#mecp2 — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mecp2, aggregated by home.social.
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Brilliant work by #WhiteheadInstitute researchers and collaborators unpacking MECP2’s complex role in Rett syndrome - as both a gene activator and repressor. A powerful step toward more targeted therapies. #RettSyndrome #Neuroscience #Genetics #MECP2 #ScienceMatters #JaenischLab #YoungLab
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:376brirdwae4fayb4sd3bzdy/post/3lp5hlxwl722j -
A common #parasite could deliver #drugs to the #brain—how scientists are turning #Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend.
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FDA approval of trofinetide may spur further drug development for Rett
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/fda-approval-of-trofinetide-may-spur-further-drug-development-for-rett/
#Rettsyndrome #mousemodels #treatments #autism #MECP2 #News -
Going on Trial: Orphan drugs; CBD; bumetanide
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/going-on-trial-orphan-drugs-cbd-bumetanide/
#inhibitorysignaling #fragileXsyndrome #clinicaltrials #Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #mousemodels #funding #autism #22q11 #MECP2 #News #FMR1 -
Going on Trial: Orphan drugs; CBD; bumetanide
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/going-on-trial-orphan-drugs-cbd-bumetanide/
#inhibitorysignaling #fragileXsyndrome #clinicaltrials #Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #mousemodels #funding #autism #22q11 #MECP2 #News #FMR1 -
Going on Trial: Orphan drugs; CBD; bumetanide
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/going-on-trial-orphan-drugs-cbd-bumetanide/
#inhibitorysignaling #fragileXsyndrome #clinicaltrials #Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #mousemodels #funding #autism #22q11 #MECP2 #News #FMR1 -
Going on Trial: Orphan drugs; CBD; bumetanide
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/going-on-trial-orphan-drugs-cbd-bumetanide/
#inhibitorysignaling #fragileXsyndrome #clinicaltrials #Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #mousemodels #funding #autism #22q11 #MECP2 #News #FMR1 -
Epigenome edits unmute MECP2 in Rett-like neurons
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/epigenome-edits-unmute-mecp2-in-rett-like-neurons/
#Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #mousemodels #autism #MECP2 #News -
RNA rewrite improves breathing, survival in Rett mice
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/rna-rewrite-improves-breathing-survival-in-rett-mice/
#Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #mousemodels #autism #MECP2 #News -
Portrait of a research field: astrocytes in autism
https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/portrait-of-a-research-field-astrocytes-in-autism/
#excitatorysignaling #inhibitorysignaling #signalingimbalance #fragileXsyndrome #postmortembrains #geneexpression #Rettsyndrome #environment #mousemodels #astrocytes #organoids #DeepDive #seizures #synapses #autism #MECP2 #FMR1 #FMRP #GABA -
Faulty inhibition foils long-term memory in Rett mice
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/faulty-inhibition-foils-long-term-memory-in-rett-mice/
#excitatorysignaling #inhibitorysignaling #learningandmemory #neuralcircuits #Rettsyndrome #hippocampus #mousemodels #learning #seizures #autism #MECP2 #News -
Macaques’ social skills tied to variation in autism-linked genes
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/macaques-social-skills-tied-to-variation-in-autism-linked-genes/
#whole-exomesequencing #socialdeficits #monkeys #autism #SHANK2 #SHANK3 #MECP2 #News -
Macaques’ social skills tied to variation in autism-linked genes
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/macaques-social-skills-tied-to-variation-in-autism-linked-genes/
#whole-exomesequencing #socialdeficits #monkeys #autism #SHANK2 #SHANK3 #MECP2 #News -
Silenced X chromosome genes reawaken in new mouse model
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/toolbox/silenced-x-chromosome-genes-reawaken-in-new-mouse-model/
#Rettsyndrome #mousemodels #Xchromosome #treatments #Toolbox #autism #MECP2 -
Silenced X chromosome genes reawaken in new mouse model
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/toolbox/silenced-x-chromosome-genes-reawaken-in-new-mouse-model/
#Rettsyndrome #mousemodels #Xchromosome #treatments #Toolbox #autism #MECP2 -
Protein complex points to new route to Rett syndrome
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/protein-complex-points-to-new-route-to-rett-syndrome/
#Rettsyndrome #mousemodels #autism #MECP2 #News -
Real-world data on Rett syndrome: Q&A with Jana von Hehn
https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/real-world-data-on-rett-syndrome-qa-with-jana-von-hehn/
#clinicaltrials #rarevariants #Rettsyndrome #treatments #Opinion #autism #MECP2 #QA -
Hollis Cline: Leapfrogging over gaps in autism research
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/profiles/hollis-cline-leapfrogging-over-gaps-in-autism-research/
#fragileXsyndrome #brainimaging #Rettsyndrome #Profiles #autism #MECP2 #FMR1 -
Growth factor analogue shows promise for Rett syndrome in late-stage trial
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/growth-factor-analogue-shows-promise-for-rett-syndrome-in-late-stage-trial/
#clinicaltrials #motorskills #mousemodels #anxiety #MECP2 #News -
Dispatches from SfN 2021: Mitochondria, Rett therapy and oxytocin
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/dispatches-from-sfn-2021-mitochondria-rett-therapy-and-oxytocin/
#Prader-Willisyndrome #synapticplasticity #Angelmansyndrome #geneexpression #socialdeficits #connectivity #mitochondria #Rettsyndrome #mousemodels #treatments #15q11-13 #autism #SHANK3 #MECP2 #SCN2A #UBE3A #News #ANK2 #sex -
Gene therapy for rare form of autism may treat another
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/gene-therapy-for-rare-form-of-autism-may-treat-another/
#Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #astrocytes #autism #MECP2 #News -
Blocking key pathway reverses brain, behavior changes in autism mouse model
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/blocking-key-pathway-reverses-brain-behavior-changes-in-autism-mouse-model/
#learningandmemory #motorskills #mousemodels #treatments #autism #MECP2 #News -
Huda Zoghbi: Taking genetic inquiry to the next level
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/huda-zoghbi-taking-genetic-inquiry-to-the-next-level/
#learningandmemory #neuralcircuits #spokenversion #Rettsyndrome #motorskills #mousemodels #Xchromosome #treatments #Profiles #autism #memory #videos #MECP2 #News -
Alternative gene-therapy approaches take aim at Rett syndrome
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/alternative-gene-therapy-approaches-take-aim-at-rett-syndrome/
#spokenversion #Rettsyndrome #genetherapy #Xchromosome #mosaicism #autism #MECP2 #News