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SUBMITTER: Dachtler J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4655861 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Dachtler James J Ivorra Jose L JL Rowland Tessa E TE Lever Colin C Rodgers R John RJ Clapcote Steven J SJ
Behavioral neuroscience 20151201 6
The neurexins are a family of presynaptic cell adhesion molecules. Human genetic studies have found heterozygous deletions affecting NRXN1 and NRXN2, encoding α-neurexin I (Nrxn1α) and α-neurexin II (Nrxn2α), in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia. However, the link between α-neurexin deficiency and the manifestation of psychiatric disorders remain unclear. To assess whether the heterozygous loss of neurexins results in behaviors relevant to autism or schizophrenia, we u ...[more]