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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Early-onset torsion dystonias are caused by a mutation in TorsinA, a protein widely expressed in the nervous system. Here we report the cloning of the murine TorsinA cDNA and a mRNA in situ hybridization analysis of the expression patterns of TorsinA over developmental periods relevant to the etiology of early-onset dystonias. Several studies have demonstrated a functional involvement of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in pathological mechanisms underlying dystonia. In this study, we show that the expression of TorsinA is significantly increased in the brain within hours of treatment with the dopaminergic toxin, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine in mice, suggesting that the TorsinA gene is regulated by cellular stress. These results provide insights into the pathophysiology of early-onset dystonia and strengthen links between the dopaminergic system and dystonia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
355
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14729251-1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Dystonia Musculorum Deformans, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-MPTP Poisoning, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Nerve Degeneration, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Neurotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Substantia Nigra, pubmed-meshheading:14729251-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
TorsinA, the gene linked to early-onset dystonia, is upregulated by the dopaminergic toxin MPTP in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacology Institute, University of Heidelberg, Im Neunheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. rohini.kuner@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article