Dysfunctional cerebellar Purkinje cells contribute to autism-like behaviour in Shank2-deficient mice

Dysfunctional cerebellar Purkinje cells contribute to autism-like behaviour in Shank2-deficient mice

Mutations in SHANK2 are associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Here, Peter et al. show that selective loss of Shank2in Purkinje cells of the mouse cerebellum leads to deficits in plasticity, motor behaviour, and a social behaviour phenotype similar to that seen in ASD.

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Main Authors: Saša Peter, Michiel M. ten Brinke, Jeffrey Stedehouder, Claudia M. Reinelt, Bin Wu, Haibo Zhou, Kuikui Zhou, Henk-Jan Boele, Steven A. Kushner, Min Goo Lee, Michael J. Schmeisser, Tobias M. Boeckers, Martijn Schonewille, Freek E. Hoebeek, Chris I. De Zeeuw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12627

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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12627

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