Synaptic neurexin complexes: a molecular code for the logic of neural circuits

TC Südhof - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Synapses are specialized junctions between neurons in brain that transmit and compute
information, thereby connecting neurons into millions of overlapping and interdigitated …

Genetics of glutamate and its receptors in autism spectrum disorder

S Nisar, AA Bhat, T Masoodi, S Hashem, S Akhtar… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental impairment characterized by
deficits in social interaction skills, impaired communication, and repetitive and restricted …

Neuroligin-3: a circuit-specific synapse organizer that shapes normal function and autism spectrum disorder-associated dysfunction

M Uchigashima, A Cheung, K Futai - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chemical synapses provide a vital foundation for neuron-neuron communication and overall
brain function. By tethering closely apposed molecular machinery for presynaptic …

The neuroligins and the synaptic pathway in Autism Spectrum Disorder

L Trobiani, M Meringolo, T Diamanti, Y Bourne… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The genetics underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is complex and heterogeneous,
and de novo variants are found in genes converging in functional biological processes …

Autism and schizophrenia-associated CYFIP1 regulates the balance of synaptic excitation and inhibition

EC Davenport, BR Szulc, J Drew, J Taylor, T Morgan… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Altered excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance is implicated in neuropsychiatric and
neurodevelopmental disorders, but the underlying genetic etiology remains poorly …

Neuroligin-3 confines AMPA receptors into nanoclusters, thereby controlling synaptic strength at the calyx of Held synapses

Y Han, R Cao, L Qin, LY Chen, AH Tang, TC Südhof… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The subsynaptic organization of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors into nanoclusters
that are aligned with presynaptic release sites is essential for the high fidelity of synaptic …

Astrocytic Neuroligin-3 influences gene expression and social behavior, but is dispensable for synapse number

L Qin, Z Liu, S Guo, Y Han, X Wang, W Ren… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Neuroligin-3 (Nlgn3) is an autism-associated cell-adhesion molecule that interacts
with neurexins and is robustly expressed in both neurons and astrocytes. Neuronal Nlgn3 is …

Neuroligin-4 regulates excitatory synaptic transmission in human neurons

SG Marro, S Chanda, N Yang, JA Janas, G Valperga… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
The autism-associated synaptic-adhesion gene Neuroligin-4 (NLGN4) is poorly conserved
evolutionarily, limiting conclusions from Nlgn4 mouse models for human cells. Here, we …

Synaptotagmin-7-mediated asynchronous release boosts high-fidelity synchronous transmission at a central synapse

F Luo, TC Südhof - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Synchronous release triggered by Ca 2+ binding to synaptotagmin-1,-2, or-9 is thought to
drive fast synaptic transmission, whereas asynchronous release induced by Ca 2+ binding …

Neurexins cluster Ca2+ channels within the presynaptic active zone

F Luo, A Sclip, M Jiang, TC Südhof - The EMBO journal, 2020 - embopress.org
To achieve ultrafast neurotransmission, neurons assemble synapses with highly organized
presynaptic and postsynaptic nanomachines that are aligned by synaptic adhesion …