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Alternative non-coding exons support serotonin transporter mRNA expression in the brain and gut

Date

Authors

Ozsarac, Nesrin

Santha, E

Hoffman, B

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

A number of studies in recent years have linked polymorphisms within the serotonin transporter (5HTT) gene to affective disorders and anxiety traits. The human 5HTT mRNA is alternatively spliced, and the splice variants are equally expressed in the human

Keywords

Keywords: complementary DNA; messenger RNA; oligonucleotide; serotonin transporter; adrenal medulla; alternative RNA splicing; animal tissue; article; brain; central nervous system; controlled study; gene amplification; gene expression; genetic code; heart; hybridi Alternative splicing; Gut; Promoter; Serotonin transporter; Tissue-specific

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/71273

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Neurochemistry

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00964.x

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