Foxp2 regulates anatomical features that may be relevant for vocal behaviors and bipedal locomotion

S Xu, P Liu, Y Chen, Y Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Fundamental human traits, such as language and bipedalism, are associated with a range
of anatomical adaptations in craniofacial shaping and skeletal remodeling. However, it is …

Language fMRI abnormalities associated with FOXP2 gene mutation

F Liégeois, T Baldeweg, A Connelly, DG Gadian… - Nature …, 2003 - nature.com
Half the members of the KE family suffer from a speech and language disorder caused by a
mutation in the FOXP2 gene. We examined functional brain abnormalities associated with …

Foxp1 regulation of neonatal vocalizations via cortical development

N Usui, DJ Araujo, A Kulkarni, J Ellegood… - Genes & …, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The molecular mechanisms driving brain development at risk in autism spectrum disorders
(ASDs) remain mostly unknown. Previous studies have implicated the transcription factor …

Specific expression of FOXP2 in cerebellum improves ultrasonic vocalization in heterozygous but not in homozygous Foxp2 (R552H) knock-in pups

E Fujita-Jimbo, T Momoi - Neuroscience letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The R553H mutation has been found in the FOXP2 gene of patients with speech-language
disorder. Foxp2 (R552H) knock-in (KI) mice exhibit poor dendritic development of Purkinje …

'Speech Gene'Tied to Modern Humans

M Balter - 2002 - science.org
The ability to communicate through spoken language is the trait that best sets humans apart
from other animals, most human origins researchers say. Last year the community was …

FOXP2 variants in 14 individuals with developmental speech and language disorders broaden the mutational and clinical spectrum

MS Reuter, A Riess, U Moog, TA Briggs… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Disruptions of the FOXP2 gene, encoding a forkhead transcription factor, are
the first known monogenic cause of a speech and language disorder. So far, mainly …

FoxP2 in Song-Learning Birds and Vocal-Learning Mammals

DM Webb, J Zhang - Journal of Heredity, 2005 - academic.oup.com
FoxP2 is the first identified gene that is specifically involved in speech and language
development in humans. Population genetic studies of FoxP2 revealed a selective sweep in …

Segregating polymorphisms of FOXP2 are associated with measures of inner speech, speech fluency and strength of handedness in a healthy population

B Crespi, S Read, P Hurd - Brain and Language, 2017 - Elsevier
We genotyped a healthy population for three haplotype-tagging FOXP2 SNPs, and tested for
associations of these SNPs with strength of handedness and questionnaire-based metrics of …

Striatal FoxP2 Is Actively Regulated during Songbird Sensorimotor Learning

I Teramitsu, A Poopatanapong, S Torrisi, SA White - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Mutations in the FOXP2 transcription factor lead to language disorders with
developmental onset. Accompanying structural abnormalities in cortico-striatal circuitry …

The language-related transcription factor FOXP2 is post-translationally modified with small ubiquitin-like modifiers

SB Estruch, SA Graham, P Deriziotis, SE Fisher - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Mutations affecting the transcription factor FOXP2 cause a rare form of severe speech and
language disorder. Although it is clear that sufficient FOXP2 expression is crucial for normal …