Autism spectrum disorder: neuropathology and animal models

M Varghese, N Keshav, S Jacot-Descombes… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a major impact on the development and social
integration of affected individuals and is the most heritable of psychiatric disorders. An …

Molecular logic of neocortical projection neuron specification, development and diversity

LC Greig, MB Woodworth, MJ Galazo… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
The sophisticated circuitry of the neocortex is assembled from a diverse repertoire of
neuronal subtypes generated during development under precise molecular regulation. In …

Genetic dissection of the glutamatergic neuron system in cerebral cortex

KS Matho, D Huilgol, W Galbavy, M He, G Kim, X An… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Diverse types of glutamatergic pyramidal neurons mediate the myriad processing streams
and output channels of the cerebral cortex,, yet all derive from neural progenitors of the …

Coexpression networks implicate human midfetal deep cortical projection neurons in the pathogenesis of autism

AJ Willsey, SJ Sanders, M Li, S Dong, AT Tebbenkamp… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental syndrome of unknown
etiology. Recent studies employing exome-and genome-wide sequencing have identified …

Fezf2 orchestrates a thymic program of self-antigen expression for immune tolerance

H Takaba, Y Morishita, Y Tomofuji, L Danks, T Nitta… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Self-tolerance to immune reactions is established via promiscuous expression of tissue-
restricted antigens (TRAs) in medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs), leading to the …

Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain

HJ Kang, YI Kawasawa, F Cheng, Y Zhu, X Xu, M Li… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Brain development and function depend on the precise regulation of gene expression.
However, our understanding of the complexity and dynamics of the transcriptome of the …

Fundamental elements in autism: from neurogenesis and neurite growth to synaptic plasticity

J Gilbert, HY Man - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental disorders with a high
prevalence and impact on society. ASDs are characterized by deficits in both social behavior …

Generating neuronal diversity in the mammalian cerebral cortex

S Lodato, P Arlotta - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The neocortex is the part of the brain responsible for execution of higher-order brain
functions, including cognition, sensory perception, and sophisticated motor control. During …

Exome sequencing of 457 autism families recruited online provides evidence for autism risk genes

P Feliciano, X Zhou, I Astrovskaya, TN Turner… - NPJ genomic …, 2019 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a genetically heterogeneous condition, caused by a
combination of rare de novo and inherited variants as well as common variants in at least …

The corticospinal tract: Evolution, development, and human disorders

Q Welniarz, I Dusart, E Roze - Developmental neurobiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The corticospinal tract (CST) plays a major role in cortical control of spinal cord activity. In
particular, it is the principal motor pathway for voluntary movements. Here, we discuss:(i) the …