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Reversible overexpression of bace1-cleaved neuregulin-1 N-terminal fragment induces schizophrenia-like phenotypes in mice.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Jul 2014
Luo Xiaoyang, He Wanxia, Hu Xiangyou, Yan Riqiang
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BACKGROUND: Neuregulin-1 (Nrg1) is a pleiotropic signaling molecule that regulates neural development, and mutation of Nrg1 is a risk factor for schizophrenia. Cleavage of type I β1 Nrg1 isoform by Bace1 releases a secreted N-terminal fragment (Nrg1-ntfβ), which can bind to a cognate ErbB receptor to activate the specific signaling cascade. This study aimed to determine whether increased expression of Nrg1 is...
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