Genetic factors and epigenetic factors for autism: Endoplasmic reticulum stress and impaired synaptic function

Cell Biology International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-19

  Momoi, Takashi ^a   Fujita, Eriko ^a   Senoo, Haruki ^b   Momoi, Mariko ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism; Cell adhesion molecule; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Neuroligin; Synapse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; CONTACTIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 153; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; X BOX BINDING PROTEIN 1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR;

AUTISM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPEECH DISORDER; SYNAPSE; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER;

EID: 77951889006     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20090250     Document Type: Review

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