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ArticlePloS one2014

A functional MiR-124 binding-site polymorphism in IQGAP1 affects human cognitive performance.

Lixin Yang, Rui Zhang, Ming Li, Xujun Wu, Jianhong Wang, Lin Huang, Xiaodong Shi, Qingwei Li, Bing Su

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Lixin YangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Rui ZhangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
Ming LiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xujun WuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jianhong WangLaboratory of Primate Neuroscience Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
Lin HuangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
Xiaodong ShiDepartment of Biochemistry, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Qingwei LiCollege of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China.
Bing SuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNKunming Institute of Zoology · CNLiaoning Normal University · CNQujing Normal University · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a product of the unique evolution of the human brain, human cognitive performance is largely a collection of heritable traits. Rather surprisingly, to date there have been no reported cases to highlight genes that underwent adaptive evolution in humans and which carry polymorphisms that have a marked effect on cognitive performance. IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1 (IQGAP1), a scaffold protein, affects learning and memory in a dose-dependent manner. Its expression is regulated by miR-124 through the binding sites in the 3'UTR, where a SNP (rs1042538) exists in the core-binding motif. Here we showed that this SNP can influence the miR-target interaction both in vitro and in vivo. Individuals carrying the derived T alleles have higher IQGAP1 expression in the brain as compared to the ancestral A allele carriers. We observed a significant and male-specific association between rs1042538 and tactile performances in two independent cohorts. Males with the derived allele displayed higher tactual performances as compared to those with the ancestral allele. Furthermore, we found a highly diverged allele-frequency distribution of rs1042538 among world human populations, likely caused by natural selection and/or recent population expansion. These results suggest that current human populations still carry sequence variations that affect cognitive performances and that these genetic variants may likely have been subject to comparatively recent natural selection.

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CognitionPolymorphism, Single NucleotideBinding SitesCohort StudiesEvolution, MolecularFemaleGene FrequencyHumansMaleMemoryMicroRNAsras GTPase-Activating ProteinsSex FactorsWechsler ScalesIQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1MicroRNAsMIRN124 microRNA, humanras GTPase-Activating Proteins

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