AUTS2 regulation of synapses for proper synaptic inputs and social communication.
Kei Hori, Kunihiko Yamashiro, Taku Nagai, Wei Shan, Saki F. Egusa, Kazumi Shimaoka, Hiroshi Kuniishi, Masayuki Sekiguchi, Yasuhiro Go, Shoji Tatsumoto, Mitsuyo Yamada, Reika Shiraishi, Kouta Kanno, Satoshi Miyashita, Asami Sakamoto, , Mikio Hoshino
This study shows that AUTS2 regulates excitatory synapse number to maintain E/I balance, and its loss leads to autistic-like behaviors and increased brain excitability.
iScience · May 18, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience