Synaptic dysfunction connects autism spectrum disorder and sleep disturbances: A perspective from studies in model organisms

F Doldur-Balli, T Imamura, OJ Veatch, NN Gong… - Sleep medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sleep disturbances (SD) accompany many neurodevelopmental disorders, suggesting SD is
a transdiagnostic process that can account for behavioral deficits and influence underlying …

Synapse-to-nucleus signaling in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders

A Parra-Damas, CA Saura - Biological psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Synapse-to-nucleus signaling is critical for converting signals received at synapses into
transcriptional programs essential for cognition, memory, and emotion. This neuronal …

CaV1 and CaV2 calcium channels mediate the release of distinct pools of synaptic vesicles

BD Mueller, SA Merrill, S Watanabe, P Liu, L Niu… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Activation of voltage-gated calcium channels at presynaptic terminals leads to local
increases in calcium and the fusion of synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitter …

Sex‐dependent effects of Cacna1c haploinsufficiency on juvenile social play behavior and pro‐social 50‐kHz ultrasonic communication in rats

TM Kisko, MD Braun, S Michels, SH Witt… - Genes, Brain and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As cross‐disorder risk gene, CACNA1C is implicated in the etiology of all major
neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social behavior and communication …

Dosage-sensitive genes in autism spectrum disorders: From neurobiology to therapy

S Javed, T Selliah, YJ Lee, WH Huang - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of heterogenous neurodevelopmental
disorders affecting 1 in 59 children. Syndromic ASDs are commonly associated with …

Voltage-induced calcium release in Caenorhabditis elegans body muscles

L Gao, E Ardiel, S Nurrish… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Type 1 voltage-activated calcium channels (CaV1) in the plasma membrane trigger calcium
release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by two mechanisms. In voltage-induced …

Shank promotes action potential repolarization by recruiting BK channels to calcium microdomains

L Gao, J Zhao, E Ardiel, Q Hall, S Nurrish, JM Kaplan - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Mutations altering the scaffolding protein Shank are linked to several psychiatric disorders,
and to synaptic and behavioral defects in mice. Among its many binding partners, Shank …

Mint/X11 PDZ domains from non-bilaterian animals recognize and bind CaV2 calcium channel C-termini in vitro

AN Harracksingh, A Singh, TD Mayorova, B Bejoy… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
PDZ domain mediated interactions with voltage-gated calcium (CaV) channel C-termini play
important roles in localizing membrane Ca2+ signaling. The first such interaction was …

The production of a synthetic chemodisruptive peptide in planta precludes Meloidogyne incognita multiplication in Solanum melongena

PK Papolu, TK Dutta, A Hada, D Singh… - … and Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Elsevier
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) impose a severe constraint on eggplant productivity and
sustainable options to minimize nematode populations below the economic threshold level …

Clustering of CaV1.3 L‐type calcium channels by Shank3

Q Yang, TL Perfitt, J Quay, L Hu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Clustering of L‐type voltage‐gated Ca2+ channels (LTCCs) in the plasma membrane is
increasingly implicated in creating highly localized Ca2+ signaling nanodomains. For …