Purpose of Review This review aims to summarize the current body of behavioral, physiological,
and molecular knowledge concerning tactile sensitivity in autism spectrum disorder (…

The chromatin remodeling gene CHD8 represents a central node in neurodevelopmental
gene networks implicated in autism. We examined the impact of germline heterozygous …

Pleasurable touch is paramount during social behavior, including sexual encounters.
However, the identity and precise role of sensory neurons that transduce sexual touch remain …

Human chromosome 16p11. 2 microdeletion is among the most common gene copy number
variations (CNVs) known to confer risk for intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum …

SHANK3 is a synaptic scaffolding protein localized in the postsynaptic density and has a
crucial role in synaptogenesis and neural physiology. Deletions and point mutations in …

A microdeletion on human chromosome 16p11. 2 is one of the most common copy number
variants associated with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities…

Social touch can act as a stress buffer, reducing behavioral and physiological responses to
stressful scenarios. However, skin-brain touch pathways that promote stress resilience …

The chromatin remodeling gene CHD8 represents a central node in early neurodevelopmental
gene networks implicated in autism. We examined the impact of heterozygous germline …

… By using a designed TLR4/MD-2 fusion molecule, it is shown by different techniques that
CTRP-3 specifically and effectively inhibits the binding of LPS to its receptor, TLR4/MD-2. CTRP…

… -based (biotin-streptavidin-peroxidase) TLR4/MD-2 assay that was developed by our group
… (Table 2) did not influence the binding of biotinylated LPS to TLR4/MD-2 (data not shown). …