[HTML][HTML] Mutations in the transcriptional regulator MeCP2 severely impact key cellular and molecular signatures of human astrocytes during maturation

J Sun, S Osenberg, A Irwin, LH Ma, N Lee, Y Xiang… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Mutations in the MECP2 gene underlie a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders, most
commonly Rett syndrome (RTT). We ask whether MECP2 mutations interfere with human …

Manipulations of MeCP2 in glutamatergic neurons highlight their contributions to Rett and other neurological disorders

X Meng, W Wang, H Lu, L He, W Chen, ES Chao… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Many postnatal onset neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and
intellectual disability are thought to arise largely from disruption of excitatory/inhibitory …

MeCP2 is critical for maintaining mature neuronal networks and global brain anatomy during late stages of postnatal brain development and in the mature adult brain

MVC Nguyen, F Du, CA Felice, X Shan… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Mutations in the X-linked gene, methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (Mecp2), underlie a wide
range of neuropsychiatric disorders, most commonly, Rett Syndrome (RTT), a severe autism …

Mecp2 deficiency leads to delayed maturation and altered gene expression in hippocampal neurons

RD Smrt, J Eaves-Egenes, BZ Barkho… - Neurobiology of …, 2007 - Elsevier
It is well known that Rett Syndrome, a severe postnatal childhood neurological disorder, is
mostly caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. However, how deficiencies in MeCP2 …

Identification of Region-Specific Cytoskeletal and Molecular Alterations in Astrocytes of Mecp2 Deficient Animals

E Albizzati, E Florio, F Miramondi, I Sormonta… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that represents the most common
genetic cause of severe intellectual disability in females. Most patients carry mutations in the …

Proteomic analyses reveal misregulation of LIN28 expression and delayed timing of glial differentiation in human iPS cells with MECP2 loss-of-function

JJ Kim, JN Savas, MT Miller, X Hu, C Carromeu… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a pervasive developmental disorder caused by mutations in MECP2.
Complete loss of MECP2 function in males causes congenital encephalopathy …

MeCP2 modulates gene expression pathways in astrocytes

DH Yasui, H Xu, KW Dunaway, JM LaSalle, LW Jin… - Molecular autism, 2013 - Springer
Background Mutations in MECP2 encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) cause
the X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome. Rett syndrome patients exhibit …

Astrocytic modulation of excitatory synaptic signaling in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

B Rakela, P Brehm, G Mandel - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Studies linking mutations in Methyl CpG Binding Protein 2 (MeCP2) to physiological defects
in the neurological disease, Rett syndrome, have focused largely upon neuronal dysfunction …

Biotin tagging of MeCP2 in mice reveals contextual insights into the Rett syndrome transcriptome

BS Johnson, YT Zhao, M Fasolino, JM Lamonica… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Mutations in MECP2 cause Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked neurological disorder
characterized by regressive loss of neurodevelopmental milestones and acquired …

Altered microtubule dynamics and vesicular transport in mouse and human MeCP2-deficient astrocytes

C Delépine, H Meziane, J Nectoux… - Human molecular …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by
normal post-natal development followed by a sudden deceleration in brain growth with …