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ANNUAL REVIEW OF NEUROSCIENCE, VOL 35
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages 49-71Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-062111-150442
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PSD95; AKAP; SAPAP; Shank; Homer; psychiatric disorders
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH081201, F32MH084460] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIMH NIH HHS [F32MH084460, R01MH081201] Funding Source: Medline
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Functional studies on postsynaptic scaffolding proteins at excitatory synapses have revealed a plethora of important roles for synaptic structure and function. In addition, a convergence of recent in vivo functional evidence together with human genetics data strongly suggest that mutations in a variety of these postsynaptic scaffolding proteins may contribute to the etiology of diverse human psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Here we review the most recent evidence for several key postsynaptic scaffolding protein families and explore how mouse genetics and human genetics have intersected to advance our knowledge concerning the contributions of these important players to complex brain function and dysfunction.
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