This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2017YFA0504202 to G.L.,2019YFA0508403 to P.L,2018YFE0203302 to P.C.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31525013,31630041 and 31521002 to G.L.,31871443 to P.L.,31871290 to P.C.);The work was also supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)Strategic Priority Research Program(XDB19040202);the CAS Key Research Program on Frontier Science(QYZDY-SSW-SMC020);an HHMI International Research Scholar grant(55008737)to G.L.
Rett syndrome(RTT),a severe postnatal neurodevelopmental disorder,is caused by mutations in the X-linked gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2(MeCP2).MeCP2 is a chromatin organizer regulating gene expression.RTT-...
Acknowledgments We are grateful to ZL Qiu (Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences) for providing the AAVS/Mecp2 plasmid. We thank AM Bao (Zhejiang University) for technical assistance, and K-XL and JZ for suggestions on this project. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scientists (81225007), Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31430034), Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91432306), Funds for Creative Research Groups of Chi- na (81221003), Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University, and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. This work was also sponsored by the Zhejiang Province Program for Cultivation of High-level Health Talents.
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