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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2011

Cell biology of the BLOC-1 complex subunit dysbindin, a schizophrenia susceptibility gene.

Ariana P Mullin, Avanti Gokhale, Jennifer Larimore, Victor Faundez

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Masks of Albinism: Clinical Spectrum of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  8. Endosomal trafficking in schizophrenia.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2022
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  10. Mitochondrial Proteostasis Requires Genes Encoded in a Neurodevelopmental Syndrome Locus.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ariana P MullinGraduate Program in Neuroscience, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Avanti Gokhale
Jennifer Larimore
Victor Faundez
Emory University · USInstitute for Neurodegenerative Disorders · US

Funding

ENNCF - Viral Vector CoreP30NS055077 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LEVEY, ALLAN I · 2008 to 2018
$6.8M
Cellular Mechanisms of Neuronal Metal Transport and ToxicityR01GM077569 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI FAUNDEZ, VICTOR · 2006 to 2016
$2.6M
Mechanisms of Endosome Trafficking in NeuronsR01NS042599 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI FAUNDEZ, VICTOR · 2003 to 2012
$2.5M
Mechanisms of Endosome Trafficking in NeuronsR56NS042599 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI FAUNDEZ, VICTOR · 2008 to 2008
$339k
NIGMS NIH HHS GM077569NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM077569NINDS NIH HHS NS42599NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS055077NINDS NIH HHS P30NS055077NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS042599NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS042599
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing interest in the biology of dysbindin and its genetic locus (DTNBP1) due to genetic variants associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. Reduced levels of dysbindin mRNA and protein in the hippocampal formation of schizophrenia patients further support involvement of this locus in disease risk. Here, we discuss phylogenetically conserved dysbindin molecular interactions that define its contribution to the assembly of the biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex-1 (BLOC-1). We explore fundamental cellular processes where dysbindin and the dysbindin-containing BLOC-1 complex are implicated. We propose that cellular, tissue, and system neurological phenotypes from dysbindin deficiencies in model genetic organisms, and likely individuals affected with schizophrenia, emerge from abnormalities in few core cellular mechanisms controlled by BLOC-1-dysbindin-containing complex rather than from defects in dysbindin itself.

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Cell BiologyAnimalsCarrier ProteinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein SubunitsSchizophreniaCarrier ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Subunits

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PMID21520000
PMCPMC3321231
OpenAlexW2028386886

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