Nature Communications (May 2021)

Impaired calcium signaling in astrocytes modulates autism spectrum disorder-like behaviors in mice

  • Qian Wang,
  • Ying Kong,
  • Ding-Yu Wu,
  • Ji-Hong Liu,
  • Wei Jie,
  • Qiang-Long You,
  • Lang Huang,
  • Jian Hu,
  • Huai-De Chu,
  • Feng Gao,
  • Neng-Yuan Hu,
  • Zhou-Cai Luo,
  • Xiao-Wen Li,
  • Shu-Ji Li,
  • Zhao-Fa Wu,
  • Yu-Long Li,
  • Jian-Ming Yang,
  • Tian-Ming Gao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23843-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Astrocytes contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) pathophysiology. Here, the authors show that IP3R2 conditional KO mice show ASD-like behaviours and identify astrocyte-derived ATP as a modulator of these behaviours in mice.