Regulatory genes and pathways disrupted in autism spectrum disorders

Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry
Fatma Ayhan, Genevieve Konopka

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly prevalent and complex genetic disorder. The complex genetic make-up of ASD has been extensively studied and both common and rare genetic variants in up to 1000 genes have been linked to increased ASD risk. While these studies highlight the genetic complexity and begin to provide a window for delineating pathways at risk in ASD, the pathogenicity and specific contribution of many mutations to the disorder are poorly understood. Defining the convergent pathways disrupted by this large number of ASD-associated genetic variants will help to understand disease pathogenesis and direct future therapeutic efforts for the groups of patients with distinct etiologies. Here, we review some of the common regulatory pathways including chromatin remodeling, transcription, and alternative splicing that have emerged as common features from genetic and transcriptomic profiling of ASD. For each category, we focus on one gene (CHD8, FOXP1, and RBFOX1) that is significantly linked to ASD and functionally characterized in recent years. Finally, we discuss genetic and transcriptomic overlap between ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Citations

Nov 24, 2019·Journal of Neuroscience Research·Wei Li, Lucas Pozzo-Miller
Aug 6, 2019·Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience·Victor FaundezDaniel Tarquinio
Feb 27, 2021·Psychological Medicine·A HavdahlV Warrier
Sep 28, 2020·Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology·Gisele GiannoccoJanaina Sena de Souza
Oct 17, 2020·Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry·Anastasia LevchenkoSvetlana A Ivanova

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