Fragile X syndrome (FXS) results from a genetic mutation in a single gene yet produces a phenotypically complex disorder with a range of neurological and psychiatric problems …
Sleep quality declines with age; however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. We found that hyperexcitable hypocretin/orexin (Hcrt/OX) neurons drive sleep fragmentation …
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), an inherited intellectual disability often associated with autism, is caused by the loss of expression of the fragile X mental retardation protein. Tremendous …
SGN Grant - Human Molecular Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Over 130 brain diseases are caused by mutations that disrupt genes encoding the proteome of excitatory synapses. These include neurological and psychiatric disorders with early and …
A Shamay-Ramot, K Khermesh, HT Porath… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent inherited form of mental retardation. The cause for this X-linked disorder is the silencing of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (fmr1) …
T Copf - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Dendrite morphology is pivotal for neural circuitry functioning. While the causative relationship between small-scale dendrite morphological abnormalities (shape, density of …
Cellular and circuit hyperexcitability are core features of fragile X syndrome and related autism spectrum disorder models. However, the cellular and synaptic bases of this …
N Edwards, C Combrinck… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The neurodevelopmental disorder fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common monogenic cause of intellectual disability associated with autism spectrum …
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), a commonly inherited form of autism and intellectual disability, is associated with emotional symptoms that implicate dysfunction of the amygdala. However …