Departments of Biological Sciences and Cell and Developmental Biology, Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2011 Dec;21(6):834-41. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.04.009. Epub 2011 May 17.
Heritable neurodevelopmental disorders are multifaceted disease conditions encompassing a wide range of symptoms including intellectual disability, cognitive dysfunction, autism and myriad other behavioral impairments. In cases where single, causative genetic defects have been identified, such as Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Fragile X syndrome, the classical Drosophila genetic system has provided fruitful disease models. Recent Drosophila studies have advanced our understanding of UBE3A, MECP2, NF1 and FMR1 function, respectively, in genetic, biochemical, anatomical, physiological and behavioral contexts. Investigations in Drosophila continue to provide the essential mechanistic understanding required to facilitate the conception of rational therapeutic treatments.
遗传性神经发育障碍是一种多方面的疾病,包括智力障碍、认知功能障碍、自闭症和无数其他行为障碍等多种症状。在已经确定单一致病基因缺陷的情况下,例如 Angelman 综合征、Rett 综合征、神经纤维瘤病 1 型和脆性 X 综合征,经典的果蝇遗传系统提供了富有成效的疾病模型。最近的果蝇研究分别在遗传、生化、解剖、生理和行为背景下,增进了我们对 UBE3A、MECP2、NF1 和 FMR1 功能的理解。在果蝇中的研究继续提供了必要的机制理解,以促进合理治疗方法的构想。