Drug development for neurodevelopmental disorders: lessons learned from fragile X syndrome

EM Berry-Kravis, L Lindemann, AE Jønch… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Neurodevelopmental disorders such as fragile X syndrome (FXS) result in lifelong cognitive
and behavioural deficits and represent a major public health burden. FXS is the most …

mTOR signaling disruption and its association with the development of autism spectrum disorder

SD Thomas, NK Jha, S Ojha, B Sadek - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by impairments in social interaction and communication along with repetitive stereotypic …

A human forebrain organoid model of fragile X syndrome exhibits altered neurogenesis and highlights new treatment strategies

Y Kang, Y Zhou, Y Li, Y Han, J Xu, W Niu, Z Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by the loss of fragile X mental retardation protein
(FMRP), an RNA-binding protein that can regulate the translation of specific mRNAs. In this …

Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

D Pinto, E Delaby, D Merico, M Barbosa… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - cell.com
Rare copy-number variation (CNV) is an important source of risk for autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). We analyzed 2,446 ASD-affected families and confirmed an excess of …

FMRP targets distinct mRNA sequence elements to regulate protein expression

M Ascano, N Mukherjee, P Bandaru, JB Miller… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a multi-organ disease that leads to mental retardation, macro-
orchidism in males and premature ovarian insufficiency in female carriers. FXS is also a …

Synaptic dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders associated with autism and intellectual disabilities

HY Zoghbi, MF Bear - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The discovery of the genetic causes of syndromic autism spectrum disorders and intellectual
disabilities has greatly informed our understanding of the molecular pathways critical for …

Targeting PI3K-AKT/mTOR signaling in the prevention of autism

A Sharma, S Mehan - Neurochemistry international, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K-AKT/mTOR signaling pathway represents an essential signaling mechanism
for mammalian enzyme-related receptors in transducing signals or biological processes …

Molecular mechanisms of fragile X syndrome: a twenty-year perspective

MR Santoro, SM Bray, ST Warren - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a common form of inherited intellectual disability and is one of
the leading known causes of autism. The mutation responsible for FXS is a large expansion …

Fragile X syndrome

RJ Hagerman, E Berry-Kravis, HC Hazlett… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited form of intellectual disability and autism
spectrum disorder, and patients can present with severe behavioural alterations, including …

Dysregulation and restoration of translational homeostasis in fragile X syndrome

JD Richter, GJ Bassell, E Klann - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most-frequently inherited form of intellectual disability and the
most-prevalent single-gene cause of autism, results from a lack of fragile X mental …