First Author | Koike H | Year | 2006 |
Journal | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | Volume | 103 |
Issue | 10 | Pages | 3693-7 |
PubMed ID | 16484369 | Mgi Jnum | J:107244 |
Mgi Id | MGI:3620450 | Doi | 10.1073/pnas.0511189103 |
Citation | Koike H, et al. (2006) Disc1 is mutated in the 129S6/SvEv strain and modulates working memory in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103(10):3693-7 |
abstractText | Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia (DISC1) is a leading candidate schizophrenia susceptibility gene. Here, we describe a deletion variant in mDisc1 specific to the 129S6/SvEv strain that introduces a termination codon at exon 7, abolishes production of the full-length protein, and impairs working memory performance when transferred to the C57BL/6J genetic background. Our findings provide insights into how DISC1 variation contributes to schizophrenia susceptibility in humans and the behavioral divergence between 129S6/SvEv and C57BL/6J mouse strains and have implications for modeling psychiatric diseases in mice. |