Article
Phenotypic profiling of mGlu7 knockout mice reveals new implications for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Sept 2020
Fisher Nicole M, Gould Robert W, Gogliotti Rocco G, McDonald Annalise J, Badivuku Hana, Chennareddy Susmita, Buch Aditi B, Moore Annah M, Jenkins Matthew T, Robb W Hudson, Lindsley Craig W, Jones Carrie K, Conn P Jeffrey, Niswender Colleen M
Abstract excerpt
Neurodevelopmental disorders are characterized by deficits in communication, cognition, attention, social behavior and/or motor control. Previous studies have pointed to the involvement of genes that regulate synaptic structure and function in the pathogenesis of these disorders. One such gene, GRM7, encodes the metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGlu7 ), a G protein-coupled receptor that regulates presynaptic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
