title: Cell adhesion molecules and their involvement in autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by abnormalities in social interaction, language development and behavior. Recent genetic studies demonstrate that alterations in synaptic genes including those encoding cell adhesion molecules and their interaction partners play important roles in the pathogenesis of ASD. Systematic analyses of different cell adhesion molecule genes will help elucidate their normal functions and regulatory mechanisms in the establishment and maintenance of normal neural circuits and uncover genetic aberrations contributing to ASD.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Haihong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jianghong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jane Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins