New neurons are generated in adult mammals. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is
considered to play an important role in cognition and mental health. The number and …

Postmeiotic spermatids use a unique strategy to coordinate gene expression with
morphological transformation, in which transcription and translation take place at separate …

Inhibition of Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) is a popular explanation for the effects of
lithium ions on mood regulation in bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, including …

Transcriptomic analyses of postmortem brains have begun to elucidate molecular
abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, a crucial pathway involved in …

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) modulate the expression level of several target RNAs (such as
mRNAs) post-transcriptionally through interactions with unique binding sites in the 3 …

The process of neurogenesis in the brain, including cell proliferation, differentiation, survival,
and maturation, results in the formation of new functional neurons. During embryonic …

Parvalbumin interneurons (PVIs) are affected in many psychiatric disorders including
schizophrenia (SCZ), however the mechanism remains unclear. FXR1, a high confident risk …

Fragile-X mental retardation autosomal homologue-1 (FXR1) is a muscle-enriched RNA-
binding protein. FXR1 depletion is perinatally lethal in mice, Xenopus, and zebrafish; …

Alcohol exposure during central nervous system (CNS) development can lead to fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Human imaging studies have revealed significant white …

The defining characteristic of neural stem cells (NSCs) is their ability to multiply through
symmetric divisions and proliferation, and differentiation by asymmetric divisions, thus giving …