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The dysbindin-containing complex (BLOC-1) in brain: developmental regulation, interaction with SNARE proteins and role in neurite outgrowth.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Feb 2010
Ghiani C A, Starcevic M, Rodriguez-Fernandez I A, Nazarian R, Cheli V T, Chan L N, Malvar J S, de Vellis J, Sabatti C, Dell'Angelica E C
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Previous studies have implicated DTNBP1 as a schizophrenia susceptibility gene and its encoded protein, dysbindin, as a potential regulator of synaptic vesicle physiology. In this study, we found that endogenous levels of the dysbindin protein in the mouse brain are developmentally regulated, with higher levels observed during embryonic and early postnatal ages than in young adulthood. We obtained biochemical...
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