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An important role for cholecystokinin, a CLOCK target gene, in the development and treatment of manic-like behaviors.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Mar 2014
Arey R N, Enwright J F, Spencer S M, Falcon E, Ozburn A R, Ghose S, Tamminga C, McClung C A
Abstract excerpt
Mice with a mutation in the Clock gene (ClockΔ19) have been identified as a model of mania; however, the mechanisms that underlie this phenotype, and the changes in the brain that are necessary for lithium's effectiveness on these mice remain unclear. Here, we find that cholecystokinin (Cck) is a direct transcriptional target of CLOCK and levels of Cck are reduced in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of ClockΔ19...
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