title: DISC1 puts the brakes on neurogenesis.
abstract: The gene DISC1 (Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1) is a leading candidate gene for schizophrenia. In this issue, Duan et al. (2007) present evidence implicating DISC1 in the maturation and integration of newly generated neurons in the adult mouse hippocampus. Surprisingly, DISC1 appears to have opposite effects on neurogenesis during development and in adulthood.
authors: Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. ad722@columbia.edu
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Dranovsky
authors: Rene
authors: R
authors: Hen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D048429:Cell Size; D003712:Dendrites / Q000378:metabolism; D018891:Dentate Gyrus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005838:Genotype; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C498794:Disc1 protein, mouse; C486015:Ndel1 protein, mouse; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins