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ReviewNeuron2015

Altered Neuronal and Circuit Excitability in Fragile X Syndrome.

Anis Contractor, Vitaly A Klyachko, Carlos Portera-Cailliau

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Review in Neuron, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 277 papers.

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277citing papers in PubMed
27.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

277 citing papers in PubMed, 443 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Behavioral Phenotype Associations With Resting State EEG Signal Complexity and Power Spectral Density in Fragile X Syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anis ContractorDepartment of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Vitaly A KlyachkoDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Carlos Portera-CailliauDepartments of Neurology and Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: cpcailliau@mednet.ucla.edu.
Northwestern University · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Imaging the origin of dendritic spine abnormalities in fragile X miceR01HD054453 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Carlos Portera-Cailliau · 2007 to 2026
$6.5M
The role of glutamate receptors in compulsive and perseverative behaviorR01MH099114 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CONTRACTOR, ANIS · 2012 to 2022
$4.5M
MULTIPLE ROLES OF FMRP IN SYNAPTIC FUNCTION AND PLASTICITYR01NS081972 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KLYACHKO, VITALY A · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
THE ROLE OF BK CHANNELS IN NEUROPATHOLOGY OF FRAGILE X SYNDROMER01NS089449 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KLYACHKO, VITALY A · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
NICHD NIH HHS 2R01HD054453-06NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD054453NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH099114NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS081972NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) results from a genetic mutation in a single gene yet produces a phenotypically complex disorder with a range of neurological and psychiatric problems. Efforts to decipher how perturbations in signaling pathways lead to the myriad alterations in synaptic and cellular functions have provided insights into the molecular underpinnings of this disorder. From this large body of data, the theme of circuit hyperexcitability has emerged as a potential explanation for many of the neurological and psychiatric symptoms in FXS. The mechanisms for hyperexcitability range from alterations in the expression or activity of ion channels to changes in neurotransmitters and receptors. Contributions of these processes are often brain region and cell type specific, resulting in complex effects on circuit function that manifest as altered excitability. Here, we review the current state of knowledge of the molecular, synaptic, and circuit-level mechanisms underlying hyperexcitability and their contributions to the FXS phenotypes.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Fragile X SyndromeHumansNerve NetNeuronsSynapsesFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1

Identifiers

PMID26291156
PMCPMC4545495
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