期刊
NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
卷 71, 期 1, 页码 71-77出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2011.05.014
关键词
DISC1; FEZ1; Lithium; Bipolar disorder; Vesicle transport; Motor-cargo assembly
资金
- USPHS [MH-084018, MH-069853, MH-085226, MH-088753]
- Stanley foundation
- RUSK foundation
- NARSAD
- S-R foundations
- Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
- [DOD/CDMRP-W81XWH-11-1-0269]
Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISCI) is a susceptibility gene for major mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Although the roles of DISCI in nervous system development and functions are increasingly recognized, pathophysiological mechanisms underlying a range of neuropsychiatric symptoms caused by DISC1 mutations remain unclear. Here we show that DISCI enhances synaptic vesicle transport along microtubules. Knocking down DISC1 expression results in attenuated vesicle transport in primary cortical neurons. Likewise, expressing the dominant-negative, breakpoint mutant version of DISCI causes defective vesicle transport, by disrupting the assembly between the kinesin-1 adaptor FEZ1 and the cargo protein Synaptotagmin-1 (Syt-1). In addition, lithium, a mood-stabilizing agent used for the treatment of bipolar disorder. can restore the assembly of FEZ1 and Syt-1, and normalizes the defective transport caused by the dominant-negative DISC1. Thus, this study addresses a new role of DISC1 in organelle transport in neurons, and suggests that this cellular pathway could be therapeutically targeted for the treatment against neuropsychiatric diseases. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.
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