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An autism spectrum disorder-related de novo mutation hotspot discovered in the GEF1 domain of Trio.
Nature communications - 19 Sept 2017
Sadybekov Anastasiia, Tian Chen, Arnesano Cosimo, Katritch Vsevolod, Herring Bruce E
Abstract excerpt
The Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RhoGEF) Trio promotes actin polymerization by directly activating the small GTPase Rac1. Recent studies suggest that autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-related behavioral phenotypes in animal models of ASD can be produced by dysregulation of Rac1's control of actin polymerization at glutamatergic synapses. Here, in humans, we discover a large cluster of ASD-related de novo...
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