{"id":767,"date":"2019-03-12T16:13:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nephelae.synology.me\/wordpress\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2020-08-21T15:12:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:12:23","slug":"esr-project-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/?page_id=767","title":{"rendered":"ESR Project 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-13_510x510-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-910\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-13_510x510-1.png 510w, https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-13_510x510-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-13_510x510-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/?page_id=2331\">Laura Upton<\/a>. The role of glycinergic signalling in autism spectrum disorder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#14845f;font-size:19px\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Motivation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is highly heterogeneous and multiple neurobiological mechanisms have been implicated. We used a combination of genetic and functional studies to demonstrate that rare mutations in the X-linked gene <em>GLRA2<\/em>, encoding the glycine receptor ?2 subunit (GlyR ?2), are associated with ASD, implicating altered glycinergic signalling for the first time in ASD (Pilorge et al. 2016). We then went on to show novel roles for GlyR ?2 in synaptic plasticity and learning and memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#14845f;font-size:19px\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Research Challenge<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of this research project is to further characterize the underlying neurobiological mechanisms that link GlyR ?2 to ASD. This project will address the consequences of Glra2 deficiency at the cellular, network and behavioural levels and provide insights into the role of GlyR ?2 in inhibitory and excitatory cortical circuit dysfunction in ASD. Glra2-deficient mice exhibit deficits in object recognition memory, with preserved spatial memory, suggesting a distinct contribution of Glra2 to the brain circuits that underlie these forms of memory. We will explore the molecular, cellular and behavioural correlates of synaptic dysfunction in the adult prefrontal cortex of <em>Glra2<\/em>-deficient mice, and compare these results to those in the hippocampus. We will also analyse cortical dynamics with a voltage-sensitive fluorescent protein in mutant mice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group of <strong>Dr. Catalina Betancur<\/strong> at the laboratory <strong>Neuroscience Paris-Seine<\/strong> (INSERM, CNRS), <strong>Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine<\/strong>, <strong>Sorbonne University<\/strong>, has unique expertise in autism genetics, autism gene discovery and multidimensional functional dissection of ASD gene mutations. Approaches including neurobiology, biochemistry, and behavioural analyses will be complemented by the know-how in imaging cortical dynamics and electrophysiology of the secondment institutions (ICL and UE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#14845f;font-size:19px\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Supervision and Secondments<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PhD project will be carried out in the goup of Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders led by Catalina Betancur. The ESR will enrol in the Brain-Cognition-Behaviour Doctoral School (ED3C) of Sorbonne University. The project also features secondments (extended stays) at ICL (Thomas Kn\u00f6pfel) and CDBS-UEDIN (Peter Kind).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supervisor<\/strong>: Catalina Betancur (Catalina.Betancur@inserm.fr)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host Location<\/strong>: Neuroscience Paris-Seine (INSERM, CNRS), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syn2psy.cnc.uc.pt\/research-projects\/\">&lt; return to list of projects <\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Upton. The role of glycinergic signalling in autism spectrum disorder Motivation The genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is highly heterogeneous and multiple neurobiological mechanisms have been implicated. 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