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Fishing for protein partners nets clues to autism

Connections between 13 autism-linked proteins and their binding partners in excitatory neurons implicate a new molecular pathway.

By Holly Barker
6 February 2023 | 5 min read
Markov cluster showing protein interactions in mice.

Protein atlas doubles number of known interactions in mice

Thousands of protein-protein interactions mapped in mice reveal how these networks shift across seven kinds of tissue.

By Niko McCarty
26 August 2021 | 4 min read

Autism-linked protein screen reveals hundreds of new interactions

Researchers have uncovered more than 1,200 new protein-protein interactions involving proteins coded for by autism-linked genes.

By Grace Huckins
14 May 2021 | 3 min read
Two doctors look at a brain scan with a 'fingerprint' pattern over the grey matter area.

Unique brain ‘fingerprints’ may narrow search for autism subtypes

Grouping people with autism based on their unique brain-activity ‘fingerprints’ may help to identify subtypes of the condition.

By Damien Fair, Oscar Miranda Dominguez
10 July 2018 | 5 min read

New health handbook; evidence imbalance; social motivation and more

The latest manual of international disease codes is out, a franchise claims to have an autism cure, and two reports diverge on the validity of the social-motivation hypothesis.

By Emily Willingham
22 June 2018 | 4 min read
scientific illustration of protein mutations

Web-based tools reveal mutations’ effects on proteins

Two new online resources help researchers predict how mutations alter protein structure.

By Maris Fessenden
27 April 2018 | 2 min read

Tangled web of proteins holds clues to autism’s complexity

Understanding how mutations in genes linked to autism perturb the different versions of proteins the genes form could reveal new targets for treatments.

By Lilia Iakoucheva
28 February 2017 | 5 min read

Online atlas reveals huge array of protein connections

A new web-based tool charts the myriad contacts among human proteins.

By Maris Fessenden
13 January 2017 | 2 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Questions for Richard Tsien: Taking apart autism’s machinery

Autism may stem from faulty feedback loops in the brain, like an air conditioning system gone awry.

By Ann Griswold
22 March 2016 | 6 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.

New method vets quality of antibodies for experimental use

Researchers have devised a reliable technique for evaluating how well antibodies home in on specific molecules in scientific experiments. The new approach could take some of the guesswork out of studies that use antibodies to label and isolate proteins.

By Kate Yandell
15 July 2015 | 3 min read

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Research image of cells lacking microexon 4.

Protein aggregates gum up ‘master regulator’ of autism-linked genes

The regulator, CPEB4, typically controls protein production for hundreds of autism-linked genes, but an alternative version of it found in autistic people forms irreversible clumps and malfunctions.

By Giorgia Guglielmi
23 January 2025 | 4 min read
Violet-stained neurons in a serial transverse section from an embryonic spiny dogfish, a bottom-dwelling shark.

Digitization of ‘breathtaking’ neuroanatomy slide collection offers untapped research gold mine

Thousands of histological sections of vertebrate brains—including from spiny dogfish, turtles and more—are newly available online.

By Shaena Montanari
22 January 2025 | 3 min read
Research image of brain organoids with astroglia formation represented in green.

Personalized medicine; astroglia organoids; fast track for fragile X drug

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 20 January.

By Jill Adams
21 January 2025 | 2 min read