Disruption of autism-associated Pcdh9 gene leads to transcriptional alterations, synapses overgrowth and aberrant excitatory transmission in the CA1
Federico Miozzo, Luca Murru, Greta Maiellano, Ilaria di Iasio, Antonio G. Zippo, Annalaura Zambrano Avendano, Verjinia D. Metodieva, Sara Riccardi, Deborah D’Aliberti, Silvia Spinelli, Tamara Canu, Linda Chaabane, Shinji Hirano, Martien J. Kas, Maura Francolini, , Maria Passafaro
This study shows that Pcdh9 deletion in mice causes synaptic overgrowth and excitatory transmission defects in the hippocampus, revealing its role in synaptic morphology and function.
Journal of Neuroscience · Nov 18, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience