Cellular zinc metabolism and zinc signaling: from biological functions to diseases and therapeutic targets

B Chen, P Yu, WN Chan, F **
K Huang, Y Han, K Chen, H Pan, G Zhao, W Yi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Animal behavior usually has a hierarchical structure and dynamics. Therefore, to understand
how the neural system coordinates with behaviors, neuroscientists need a quantitative …

The rationale for vitamin, mineral, and cofactor treatment in the precision medical care of autism spectrum disorder

NLR Indika, RE Frye, DA Rossignol, SC Owens… - Journal of personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Children with autism spectrum disorder may exhibit nutritional deficiencies due to reduced
intake, genetic variants, autoantibodies interfering with vitamin transport, and the …

Phase separation and zinc-induced transition modulate synaptic distribution and association of autism-linked CTTNBP2 and SHANK3

PY Shih, YL Fang, S Shankar, SP Lee, HT Hu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Many synaptic proteins form biological condensates via liquid-liquid phase separation
(LLPS). Synaptopathy, a key feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), is likely relevant to …

Analysis of whole blood and urine trace elements in children with autism spectrum disorders and autistic behaviors

G Zhao, S Liu, X Gan, J Li, X Wu, S Liu, Y **… - Biological trace element …, 2023 - Springer
The relationship between trace elements and neurological development is an emerging
research focus. We performed a case–control study to explore (1) the differences of 13 trace …

Shankopathies in the develo** brain in autism spectrum disorders

Y Vyas, JE Cheyne, K Lee, Y Jung… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The SHANK family of proteins play critical structural and functional roles in the postsynaptic
density (PSD) at excitatory glutamatergic synapses. Through their multidomain structure they …

Immune activation during pregnancy exacerbates ASD-related alterations in Shank3-deficient mice

E Atanasova, AP Arévalo, I Graf, R Zhang, J Bockmann… - Molecular Autism, 2023 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is mainly characterized by deficits in social
interaction and communication and repetitive behaviors. Known causes of ASD are …

Metal profiles in autism spectrum disorders: A crosstalk between toxic and essential metals

A Błażewicz, AM Grabrucker - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since hundreds of years ago, metals have been recognized as impacting our body's
physiology. As a result, they have been studied as a potential cure for many ailments as well …