Topic: FoxP genes

FoxP genes have been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with aberrant connectivity of neural circuits. There is evidence that mutations in FoxP genes lead to impaired cognition, speech, and motor abilities. The goal of our work is to elucidate and characterize distinct molecular mechanisms with which FoxP genes orchestrate neural circuit formation. As a first step, we characterized the temporal and spatial expression pattern of the FoxP transcription factors. To study their impact on neural circuit assembly, we are using the chicken embry