Creating an experimental modelreproducing a pathogenic mutation of MeCP2

Reference: Project3 Abstract: Objective: the majority of animal models of the syndrome Rett available today represent only part of what that actually happens in patients, because most patients are not deprived of the entire gene, but only a small portion of it, or even have change only one amino acid. This project has set itself … Read more

Identification of neuronal substrates of Rett syndrome and validation of therapies in preclinical models: a genomic, morphofunctional, and behavioural analysis in mouse models and patients

Reference: GGP09196 Abstract: Rett syndrome is a leading cause of mental retardation, second only to Down syndrome, which affects almost exclusively girls. This disease becomes manifest after a period of apparently normal development and causes growth retardation, severe psychomotor impairment and autistic behaviour. The majority of cases of Rett syndrome are caused by mutations in … Read more

Role of MeCP2 in the proliferationand in the differentiation of the cerebral cortex

Reference: Project4 Abstract: Objective: the production of MeCP2 starts very early during development of the central nervous system; although at 14 days after conception the cerebral cortex of mice expressing high levels of MeCP2, the role of MeCP2 during these phases has so far been overlooked. it is our opinion that MeCP2 and in particular … Read more

Study of the action of the complex moderating ENA / VASP on synaptic defect induced by mutation of MeCP2 in neurons obtained from mice and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients.

Reference: 1 Abstract: The central hypothesis that there is a tendency to evaluate this project is that the mechanisms that regulate actin polymerization-dependent proteins of the ENA / VASP are able to modulate the effects of the mutation of MeCP2. In the case of positive results, then you might investigate whether a similar phenomenon also … Read more

Preclinical evaluation of a protein produced by Escherichia coli as a novel therapeutic approach for Rett Syndrome

Reference: 2 Abstract: In a recent study, we have reported that the administration of a toxin derived from bacteria, for brevity called CNF1, improved in a clear manner some of the behavioral alterations observed in transgenic mice, a model for Rett syndrome. CNF1 The result is also able to counteract some morphological abnormalities in the … Read more

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