Interneuron dysfunction in psychiatric disorders

O Marín - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disabilities are best understood as spectrums of
diseases that have broad sets of causes. However, it is becoming evident that these …

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 …

Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes

HT Chao, H Chen, RC Samaco, M Xue, M Chahrour… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene, which encodes the transcriptional regulator methyl-
CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), cause Rett syndrome and several neurodevelopmental …

Rett syndrome: a complex disorder with simple roots

MJ Lyst, A Bird - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2015 - nature.com
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurological disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked
gene MECP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2). Two decades of research have fostered the …

Rett syndrome

WA Gold, AK Percy, JL Neul, SR Cobb… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe, progressive, neurodevelopmental disorder, which affects
predominantly females. In most cases, RTT is associated with pathogenic variants in …

Genes, circuits, and precision therapies for autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders

M Sahin, M Sur - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND Neurodevelopmental disorders are caused by abnormalities in the
develo** brain. Such abnormalities can occur as a result of germline or somatic mutations …

Rett syndrome: a neurological disorder with metabolic components

SM Kyle, N Vashi, MJ Justice - Open biology, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurological disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked gene
methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2), a ubiquitously expressed transcriptional regulator …

A role for glia in the progression of Rett's syndrome

DT Lioy, SK Garg, CE Monaghan, J Raber, KD Foust… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Rett's syndrome (RTT) is an X-chromosome-linked autism spectrum disorder caused by loss
of function of the transcription factor methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). Although …

Epigenetic status of Gdnf in the ventral striatum determines susceptibility and adaptation to daily stressful events

S Uchida, K Hara, A Kobayashi, K Otsuki, H Yamagata… - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
Stressful events during adulthood are potent adverse environmental factors that can
predispose individuals to psychiatric disorders, including depression; however, many …

Partial reversal of Rett Syndrome-like symptoms in MeCP2 mutant mice

D Tropea, E Giacometti, NR Wilson, C Beard… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - pnas.org
Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a severe form of X-linked mental retardation caused by mutations in
the gene coding for methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). Mice deficient in MeCP2 have a …