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Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Intellectual Disability: From Systems Biology and Modeling to Therapeutic Opportunities

Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Abstract:
Intellectual disability (ID) is a pathological condition characterized by limited intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. It affects 1–3% of the worldwide population, and no pharmacological therapies are currently available. More than 1000 genes have been found mutated in ID patients pointing out that, despite the common phenotype, the genetic bases are highly heterogeneous and apparently unrelated. Bibliomic analysis reveals that ID genes converge onto a few biological modules, including cytoskeleton dynamics, whose regulation depends on Rho GTPases transduction. Genetic variants exert their effects at different levels in a hierarchical arrangement, starting from the molecular level and moving toward higher levels of organization, i.e., cell compartment and functions, circuits, cognition, and behavior. Thus, cytoskeleton alterations that have an impact on cell processes such as neuronal migration, neuritogenesis, and synaptic plasticity rebound on the overall establishment of an effective network and consequently on the cognitive phenotype. Systems biology (SB) approaches are more focused on the overall interconnected network rather than on individual genes, thus encouraging the design of therapies that aim to correct common dysregulated biological processes. This review summarizes current knowledge about cytoskeleton control in neurons and its relevance for the ID pathogenesis, exploiting in silico modeling and translating the implications of those findings into biomedical research.
Tipologia CRIS:
03B-Review in Rivista / Rassegna della Lett. in Riv. / Nota Critica
Keywords:
Disabilità Intellettiva GTPasi Citoscheletro
Elenco autori:
Carla Liaci, Mattia Camera , Giovanni Caslini, Simona Rando, Salvatore Contino, Valentino Romano, Giorgio Merlo
Autori di Ateneo:
MERLO Giorgio Roberto
Link alla scheda completa:
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1790639
Link al Full Text:
https://iris.unito.it/retrieve/handle/2318/1790639/765499/Liaci%20et%20al%20Review%202021.pdf
Pubblicato in:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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