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ReviewTranslational psychiatry2022

MYT1L in the making: emerging insights on functions of a neurodevelopmental disorder gene.

Jiayang Chen, Allen Yen, Colin P Florian, Joseph D Dougherty

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Review in Translational psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Temporal Transcriptional Regulation of Human Neuronal Differentiation via Forward Programming.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiayang Chen *Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA.
Allen Yen *Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3984-541X
Colin P Florian *Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA.
Joseph D DoughertyDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA. jdougherty@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6385-3997
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

WUIDDRC Supplement-Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemicP50HD103525 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JEFFREY D MILBRANDT · 2020 to 2026
$15.5M
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANT IN GENOMIC SCIENCET32HG000045 · NHGRI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL R BRENT, Barak A Cohen · 1997 to 2026
$8.4M
Genomic and functional characterization of ASD and ID-associated MYT1L mutationR01MH124808 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KROLL, KRISTEN L · 2021 to 2025
$3.7M
NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG000045NHGRI NIH HHS T32HG000045NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103525NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH124808NIMH NIH HHS R01MH124808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large scale human genetic studies have shown that loss of function (LoF) mutations in MYT1L are implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Here, we provide an overview of the growing number of published MYT1L patient cases, and summarize prior studies in cells, zebrafish, and mice, both to understand MYT1L's molecular and cellular role during brain development and consider how its dysfunction can lead to NDDs. We integrate the conclusions from these studies and highlight conflicting findings to reassess the current model of the role of MYT1L as a transcriptional activator and/or repressor based on the biological context. Finally, we highlight additional functional studies that are needed to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying pathophysiology and propose key questions to guide future preclinical studies.

Indexed as

Neurodevelopmental DisordersZebrafishAnimalsHumansMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsTranscription FactorsMYT1L protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID35869058
PMCPMC9307810
OpenAlexW4286470555

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