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Publications [#345031] of Henry Yin

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  1. Yang, R; Walder-Christensen, KK; Kim, N; Wu, D; Lorenzo, DN; Badea, A; Jiang, Y-H; Yin, HH; Wetsel, WC; Bennett, V (2019). ANK2 autism mutation targeting giant ankyrin-B promotes axon branching and ectopic connectivity.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 116(30), 15262-15271. [doi]
    (last updated on 2024/03/28)

    Abstract:
    Giant ankyrin-B (ankB) is a neurospecific alternatively spliced variant of ANK2, a high-confidence autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gene. We report that a mouse model for human ASD mutation of giant ankB exhibits increased axonal branching in cultured neurons with ectopic CNS axon connectivity, as well as with a transient increase in excitatory synapses during postnatal development. We elucidate a mechanism normally limiting axon branching, whereby giant ankB localizes to periodic axonal plasma membrane domains through L1 cell-adhesion molecule protein, where it couples microtubules to the plasma membrane and prevents microtubule entry into nascent axon branches. Giant ankB mutation or deficiency results in a dominantly inherited impairment in selected communicative and social behaviors combined with superior executive function. Thus, gain of axon branching due to giant ankB-deficiency/mutation is a candidate cellular mechanism to explain aberrant structural connectivity and penetrant behavioral consequences in mice as well as humans bearing ASD-related ANK2 mutations.


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