Article
Disc1 point mutations in mice affect development of the cerebral cortex.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 2 Mar 2011
Lee Frankie H F, Fadel Marc P, Preston-Maher Kate, Cordes Sabine P, Clapcote Steven J, Price David J, Roder John C, Wong Albert H C
Abstract excerpt
Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) is a strong candidate gene for schizophrenia and other mental disorders. DISC1 regulates neurodevelopmental processes including neurogenesis, neuronal migration, neurite outgrowth, and neurotransmitter signaling. Abnormal neuronal morphology and cortical architecture are seen in human postmortem brain from patients with schizophrenia. However, the etiology and development of...
Topics
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- Cerebral Cortex
- Female
- Growth Inhibitors
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
