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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Neuropsychopharmacology. 2008 Oct 15;34(1):18–54. doi: 10.1038/npp.2008.172

TABLE 2.

Gene changes in psychiatric disease

REFERENCES
Gene symbol Gene name Statistically significant change Initial publication Confirmation
Schizophrenia
UCHL1 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 (Ubiquitin thiolesterase) Decreased Vawter,2001 Middleton, 2002, Altar, 2005, RNA: Behan, 2008, protein
GAD1 Glutamic acid decarboxylase 1 (67kDa) Decreased Mirnics, 2000; Guidotti, 2000 Vawter, 2002; Straub, 2007; Addington, 2005; protein decrease, Hashimoto, 2005, 2008; Hashimoto and Lewis, 2006, Veldic 2008; but increased mRNA, Hakak, 2001 and protein, Knable, 2002 reported. Paulson et al 2003, rat cortex protein after MK-801
IFITM3 Interferon induced transmenbrane protein 3 Increased Arion, 2007; Saetre, 2007 Shao, 2008; Saetre, 2007; Arion, 2007 for other assays
SERPINA3 Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A(alpha-1 antiproteinase, antitrypsin), member 3 Increased Arion, 2007; Saetre, 2007 Shao, 2008; Saetre, 2007; Arion, 2007 for other assays
MAG Myelin associatedd glycoprotein Decreased Hakak,2001 Aston, 2004
MDH1 Malate dehydrogenase 1 Decreased Hakak,2001 only increse reported; Vawter, 2002 Shao, 2008, Vawter, 2004, Iwamoto, 2005, Middleton, 2002; Altar, 2005, MAD2
RGS4 Regulator of g protein signaling 4 Decreased Mirnics, 2001 Arion, 2007; ISH In 3 cortical areas, Mirnics, 2001
SYN2 Synapsin II Decreased Mirnics, 2000; Vawter, 2002 Mirnics, 2000, ISH; Lee, 2005; Saviouk, 2007
TF Transferrin Decreased Hakak, 2001 Saetre, 2007, Arion, 2007, RNA; Behan, 2008 Prabakaran, 2004, protein
HINT1 Histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1 Decreased Vawter, 2001, 2002, 2004, ISH. Liu, In Press; Barbier, 2007, HINT 1 in basket neurons decreased in schizophrenia
GLUL Glutamate-ammonia ligase Shao, 2008 Kim, 2007; Burbaeva, 2003; Prabakaran, 2004
GLS Glutaminase, phosphate activated Increased Gluck, 2002 Bruneau, 2005
YWHAH 14-3-3 protein eta Decreased Vawter, 2001 Iwamoto, 2005; Middleton, 2005; Wong, 2003, genetic association with schizophrenia; DiGeorge syndrome.
YWHAB 14-3-3 protein beta Decreased Middleton, 2005 Iwamoto, 2005; Dean, 2007 haloperdiol increases
YWHAE 14-3-3 protein epsilon Decreased Middleton, 2005 Novikova, 2006; Middleton, 2005; Iwamoto, 2005
YWHAG 14-3-3 protein eta Decreased Middleton, 2005 Iwamoto, 2005
YWHAQ 14-3-3 protein theta Decreased Middleton, 2005 Iwamoto, 2005
YWHAZ 14-3-3 protein zeta Decreased Vawter, 2001 Middleton, 2005; Iwamoto, 2005
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Decreased Weickert, 2003 protein and mRNA Hashimoto, 2005, Weickert, 2005
NTRK2 Tropomyosin receptor related kinase 2, TrkB Decreased Hashimoto, 2005; Weickert, 2005 Hashimoto, 2005, repicated TrkB & BDNF decrease in a second cohort
GRIA2 Glutamate receptor, ionotrophic, AMPA 2 Decreased Mirnics, 2000; Vawter, 2002 Beveridge, 2008
ALDH7A1 Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 7 member A1 Increased Pennington, 2007 Shao, 2008
VDAC1 Voltage-dependent anion channel 1 Decreased Hakak, 2001, the only increase reported Iwamoto, 2005, Altar, 2005, RNA; Behan, 2008, Prabakaran, 2004, protein
GAP43 Growth-associated protein 43 Decreased Altar, 2005; Hakak, 2001, the only increase reported Behan, 2008, Prabakaran, 2004, Knable, 2002, Chambers, 2005, protein
CALB1 Calbindin 1 Decreased Altar, 2005 Knable, 2002, protein
ENO1 Alpha enolase Decreased Prabakaran, 2004 (protein) Behan, 2008
BASP1 Brain acid soluble protein 1 Increased Prabakaran, 2004 (protein) Behan, 2008
