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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome (MDS) is a human developmental brain malformation caused by neuronal migration defects resulting in abnormal layering of the cerebral cortex. LIS1, the gene defective in MDS, encodes a subunit of brain platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase which inactivates PAF, a neuroregulatory molecule. We have isolated murine cDNAs homologous to human LIS1 and mapped these to three different chromosomal loci (Lis1, Lis3, Lis4). The predicted sequences of murine Lis1 protein and its human homolog LIS1 are virtually identical. In the developing mouse and human, Lis1 and LIS1 genes were strongly expressed in the cortical plate. In the adult mouse Lis1 transcripts were abundant in cortex and hippocampus. The direct correlation between cortical defects in MDS patients and Lis1 expression in the murine cortex suggest that the mouse is a model system suitable to study the mechanistic basis of this intriguing genetic disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0270-6474
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
3730-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7751941-1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Oligonucleotide Probes, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Open Reading Frames, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Phospholipases A, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:7751941-Proteins
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Lissencephaly gene (LIS1) expression in the CNS suggests a role in neuronal migration.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics and Virology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't