Altered heparan sulfate metabolism during development triggers dopamine-dependent autistic-behaviours in models of lysosomal storage disorders

Autor: Maria De Risi, Michele Tufano, Filomena Grazia Alvino, Maria Grazia Ferraro, Giulia Torromino, Ylenia Gigante, Jlenia Monfregola, Elena Marrocco, Salvatore Pulcrano, Lea Tunisi, Claudia Lubrano, Dulce Papy-Garcia, Yaakov Tuchman, Alberto Salleo, Francesca Santoro, Gian Carlo Bellenchi, Luigia Cristino, Andrea Ballabio, Alessandro Fraldi, Elvira De Leonibus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23903-5
Popis: Lysosomal storage disorders, characterized by altered metabolism of heparan sulfate, cause autistic symptoms followed by dementia in children. Here, the authors show that embryonic dopaminergic neurodevelopmental defects due to altered function of heparan sulfate cause autistic behaviours in mice.
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