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ArticleMolecular autism2024

Behavioral decline in Shank3

Rajaram Kshetri, James O Beavers, Romana Hyde, Roseline Ewa, Amber Schwertman, Sarahi Porcayo, Ben D Richardson

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Article in Molecular autism, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Rajaram Kshetri *Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7866-745X
James O Beavers *Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.
Romana HydeDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0668-5026
Roseline EwaDepartment of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.
Amber SchwertmanDepartment of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.
Sarahi PorcayoDepartment of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.
Ben D RichardsonDepartment of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA. brichardson29@siumed.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0403-4956

Funding

Women's health: interplay of maternal diet and key demographics on neurological health in the rural frontier and remote WestP20GM103408 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI Carolyn Hovde Bohach · 2012 to 2026
$59.8M
Cerebellar granule cell dysfunction in Shank3 mutant miceR01MH129749 · NIMH · SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCH OF MED · PI Ben D Richardson · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103408NIH HHS P20GM103408NIH HHS R01MH129749NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH129749
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSHANK3, a gene encoding a synaptic scaffolding protein, is implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is disrupted in Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS). Despite evidence of regression or worsening of ASD-like symptoms in individuals with PMS, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Although Shank3 is highly expressed in the cerebellar cortical granule cells, its role in cerebellar function and contribution to behavioral deficits in ASD models are unknown. This study investigates behavioral changes and cerebellar synaptic alterations in Shank3

methodsShank3

resultsDeletion of Shank3 caused deficits in motor function, heightened anxiety, and repetitive behaviors. These genotype-dependent behavioral alterations were more prominent in adult mice than in juveniles. Reduced social preference was only identified in adult Shank3 LIMITATIONS: Other behavioral tests of muscle strength (grip strength test), memory (Barnes/water maze), and communication (ultrasonic vocalization), were not performed. Further study is necessary to elucidate how Shank3 modulates synaptic function at the mossy fiber-granule cell synapse in the cerebellum and whether these changes shape the behavioral phenotype.

conclusionsOur findings reveal an age-related exacerbation of behavioral impairments in Shank3

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Behavior, AnimalCerebellumExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsSynapsesAnimalsExonsFemaleGlutamic AcidMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrofilament ProteinsNeuronsGlutamic AcidMicrofilament ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsShank3 protein, mouseAMPARAutism spectrum disorderCerebellumGlutamate receptorGranule cellMouse behaviorPhelan-McDermid syndromeShank3

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PMCPMC11616285

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