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- Title
Genetic architecture of the human tryptophan hydroxylase 2 Gene: existence of neural isoforms and relevance for major depression.
- Authors
Haghighi, F; Bach-Mizrachi, H; Huang, Y Y; Arango, V; Shi, S; Dwork, A J; Rosoklija, G; Sheng, H T; Morozova, I; Ju, J; Russo, J J; Mann, J J
- Abstract
Impaired brain serotonin neurotransmission is a potential component of the diathesis of major depression. Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2), is the rate limiting biosynthetic isoenzyme for serotonin that is preferentially expressed in the brain and a cause of impaired serotonin transmission. Here, we identify a novel TPH2 short isoform with truncated catalytic domain expressed in human brainstem, prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and amygdala. An exploratory study of 166 Caucasian subjects revealed association with major depression or suicide of a novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) g.22879A>G located in exon 6 of this short isoform. This SNP and additional SNPs were discovered through a systematic characterization of the genetic architecture of the TPH2 gene for further genetic and functional investigations of its relationship to major depression and other psychopathology.
- Publication
Molecular psychiatry, 2008, Vol 13, Issue 8, p813
- ISSN
1476-5578
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.mp.4002127