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Dysfunction of cortical GABAergic neurons leads to sensory hyper-reactivity in a Shank3 mouse model of ASD
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Chen, Qian; Deister, Christopher A.; Gao, Xian; Guo, Baolin; Lynn-Jones, Taylor; Chen, Naiyan; Wells, Michael F.; Liu, Runpeng; Goard, Michael J.; Dimidschstein, Jordane; Feng, Shijing; Shi, Yiwu; Liao, Weiping; Lu, Zhonghua; Fishell, Gord; Moore, Christopher I.; Feng, Guoping; ... Show more Show less![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/130404/nihms-1552758.pdf.jpg?sequence=4&isAllowed=y)
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Hyper-reactivity to sensory input is a common and debilitating symptom in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but the neural basis underlying sensory abnormality is not completely understood. Here we examined the neural representations of sensory perception in the neocortex of a Shank3B−/− mouse model of ASD. Male and female Shank3B−/− mice were more sensitive to relatively weak tactile stimulation in a vibrissa motion detection task. In vivo population calcium imaging in vibrissa primary somatosensory cortex (vS1) revealed increased spontaneous and stimulus-evoked firing in pyramidal neurons but reduced activity in interneurons. Preferential deletion of Shank3 in vS1 inhibitory interneurons led to pyramidal neuron hyperactivity and increased stimulus sensitivity in the vibrissa motion detection task. These findings provide evidence that cortical GABAergic interneuron dysfunction plays a key role in sensory hyper-reactivity in a Shank3 mouse model of ASD and identify a potential cellular target for exploring therapeutic interventions.
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2020-03Department
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive SciencesJournal
Nature Neuroscience
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Chen, Qian et al. "Dysfunction of cortical GABAergic neurons leads to sensory hyper-reactivity in a Shank3 mouse model of ASD." Nature Neuroscience 23, 4 (March 2020): 520–532 © 2020 The Author(s)
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1097-6256
1546-1726