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text: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of genetic disorders often overlapping
with other neurological conditions. We previously described abnormalities in the
branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolic pathway as a cause of ASD. Here, we
show that the solute carrier transporter 7a5 (SLC7A5), a large neutral amino acid
transporter localized at the blood brain barrier (BBB), has an essential role
in maintaining normal levels of brain BCAAs. In mice, deletion of Slc7a5 from
the endothelial cells of the BBB leads to atypical brain amino acid profile, abnormal
mRNA translation, and severe neurological abnormalities. Furthermore, we identified
several patients with autistic traits and motor delay carrying deleterious homozygous
mutations in the SLC7A5 gene. Finally, we demonstrate that BCAA intracerebroventricular
administration ameliorates abnormal behaviors in adult mutant mice. Our data elucidate
a neurological syndrome defined by SLC7A5 mutations and support an essential role
for the BCAA in human brain function.
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by NICHD (P01HD070494) and SFARI (grant
275275) to J.G.G., and FWF (SFB35_3523) to G.N.\r\nWe thank A.C. Manzano, Mike Liu,
and F. Marr for technical assistance, and R. Shigemoto and the IST Austria Electron
Microscopy (EM) Facility for assistance. We acknowledge support from CIDR for genome-wide
SNP analysis (X01HG008823) and Broad Institute Center for Mendelian Disorders (UM1HG008900
to D. MacArthur), the Yale Center for Mendelian Disorders (U54HG006504 to M.G.),
the Gregory M. Kiez and Mehmet Kutman Foundation (M.G.), Italian Ministry of Instruction
University and Research (PON01_00937 to C.I.), and NIH (R01-GM108911 to A.S.). This
work was supported by NICHD (P01HD070494) and SFARI (grant 275275) to J.G.G., and
FWF (SFB35_3523) to G.N.\r\n\r\n#EMFacility"
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author:
- first_name: Dora-Clara
full_name: Tarlungeanu, Dora-Clara
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last_name: Tarlungeanu
- first_name: Elena
full_name: Deliu, Elena
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last_name: Deliu
orcid: 0000-0002-7370-5293
- first_name: Christoph
full_name: Dotter, Christoph
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last_name: Dotter
orcid: 0000-0002-9033-9096
- first_name: Majdi
full_name: Kara, Majdi
last_name: Kara
- first_name: Philipp
full_name: Janiesch, Philipp
last_name: Janiesch
- first_name: Mariafrancesca
full_name: Scalise, Mariafrancesca
last_name: Scalise
- first_name: Michele
full_name: Galluccio, Michele
last_name: Galluccio
- first_name: Mateja
full_name: Tesulov, Mateja
last_name: Tesulov
- first_name: Emanuela
full_name: Morelli, Emanuela
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last_name: Morelli
- first_name: Fatma
full_name: Sönmez, Fatma
last_name: Sönmez
- first_name: Kaya
full_name: Bilgüvar, Kaya
last_name: Bilgüvar
- first_name: Ryuichi
full_name: Ohgaki, Ryuichi
last_name: Ohgaki
- first_name: Yoshikatsu
full_name: Kanai, Yoshikatsu
last_name: Kanai
- first_name: Anide
full_name: Johansen, Anide
last_name: Johansen
- first_name: Seham
full_name: Esharif, Seham
last_name: Esharif
- first_name: Tawfeg
full_name: Ben Omran, Tawfeg
last_name: Ben Omran
- first_name: Meral
full_name: Topcu, Meral
last_name: Topcu
- first_name: Avner
full_name: Schlessinger, Avner
last_name: Schlessinger
- first_name: Cesare
full_name: Indiveri, Cesare
last_name: Indiveri
- first_name: Kent
full_name: Duncan, Kent
last_name: Duncan
- first_name: Ahmet
full_name: Caglayan, Ahmet
last_name: Caglayan
- first_name: Murat
full_name: Günel, Murat
last_name: Günel
- first_name: Joseph
full_name: Gleeson, Joseph
last_name: Gleeson
- first_name: Gaia
full_name: Novarino, Gaia
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last_name: Novarino
orcid: 0000-0002-7673-7178
citation:
ama: Tarlungeanu D-C, Deliu E, Dotter C, et al. Impaired amino acid transport at
the blood brain barrier is a cause of autism spectrum disorder. Cell. 2016;167(6):1481-1494.
doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.013
apa: Tarlungeanu, D.-C., Deliu, E., Dotter, C., Kara, M., Janiesch, P., Scalise,
M., … Novarino, G. (2016). Impaired amino acid transport at the blood brain barrier
is a cause of autism spectrum disorder. Cell. Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.013
chicago: Tarlungeanu, Dora-Clara, Elena Deliu, Christoph Dotter, Majdi Kara, Philipp
Janiesch, Mariafrancesca Scalise, Michele Galluccio, et al. “Impaired Amino Acid
Transport at the Blood Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder.”
Cell. Cell Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.013.
ieee: D.-C. Tarlungeanu et al., “Impaired amino acid transport at the blood
brain barrier is a cause of autism spectrum disorder,” Cell, vol. 167,
no. 6. Cell Press, pp. 1481–1494, 2016.
ista: Tarlungeanu D-C, Deliu E, Dotter C, Kara M, Janiesch P, Scalise M, Galluccio
M, Tesulov M, Morelli E, Sönmez F, Bilgüvar K, Ohgaki R, Kanai Y, Johansen A,
Esharif S, Ben Omran T, Topcu M, Schlessinger A, Indiveri C, Duncan K, Caglayan
A, Günel M, Gleeson J, Novarino G. 2016. Impaired amino acid transport at the
blood brain barrier is a cause of autism spectrum disorder. Cell. 167(6), 1481–1494.
mla: Tarlungeanu, Dora-Clara, et al. “Impaired Amino Acid Transport at the Blood
Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Cell, vol. 167,
no. 6, Cell Press, 2016, pp. 1481–94, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.013.
short: D.-C. Tarlungeanu, E. Deliu, C. Dotter, M. Kara, P. Janiesch, M. Scalise,
M. Galluccio, M. Tesulov, E. Morelli, F. Sönmez, K. Bilgüvar, R. Ohgaki, Y. Kanai,
A. Johansen, S. Esharif, T. Ben Omran, M. Topcu, A. Schlessinger, C. Indiveri,
K. Duncan, A. Caglayan, M. Günel, J. Gleeson, G. Novarino, Cell 167 (2016) 1481–1494.
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