Abbreviations
ASD autism spectrum disorders
cAMP adenosine 3’,5 cyclic monophosphate
CNS central nervous system
CNV copy number variants
CREB cAMP-responsive element binding protein
DAG diacylglycerol
ER endoplasmic reticulum
ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FXS fragile X syndrome
GABA γ-aminobutyric acid
GIRK G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channels
GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
GO gene ontology
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
IP3 inositol 1,3,4- triphosphate
KEGG Kyoto encyclopaedia of genes and genomes pathway
KD knock-down
KI knock-in
KO knock-out
NAM negative allosteric modulator
OR olfactory receptor
PAM positive allosteric modulator
PD Parkinson’s disease
PKA protein kinase A
PLC phospholipase CRTK receptor tyrosine kinase
RTT Rett syndrome
SNP single nucleotide polymorphism
Tg transgenic animals
UTR untranslated region
WT wild type