Comparison of SHANK3 deficiency in animal models: phenotypes, treatment strategies, and translational implications

JP Delling, TM Boeckers - Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition, which is
characterized by clinical heterogeneity and high heritability. Core symptoms of ASD include …

Abnormal mTOR activation in autism

KD Winden, D Ebrahimi-Fakhari… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an important signaling hub that integrates
environmental information regarding energy availability and stimulates anabolic molecular …

Proteomics and metabolomics approaches towards a functional insight onto AUTISM spectrum disorders: phenotype stratification and biomarker discovery

MV Ristori, SL Mortera, V Marzano, S Guerrera… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by
behavioral alterations and currently affect about 1% of children. Significant genetic factors …

SHANK3 deficiency leads to myelin defects in the central and peripheral nervous system

M Malara, AK Lutz, B Incearap, HF Bauer… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Mutations or deletions of the SHANK3 gene are causative for Phelan–McDermid syndrome
(PMDS), a syndromic form of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). We analyzed Shank3Δ11 …

Excitatory and inhibitory synaptic dysfunction in mania: an emerging hypothesis from animal model studies

Y Lee, Y Zhang, S Kim, K Han - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a common psychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent mood
swings between depression and mania, and is associated with high treatment costs. The …

Suppression of Akt-mTOR pathway rescued the social behavior in Cntnap2-deficient mice

X Xing, J Zhang, K Wu, B Cao, X Li, F Jiang, Z Hu… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) form a heterogeneous, neurodevelopmental syndrome
characterized by deficits in social interactions and repetitive behavior/restricted interests …

Protein translation and psychiatric disorders

S Laguesse, D Ron - The Neuroscientist, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Although historically research has focused on transcription as the central governor of protein
expression, protein translation is now increasingly being recognized as a major factor for …

ADNP plays a key role in autophagy: from autism to schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease

S Sragovich, A Merenlender‐Wagner, I Gozes - Bioessays, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Activity‐dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP), discovered in our laboratory in 1999,
has been characterized as a master gene vital for mammalian brain formation. ADNP de …

GABA Neuronal Deletion of Shank3 Exons 14–16 in Mice Suppresses Striatal Excitatory Synaptic Input and Induces Social and Locomotor Abnormalities

T Yoo, H Cho, J Lee, H Park, YE Yoo… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Shank3 is an excitatory postsynaptic scaffolding protein implicated in multiple brain
disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and Phelan-McDermid syndrome …

Shank3 Exons 14–16 Deletion in Glutamatergic Neurons Leads to Social and Repetitive Behavioral Deficits Associated With Increased Cortical Layer 2/3 Neuronal …

T Yoo, H Cho, H Park, J Lee, E Kim - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Shank3, an abundant excitatory postsynaptic scaffolding protein, has been associated with
multiple brain disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and Phelan-McDermid …