Mouse behavioral endophenotypes for schizophrenia

LC Amann, MJ Gandal, TB Halene, RS Ehrlichman… - Brain research …, 2010 - Elsevier
An endophenotype is a heritable trait that is generally considered to be more highly,
associated with a gene-based neurological deficit than a disease phenotype itself. Such …

Does phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A) hold promise as a future therapeutic target?

MP Kelly - Current pharmaceutical design, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A) is the most recently discovered 3', 5'-cyclic nucleotide
phosphodiesterase. By breaking down both cAMP and cGMP, PDE11A is a critical regulator …

Dopamine responsiveness is regulated by targeted sorting of D2 receptors

SE Bartlett, J Enquist, FW Hopf… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Aberrant dopaminergic signaling is a critical determinant in multiple psychiatric disorders,
and in many disease states, dopamine receptor number is altered. Here we identify a …

SSRIs antidepressant activity is influenced by Gβ3 variants

A Serretti, C Lorenzi, C Cusin, R Zanardi… - European …, 2003 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to test a possible effect of the G-protein β3-subunit (Gβ3)
C825T gene variant on the antidepressant activity of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors …

PDE11A regulates social behaviors and is a key mechanism by which social experience sculpts the brain

S Hegde, H Ji, D Oliver, NS Patel, N Poupore… - Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that appropriate social behaviors are vital to thriving in one's environment,
little is understood of the molecular mechanisms controlling social behaviors or how social …

Developmental etiology for neuroanatomical and cognitive deficits in mice overexpressing Gαs, a G-protein subunit genetically linked to schizophrenia

MP Kelly, JM Stein, CG Vecsey, C Favilla, X Yang… - Molecular …, 2009 - nature.com
Schizophrenia is a widespread psychiatric disorder, affecting 1% of people. Despite this
high prevalence, schizophrenia is not well treated because of its enigmatic developmental …

Constitutive activation of Gαs within forebrain neurons causes deficits in sensorimotor gating because of PKA-dependent decreases in cAMP

MP Kelly, C Isiegas, YF Cheung, J Tokarczyk… - …, 2007 - nature.com
Sensorimotor gating, the ability to automatically filter sensory information, is deficient in a
number of psychiatric disorders, yet little is known of the biochemical mechanisms …

A role for phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A) in the formation of social memories and the stabilization of mood

MP Kelly - Phosphodiesterases: CNS Functions and Diseases, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The most recently discovered 3′, 5′-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase family
is the Phosphodiesterase 11 (PDE11) family, which is encoded by a single gene PDE11A …

Pharmacogenetics of lithium prophylaxis in mood disorders: Analysis of COMT, MAO‐A, and Gβ3 variants

A Serretti, C Lorenzi, R Lilli, L Mandelli… - American journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the possible association between the prophylactic efficacy of lithium in mood
disorders and the following gene variants: catechol‐O‐methyltransferase (COMT) G158A …

Genetic dissection of neural circuits and behavior in Mus musculus

R Havekes, T Abel - Advances in genetics, 2009 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges in the field of neurobiology is to elucidate the molecular
machinery that underlies the formation and storage of memories. For many decades, genetic …