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Social deficits in IRSp53 mutant mice improved by NMDAR and mGluR5 suppression.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Mar 2015
Chung Woosuk, Choi Su Yeon, Lee Eunee, Park Haram, Kang Jaeseung, Park Hanwool, Choi Yeonsoo, Lee Dongsoo, Park Sae-Geun, Kim Ryunhee, Cho Yi Sul, Choi Jeonghoon, Kim Myoung-Hwan, Lee Jong Won, Lee Seungjoon, Rhim Issac, Jung Min Whan, Kim Daesoo, Bae Yong Chul, Kim Eunjoon
Abstract excerpt
Social deficits are observed in diverse psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia. We found that mice lacking the excitatory synaptic signaling scaffold IRSp53 (also known as BAIAP2) showed impaired social interaction and communication. Treatment of IRSp53(-/-)...
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