Neurodevelopmental disorders: from genetics to functional pathways

I Parenti, LG Rabaneda, H Schoen, G Novarino - Trends in Neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a class of disorders affecting brain development
and function and are characterized by wide genetic and clinical variability. In this review, we …

Excitatory/inhibitory balance and circuit homeostasis in autism spectrum disorders

SB Nelson, V Valakh - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and related neurological disorders are associated with
mutations in many genes affecting the ratio between neuronal excitation and inhibition …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of mTOR-dependent macroautophagy causes autistic-like synaptic pruning deficits

G Tang, K Gudsnuk, SH Kuo, ML Cotrina, G Rosoklija… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Developmental alterations of excitatory synapses are implicated in autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). Here, we report increased dendritic spine density with reduced …

Advancing the understanding of autism disease mechanisms through genetics

L de la Torre-Ubieta, H Won, JL Stein… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Progress in understanding the genetic etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has
fueled remarkable advances in our understanding of its potential neurobiological …

Behavioural phenoty** assays for mouse models of autism

JL Silverman, M Yang, C Lord… - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
Autism is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown aetiology that affects 1
in 100–150 individuals. Diagnosis is based on three categories of behavioural criteria …

Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) complexes in neurodegeneration

H Querfurth, HK Lee - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
Novel targets to arrest neurodegeneration in several dementing conditions involving
misfolded protein accumulations may be found in the diverse signaling pathways of the …

The neurology of mTOR

JO Lipton, M Sahin - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is a crucial cellular
signaling hub that, like the nervous system itself, integrates internal and external cues to …

[HTML][HTML] Absence of CNTNAP2 leads to epilepsy, neuronal migration abnormalities, and core autism-related deficits

O Peñagarikano, BS Abrahams, EI Herman… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Although many genes predisposing to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been
identified, the biological mechanism (s) remain unclear. Mouse models based on human …

mTOR signaling: at the crossroads of plasticity, memory and disease

CA Hoeffer, E Klann - Trends in neurosciences, 2010 - cell.com
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase involved in translation control
and long-lasting synaptic plasticity. mTOR functions as the central component of two multi …

Microbial drug discovery: 80 years of progress

AL Demain, S Sanchez - The Journal of antibiotics, 2009 - nature.com
Microbes have made a phenomenal contribution to the health and well-being of people
throughout the world. In addition to producing many primary metabolites, such as amino …