Article
Expression of mutant human DISC1 in mice supports abnormalities in differentiation of oligodendrocytes.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Aug 2011
Katsel Pavel, Tan Weilun, Abazyan Bagrat, Davis Kenneth L, Ross Christopher, Pletnikov Mikhail V, Haroutunian Vahram
Abstract excerpt
Abnormalities in oligodendrocyte (OLG) differentiation and OLG gene expression deficit have been described in schizophrenia (SZ). Recent studies revealed a critical requirement for Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) in neural development. Transgenic mice with forebrain restricted expression of mutant human DISC1 (ΔhDISC1) are characterized by neuroanatomical and behavioral abnormalities reminiscent of some...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Brain
- Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Cell Differentiation
- Doxycycline
- Embryo, Mammalian
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