PRDX2 Peroxiredoxin-2 Decreased Prabakaran, 2004 (protein) Behan, 2008
ALDOC Fructose biphosphate aldolase C Decreased Prabakaran, 2004 (protein) Behan, 2008
DPYSL2 Dihydropyrimidinase related protein 2 Decreased Prabakaran, 2004 (protein) Behan, 2008
CHRM4 Muscarinic 4 receptor Decreased Scarr 2007; Reversal of schizophrenia signature with muscarinic agonists M1 agonism: antlpsychotlc properties in schizophrenia (Bymaster, 2002), Alzheimer’s (Bodick, 1997), and in monkey (Andersen, 2003) & rat (Stanhope, 2001) models.
Bipolar disease
FGF2 Fibroblast growth factor 2 Increased Shao, 2008; Nakatani, 2006
HINT1 Histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein 1 Decreased Elashoff, 2007, meta-analysis Wang, 2007; Barbier, 2007. KO mouse mania
ALDH7A1 Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 7 member A1 Increased Shao, 2008 Pennington, 2007
YWHAQ 14-3-3 protein theta Decreased Konradi, 2004 Elashoff, 2007; Vawter, 2006
YWHAZ 14-3-3 protein zeta Decreased Elashoff, 2007 Klempan, 2007
YWHAE 14-3-3 protein epsilon Decreased Sibille, 2004, suicide McQuillin, 2007, increased by lithium
AGXT2L1 Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 2-like 1 Increased Shao, 2008 Kim, 2007, Sibille, 2004, decreased in suicides
AQP4 Aquaporin 4 Increased Sibille, 2004, suicide Reduced in rat brain by lithium McQuillin, 2007 and valporate Bosetti, 2005
Major depressive disorder
GLUL Glutamate-ammonia ligase Decreased Choudary, 2005 Vawter, 2006; Shao, 2008; Sibille, 2004, Kim, 2007 & Klempan, 2007, decreased in suicide
SLC1A2/EAA T2 Astrocyte high-affinity glutamate trasporter Decreased Choudary, 2005 Shao, 2008; Sibille, 2004 & Klempan, 2007, decreased in Suicide; Frizzo, 2004, mRNA and protein incsed by riluzole
AGXT2L1 Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 2-like 1 Decreased Kim, 2007 and Sibille, 2004, suicide McQuillin, 2007. lithium increases in rat brain
FGF1 Fibroblast growth factor protein 1 (acidic) Decreased Evans, 2004; Sibille, 2004 Aston, 2005; Tochigi, 2007
FGF2 Fibroblast growth factor protein 2 (basic) Decreased Evans, 2004; Sibille, 2004 Aston, 2005; Gaughran, 2008; Tochigi, 2007
FGFR1 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 Increased Gaughran, 2006; Tochigi, 2007 Evans, 2004; Sibille, 2004; Aston, 2005; Tochigi, 2007
FGFR2 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 Increased Evans, 2004; Sibille, 2004 Aston, 2005; Tochigi, 2007
FGFR3 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 Increased Yazlovitskaya, 2006, lithium increases Evans, 2004; Sibille, 2004; Aston, 2005; Tochigi, 2007
NCAM1 Neural cell adhesion molecule Decreased Tochigi, 2007 Sibille, 2004. MDD suicide pairs; Vawter, 2000, cleavage products increased in BPD
GPR37 G protein-coupled receptor 37 endothelin receptor type B-like Decreased Aston, 2005 Sibille, 2004. MDD suicide pairs.
GPRC5B G proein-coupled receptor, family C, group 5, member B Decreased Aston, 2005 Sibille, 2004, MDD suicide pairs.
DIMT1L DIM1 dimethyladenosine transferase 1-like Decreased Aston, 2005 Tochigi, 2007
PRPF19 PRP19/PSO4 pre-mRNA processing factor 19 homolog Decreased Aston, 2005 Tochigi, 2007
NTRK2 Tropomyosin receptor related kinase 2, TrkB Decreased Dwivedi, 2003; trkB and BDNF decreases in suicide Antidepressant effect of ICV BDNF in rats (Siuciak, 1997); rat ECS increases BDNF protein (Altar, 2001) and mRNA (Altar, 2005; Duman, 1997; others). TrkB activation required for antidepressant-induced behavioral effects (Saarelainen, 2003)
AQP4 aquaporin4 Increased Iwamoto, 2005; Tochigi, 2007 McQuillin,2007, Sibillie, 2004; Bosetti, 2005 (decreased by lithium and valproate)
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