Mutations in the gene encoding CADM1 are associated with autism spectrum disorder |
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Authors: | Zhiling Yu Fujita Eriko Tanabe Yuko Yamagata Takanori Momoi Takashi Momoi Mariko Y |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsukeshi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan b Division of Differentiation and Development, Department of Inherited Metabolic Disorder, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, 4-1-1 Oawahigashi-machi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan |
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Abstract: | The unified idea on the molecular pathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is still unknown although mutations in genes encoding neuroligins and SHANK3 have been shown in a small part of the patients. RA175/SynCAM1/CADM1(CADM1), a member of immunoglobulin superfamily, is another synaptic cell adhesion molecule. To clarify the idea that impaired synaptogenesis underlies the pathogenesis of ASD, we examined the relationship between mutations in the CADM1 gene and ASD. We found two missense mutations, C739A(H246N) and A755C(Y251S), in the CADM1 gene of male Caucasian ASD patients and their family members. Both mutations were located in the third immunoglobulin domain, which is essential for trans-active interaction. The mutated CADM1 exhibited less amount of high molecular weight with the matured oligosaccharide, defective trafficking to the cell surface, and more susceptibility to the cleavage and or degradation. Our findings provide key support for the unified idea that impaired synaptogenesis underlies the pathogenesis of ASD. |
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Keywords: | Autism spectrum disorder Autism CADM1 SynCAM1 RA175 Neuroligin Synapse |
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