Molecules suspected in schizophrenia drawn closer together
A study in the October 23 Journal of Neuroscience reports that Shank3, a postsynaptic protein implicated in schizophrenia and autism,Continue Reading
Tag: neuroligin
Through neurexin the twain shall meet
Two studies describe how neurexin, a molecule implicated in schizophrenia, helps assemble and maintain the disparate sides of the synapse.Continue Reading
Autism gene tied to neuronal wiring
An autism-linked protein called IL1RAPL1 helps neurons wire together, according to two studies published in September. These add to theContinue Reading
Locating neuroligin 4
Two recent studies in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences illuminate the workings of neuroligin 4, a protein associatedContinue Reading
New technologies probe neurexin-neuroligin partnership
Two reports reveal new facets of the interaction between neurexin and neuroligin — molecules implicated in schizophrenia and other brainContinue Reading
New partners for neurexin
Scientists have discovered that neurexins — proteins linked to autism — bind to a wide variety of molecules at theContinue Reading
Scientists finger neurexin 1 defects in autism
Several recent studies in people, mice, and honeybees have tied autism to neurexin 1, a protein that helps neurons communicateContinue Reading
LRRTM2: A new synaptic partner for neurexin
A synapse-promoting protein called LRRTM2 has been identified as a ligand for neurexin, a protein linked to schizophrenia, autism andContinue Reading
Another neuroligin mutation for autism
A new mutation in the neuroligin-4 (NLGN4) gene has been found in two brothers with autism, further implicating the geneContinue Reading
New study casts doubt on autism mouse model
At odds with a report of a promising autism mouse model, mice carrying a mutation found in some cases ofContinue Reading
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