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A single nucleotide polymorphism in the human serotonin transporter introduces a new site for N-linked glycosylation.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Sept 2009
Rasmussen Trine N, Plenge Per, Bay Tina, Egebjerg Jan, Gether Ulrik
Abstract excerpt
The human serotonin transporter (hSERT) is responsible for reuptake of serotonin (5-HT) from the synaptic cleft and is target for antidepressant medicine. Differential hSERT activity caused by genetic polymorphisms is believed to affect the risk of developing depression and, moreover, to affect the response to antidepressant therapy. The hSERT contains in the second extracellular loop (EL2) two sites for N-linked...
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