Article
Effects of intronic single nucleotide polymorphisms (iSNPs) of a polysialyltransferase, ST8SIA2 gene found in psychiatric disorders on its gene products.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 23 Sept 2016
Hane Masaya, Kitajima Ken, Sato Chihiro
Abstract excerpt
Polysialic acid (polySia) is a linear homopolymer of sialic acid and mainly modifies neural cell adhesion molecule. PolySia plays important roles in synapse formation, learning and memory, social behavior and is associated with several diseases. Gene analyses of one of the biosynthetic enzymes for polySia, ST8SIA2, have revealed that several SNPs and genetic variations in the ST8SIA2 gene are associated with...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
