Emerging roles of Wnts in the adult nervous system

NC Inestrosa, E Arenas - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
The roles of the Wnt signalling pathway in several developmental processes, including
synaptic differentiation, are well characterized. The expression of Wnt ligands and Wnt …

Zebrafish models of neurodevelopmental disorders: past, present, and future

C Sakai, S Ijaz, EJ Hoffman - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Zebrafish are increasingly being utilized as a model system to investigate the function of the
growing list of risk genes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. This is due in large …

Clinical whole-genome sequencing in severe early-onset epilepsy reveals new genes and improves molecular diagnosis

HC Martin, GE Kim, AT Pagnamenta… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In severe early-onset epilepsy, precise clinical and molecular genetic diagnosis is complex,
as many metabolic and electro-physiological processes have been implicated in disease …

[HTML][HTML] The genetics of intellectual disability: advancing technology and gene editing

M Ilyas, A Mir, S Efthymiou, H Houlden - F1000Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting 1–3% of the world's
population. Genetic factors play a key role causing the congenital limitations in intellectual …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular genetics and targeted therapy of WNT-related human diseases

M Katoh, M Katoh - International journal of …, 2017 - … .spandidos-publications.com
Canonical WNT signaling through Frizzled and LRP5/6 receptors is transduced to the
WNT/β-catenin and WNT/stabilization of proteins (STOP) signaling cascades to regulate cell …

Wnt Signaling: Role in Alzheimer Disease and Schizophrenia

NC Inestrosa, C Montecinos-Oliva… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2012 - Springer
Wnt signaling function starts during the development of the nervous system and is crucial for
synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. Clearly Wnt effects in synaptic and plastic processes are …

Exome sequencing of extended families with autism reveals genes shared across neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders

HN Cukier, ND Dueker, SH Slifer, JM Lee… - Molecular autism, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) comprise a range of
neurodevelopmental conditions of varying severity, characterized by marked qualitative …

Genetics and mechanisms leading to human cortical malformations

DM Romero, N Bahi-Buisson, F Francis - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cerebral cortical development involves a complex series of highly regulated steps to
generate the laminated structure of the adult neocortex. Neuronal migration is a key part of …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacogenomics in epilepsy

S Balestrini, SM Sisodiya - Neuroscience letters, 2018 - Elsevier
There is high variability in the response to antiepileptic treatment across people with
epilepsy. Genetic factors significantly contribute to such variability. Recent advances in the …

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of epilepsy: a review

T Chen, M Giri, Z Xia, YN Subedi… - … disease and treatment, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Epilepsy is a common episodic neurological disorder or condition characterized by recurrent
epileptic seizures, and genetics seems to play a key role in its etiology. Early linkage studies …