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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic variation in the metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (GRM3, mGluR3) has been associated with schizophrenia, but the mechanism by which it confers risk is unknown. Previously, we reported the existence of a splice variant, GRM3Delta4, which has an exon 4 deletion and encodes a truncated form of the receptor that is expressed in brain. The aim of the present study was to determine whether expression of this splice variant is altered in individuals with schizophrenia and is affected by a risk genotype. We measured GRM3 and GRM3Delta4 transcripts in human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and hippocampus of the CBDB/NIMH collection ( approximately 70 controls, approximately 30 schizophrenia patients) and in the DLPFC of the Stanley Array Collection. Expression data of GRM3 mRNA in the DLPFC were inconsistent: GRM3 was increased in schizophrenia patients in the CBDB/NIMH collection, but not in the Stanley Array Collection. GRM3 expression did not change in the frontal cortex of rats treated chronically with haloperidol or clozapine. An exon 3 SNP previously associated with schizophrenia (rs2228595) predicted increased expression of the GRM3Delta4 splice variant. Our results suggest that rs2228595, or a neighboring SNP in linkage disequilibrium with it, may contribute to risk for schizophrenia by modulating GRM3 splicing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1740-634X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2626-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Schizophrenia, pubmed-meshheading:18256595-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of a GRM3 splice variant is increased in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of individuals carrying a schizophrenia risk SNP.
pubmed:affiliation
Genes Cognition and Psychosis Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural