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ArticleNature neuroscience2024

The developmental timing of spinal touch processing alterations predicts behavioral changes in genetic mouse models of autism spectrum disorders.

Aniqa Tasnim, Ilayda Alkislar, Richard Hakim, Josef Turecek, Amira Abdelaziz, Lauren L Orefice, David D Ginty

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2024. 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
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Autism associatedbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  4. Infant sensory gating and a developmental cascade to autistic traits and anxiety.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  7. Altered Primary Somatosensory Neuron Development in a Pten Heterozygous Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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  13. More Than a Small Brain: The Importance of Studying Neural Function during Development.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024
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  16. Spinal Cord Microglia in the Development of Touch.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024
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  18. A novel NaiScience · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aniqa TasnimDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ilayda AlkislarDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-0262
Richard HakimDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Josef TurecekDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Amira AbdelazizDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-0463
Lauren L OreficeDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
David D GintyDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. david_ginty@hms.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9723-8530
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Genetic Analysis and Manipulation Core (GAEC)P50HD105351 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Hisashi Umemori · 2021 to 2026
$9.4M
Elucidating Cutaneous Mechanosensory Circuits, from Development to DiseaseR35NS097344 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI GINTY, DAVID D · 2016 to 2023
$6.8M
The Effects of Somatosensory Experience on Brain Development and Function in Autism Spectrum DisordersR01NS122788 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI OREFICE, LAUREN LYNN · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Gastrointestinal Tract-Innervating Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons in Autism Spectrum DisorderR01NS126691 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Lauren Lynn Orefice · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Understanding Somatosensory Deficits in Autism Spectrum DisordersR00NS101057 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI OREFICE, LAUREN LYNN · 2019 to 2021
$824k
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105351NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS101057NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS122788NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126691NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS097344
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Altered somatosensory reactivity is frequently observed among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Here, we report that although multiple mouse models of ASD exhibit aberrant somatosensory behaviors in adulthood, some models exhibit altered tactile reactivity as early as embryonic development, whereas in others, altered reactivity emerges later in life. Additionally, tactile overreactivity during neonatal development is associated with anxiety-like behaviors and social behavior deficits in adulthood, whereas tactile overreactivity that emerges later in life is not. The locus of circuit disruption dictates the timing of aberrant tactile behaviors, as altered feedback or presynaptic inhibition of peripheral mechanosensory neurons leads to abnormal tactile reactivity during neonatal development, whereas disruptions in feedforward inhibition in the spinal cord lead to touch reactivity alterations that manifest later in life. Thus, the developmental timing of aberrant touch processing can predict the manifestation of ASD-associated behaviors in mouse models, and differential timing of sensory disturbance onset may contribute to phenotypic diversity across individuals with ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderTouch PerceptionAnimalsAnxietyMiceTouch

Identifiers

PMID38233682
PMCPMC10917678
OpenAlexW4390947868

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