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Autistic-like social behaviour in Shank2-mutant mice improved by restoring NMDA receptor function

Authors
 Hyejung Won  ;  Hye-Ryeon Lee  ;  Heon Yung Gee  ;  Won Mah  ;  Jae-Ick Kim  ;  Jiseok Lee  ;  Seungmin Ha  ;  Changuk Chung  ;  Eun Suk Jung  ;  Yi Sul Cho  ;  Sae-Geun Park  ;  Jung-Soo Lee  ;  Kyungmin Lee  ;  Daesoo Kim  ;  Yong Chul Bae  ;  Bong-Kiun Kaang  ;  Min Goo Lee  ;  Eunjoon Kim 
Citation
 NATURE, Vol.486(7402) : 261-265, 2012 
Journal Title
NATURE
ISSN
 0028-0836 
Issue Date
2012
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of conditions characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviours. ASD is a highly heritable disorder involving various genetic determinants. Shank2 (also known as ProSAP1) is a multi-domain scaffolding protein and signalling adaptor enriched at excitatory neuronal synapses, and mutations in the human SHANK2 gene have recently been associated with ASD and intellectual disability. Although ASD-associated genes are being increasingly identified and studied using various approaches, including mouse genetics, further efforts are required to delineate important causal mechanisms with the potential for therapeutic application. Here we show that Shank2-mutant (Shank2(-/-)) mice carrying a mutation identical to the ASD-associated microdeletion in the human SHANK2 gene exhibit ASD-like behaviours including reduced social interaction, reduced social communication by ultrasonic vocalizations, and repetitive jumping. These mice show a marked decrease in NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) glutamate receptor (NMDAR) function. Direct stimulation of NMDARs with D-cycloserine, a partial agonist of NMDARs, normalizes NMDAR function and improves social interaction in Shank2(-/-) mice. Furthermore, treatment of Shank2(-/-) mice with a positive allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5), which enhances NMDAR function via mGluR5 activation, also normalizes NMDAR function and markedly enhances social interaction. These results suggest that reduced NMDAR function may contribute to the development of ASD-like phenotypes in Shank2(-/-) mice, and mGluR modulation of NMDARs offers a potential strategy to treat ASD.
Full Text
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7402/full/nature11208.html
DOI
10.1038/nature11208
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pharmacology (약리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Min Goo(이민구) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-012X
Lee, Jung Soo(이정수)
Jung, Eun Suk(정은석)
Gee, Heon Yung(지헌영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8741-6177
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91499
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