Tag: MeCP2

August 09, 2022

Understanding insomnia in the autism spectrum using mouse models

June 28, 2022

Functional annotation of gene variants in autism risk genes using DNA methylation signatures

May 09, 2022

Development of a CRISPR base editing gene therapy for Rett syndrome

December 17, 2021

SFARI 2021 Pilot awardees announced

Neuromuscular junction. Fluorescent confocal light micrograph of the junction between a nerve cell and a muscle (not seen). The axon of the nerve cell (neuron) has been tagged with a blue dye. The axon ends at end plates, which form junctions called synapses with the muscle cells. The end plates have been dyed red here by tagging them with the snake venom alpha-bungarotoxin, which binds to them. When a nerve signal reaches the synapse, it causes the synaptic vesicles to rupture, releasing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The protein synaptophysin, found in the vesicles, is dyed green. Acetylcholine binds to receptors on the muscle cells, causing them to contract. Magnification: x120 when printed 10cm wide.

September 23, 2021

SFARI spring 2021 science meeting discusses key issues in autism research, treatments and genetic risk By Michele Solis

September 20, 2021

New zebrafish lines added to SFARI resources

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