mTOR-related synaptic pathology causes autism spectrum disorder-associated functional hyperconnectivity
oleh: Marco Pagani, Noemi Barsotti, Alice Bertero, Stavros Trakoshis, Laura Ulysse, Andrea Locarno, Ieva Miseviciute, Alessia De Felice, Carola Canella, Kaustubh Supekar, Alberto Galbusera, Vinod Menon, Raffaella Tonini, Gustavo Deco, Michael V. Lombardo, Massimo Pasqualetti, Alessandro Gozzi
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterised by synaptic surplus and atypical functional connectivity. Here, the authors show that synaptic pathology in Tsc2 haploinsufficient mice is associated with autism-like behavior and cortico-striatal hyperconnectivity, and that analogous functional hyperconnectivity signatures can be linked to mTOR-pathway dysfunction in subgroups of children with idiopathic ASD.