Miyu Okabe, Yuki Miyamoto, Yuta Ikoma, Mikito Takahashi, Remina Shirai, Mutsuko Kukimoto-Niino, Mikako Shirouzu, Junji Yamauchi
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that includes autism, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder. ASD is characterized by poor interpersonal relationships and strong attachment. The correlations between activated or inactivated gene products, which occur as a result of genetic mutations affecting neurons in ASD patients, and ASD symptoms are now of critical concern. Here, for the first time, we describe the process in which that the respective ASD-associated mutations (Arg676-to-Cys [R676C] and Ser951-to-Cys [S951C]) of semaphorin-5A (Sema5A) localize Sema5A proteins themselves around the plasma membrane in the N1E-115 cell line, a model line that can achieve neuronal morphological differentiation...
November 27, 2023: Pathophysiology: the Official Journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology