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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Yi-Ping Hsueh
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-49237 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Huang Tzyy-Nan TN Chuang Hsiu-Chun HC Chou Wen-Hsi WH Chen Chiung-Ya CY Wang Hsiao-Fang HF Chou Shen-Ju SJ Hsueh Yi-Ping YP
Nature neuroscience 20140119 2
The neuron-specific transcription factor T-box brain 1 (TBR1) regulates brain development. Disruptive mutations in the TBR1 gene have been repeatedly identified in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Here, we show that Tbr1 haploinsufficiency results in defective axonal projections of amygdalar neurons and the impairment of social interaction, ultrasonic vocalization, associative memory and cognitive flexibility in mice. Loss of a copy of the Tbr1 gene altered the expression of Ntng1 ...[more]