supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81872299 to X.L.and 3217070538 to W.Z.Z.);Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(JCYJ20190807160011600 and JCYJ20210324124808023 to X.L.;JCYJ20200109142446804,JCYJ20220530145807018,ZDSYS20220606100803007,and JCYJ20190807154407467 to W.Z.Z.);Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research(2021B1212040006 to X.L.),and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M683073 to Y.Z.S.).
The cerebral cortex is a pivotal structure integral to advanced brain functions within the mammalian central nervous system.DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation play important roles in regulating cerebral cortex dev...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(No.2021JJ40280);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFC1005300);the Major Scientific and Technological Projects for Collaborative Prevention and Control of Birth Defects in Hunan Province,China(No.2019SK1010,2019SK1014);the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFC1005100);the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department(China)(No.2018SK2064);the Joint Construction Project of Henan Medical Science and Technology Project(China)(No.LHGJ20200618,2018020633);the Henan Engineering Research Center of Childhood Neurodevelopment Open Project(China)(No.SG201907).
Hengel et al recently reported that bi-allelic loss-of-function mutations in UDP-Glucose 6-Dehydrogenase(UGDH)caused a severe epileptic encephalopathy syndrome-Jamuar syndrome(OMIM#618792).1 The functional studies par...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970920,31921002,and 31430037).
Brain size abnormality is correlated with an increased frequency of autism spectrum disorder(ASD)in offspring.Genetic analysis indicates that heterozygous mutations of the WD repeat domain 62(WDR62)are associated with...
Consanguineous marriages are the marriages between blood relatives;nevertheless,it can also be referred as unions between second cousins or closer by the geneticists.Consanguinity increases the risk of congenital anom...
the grants from the National Key Research and Development Plan of China(2021YFC2300200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(U1902210 and 81972979 to J.An,and 82172266 to P.G.Wang);Support Project of High-level Teachers in Beijing Municipal Universities in the Period of 13th Fiveyear Plan(IDHT20190510 to J.An)。
As a member of vector-borne viruses,Zika virus(ZIKV)can cause microcephaly and various neurological symptoms in newborns.Previously,we found that ZIKV could infect hypothalamus,causing a decrease in growth hormone(GH)...
INAGEMP-National Institute of Population Medical Genetics grant CNPq(465549/2014-4);CAPES(88887.136366/2017-00);FAPERGS(17/2551-0000521-0);Project: Zika vírus: Uma abordagem translacional(CNPq grant 440763/2016-9);Project: A História Natural do Zika Vírus(Ministry of Health grant 929698560001160-02)
Objective::Prenatal infection with the Zika virus (ZIKV) can lead to congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), characterized by microcephaly and brain injury. However, there are questions regarding the prevalence of microcephal...
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus that can be identified as a small envelope with a positive-stranded RNA and an important medical pathogen, which causes deadly human diseases. The virus is carried by Aedes aegypti mo...
National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2016YFC1201000);the Key Deployment Projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.ZDRW-ZS-2016-4-2);the Key Laboratory of Bioactive Peptides of Yunnan Province(Grant No.AMHD-2017-3).
As a previously neglected member of flavivirus,Zika virus(ZIKV)has recently emerged and caused a global health concern because of its link to microcephaly and other congenital defects.Currently,no anti-ZIKV vaccine or...
Supported by the Health andFamily Planning Commission ofSichuan Province, No. 150106.
BACKGROUND Bainbridge-Ropers syndrome (BRPS) is a severe disorder characterized by failureto thrive, facial dysmorphism, and severe developmental delay. BRPS is caused bya heterozygous loss-of-function mutation in the...
This work was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program and Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,China(Grant Nos.XDB32020100,XDA16010306,QYZDJ-SSW-SMC007,and GJHZ1827);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31730108,31430037,31571038,and 31871329);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China(Grant No.17ZR1413900).
The association of Zika virus(ZIKV)infection with microcephaly has raised alarm worldwide.Their causal link has been confirmed in different animal models infected by ZIKV.However,the molecular mechanisms underlying ZI...