor suppressor. Cell Death & Differentiation 2009, 16: 1156-1166. PMID: 19325566, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2009.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPML-NBsNuclear bodiesTumor suppressorPromyelocytic leukemia (PML) tumor suppressorE3 ligase E6APPML tumor suppressorPML nuclear bodiesPML protein expressionUbiquitination assaysCertain human cancersStress signalsPML proteinImportant regulatorPML stabilityDNA damageE6APCell typesHuman cancersProtein expressionActive formNull micePhysiological levelsSuppressorGrowth inhibitionPML
2002
Genetic Ablation of the Steroid Receptor Coactivator-Ubiquitin Ligase, E6-AP, Results in Tissue-Selective Steroid Hormone Resistance and Defects in Reproduction
Smith CL, DeVera DG, Lamb DJ, Nawaz Z, Jiang YH, Beaudet AL, O’Malley B. Genetic Ablation of the Steroid Receptor Coactivator-Ubiquitin Ligase, E6-AP, Results in Tissue-Selective Steroid Hormone Resistance and Defects in Reproduction. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2002, 22: 525-535. PMID: 11756548, PMCID: PMC139730, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.2.525-535.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrug ResistanceFemaleFertilityGene ExpressionGrowthHistone AcetyltransferasesLigasesMaleMammary Glands, AnimalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear Receptor Coactivator 1Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 3PregnancyProstateReceptors, SteroidReproductionSteroidsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsSteroid hormone actionWild-type controlsHormone actionProstate gland growthFemale knockout miceSteroid hormone resistanceE6-APSex steroid actionSteroid receptor coactivatorVirgin mammary glandMammary gland developmentReceptor-dependent gene expressionFemale miceUterine growthHormone resistanceSteroid actionKnockout miceNull miceGland growthType 1Genetic ablationMammary glandReceptor coactivatorMiceGland development
1999
Mutation of the E6-AP Ubiquitin Ligase Reduces Nuclear Inclusion Frequency While Accelerating Polyglutamine-Induced Pathology in SCA1 Mice
Cummings C, Reinstein E, Sun Y, Antalffy B, Jiang Y, Ciechanover A, Orr H, Beaudet A, Zoghbi H. Mutation of the E6-AP Ubiquitin Ligase Reduces Nuclear Inclusion Frequency While Accelerating Polyglutamine-Induced Pathology in SCA1 Mice. Neuron 1999, 24: 879-892. PMID: 10624951, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)81035-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxin-1AtaxinsCell NucleusCells, CulturedCysteine EndopeptidasesFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHeLa CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryInclusion BodiesLigasesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalMultienzyme ComplexesMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPeptidesPhenotypePlasmidsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexPurkinje CellsSpinocerebellar DegenerationsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbiquitinsConceptsMutant ataxin-1Ataxin-1Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1Ataxin-1 aggregationUbiquitin-protein ligaseUbiquitin-positive nuclear inclusionsUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayNuclear inclusionsPolyglutamine proteinsProteasomal degradationProteasome distributionMutant formsSCA1 pathogenesisAtaxia type 1Patient neuronsPurkinje cell pathologySCA1 miceCell pathologyInclusion frequencyCellsLigasePurkinje cellsProtein