DROSOPHILA PRICKLE MUTANTS DISPLAY COMORBID NEUROLOGICAL PHENOTYPES AND PROVIDE A GENETIC LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Krishna Madhav Nukala, Brady Williquett, Anthony J. Lilienthal, Dakota M. Thompson, Josephine N. Massingham, Shu Hui Lye, Avery Yu, Bridget C. Lear, G. Gregory Neely, Stanislava Chtarbanova, J. Robert Manak
This study shows that Drosophila prickle mutants exhibit ASD-like behaviors and neurological anomalies, linking PRICKLE function to both epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience