IIncreased Atp8a1 expression in the hippocampus and temporal cortex of juvenile patients with autism.
Lentiviral – transduced Atp8a1 overexpression at p6 elicits autistic-like sociability behavior in adult mice
Mice deficient in Atp8a1 display normal sociability behavior.
Altered expression of Atp8a1 yield mice that display decreased excitatory synapses in the hippocampal CA1 region
The Atp8a1 + mice may serve as an animal model for autism.