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BDNF-DT and BDNF-AS-DT: novel genes in the BDNF locus.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Oct 2026
Bach Svitlana V, Punzi Giovanna, Smith Nuri E, Mukherjee Sreya, Shin Joo Heon, Chen Qiang, Pertea Geo, Collado-Torres Leonardo, Maynard Kristen R, Page Stephanie C, Kleinman Joel E, Hyde Thomas M, Weinberger Daniel R, Martinowich Keri, Ursini Gianluca
Abstract excerpt
Divergent transcription from bidirectional promoters is frequently observed in eukaryotic genomes, but the biological relevance of divergent RNA transcripts (DT) is unknown. We identified and characterized BDNF-DT, a novel DT gene, and BDNF-AS-DT, a novel readthrough gene, in the locus containing BDNF, a gene with key roles in neuronal development, differentiation, and synaptic plasticity. BDNF-DT is independent...
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- Humans
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Schizophrenia
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prefrontal Cortex
