Panic disorder (PD) is a severe and chronic psychiatric disorder with significant genetic components underlying its etiology. The gene regulator of G protein signaling 2 (RGS2) has been reported to be associated with anxiety disorders. To confirm the association of RGS2 with PD, we investigated three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of RGS2 (rs10801152, rs4606, and rs1819741) in 677 Japanese PD cases and 460 controls. The SNP rs10801152 was suggestive of an association with PD (allele P = 0.045 adjusted using sex and age as confounding factors). The three-SNP haplotype was significantly associated with PD (global permutation P = 4 × 10(-4)). The haplotypes T-G-C and T-C-T showed significant association and protective effect on PD (T-G-C, permutation P = 0.038, OR = 0.80, 95%CI = 0.68-0.95; T-C-T, permutation P = 0.004, OR = 0.38, 95%CI = 0.21-0.70). These results provide support for an association of RGS2 with PD in a Japanese population.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.31178 | DOI Listing |
BMC Genomics
January 2025
Guangdong Research Center On Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, China.
Background: Spotted scat, a marine aquaculture fish, has variable body color development stages during their ontogenesis. However, the regulatory mechanism of body color patterns formation was poorly understood. Thyroid hormones (TH) function as an important endocrine factor in regulating metamorphosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysiol Rep
January 2025
Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Sympathoexcitation is a hallmark of heart failure, with sustained β-adrenergic receptor (βAR)-G protein signaling activation. βAR signaling is modulated by regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins. Previously, we reported that Gα regulation by RGS2 or RGS5 is key to ventricular rhythm regulation, while the dual loss of both RGS proteins results in left ventricular (LV) dilatation and dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFmBio
January 2025
Tumor Virus RNA Biology Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, NCI/NIH, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes an RNA-binding protein ORF57 in lytic infection. Using an optimized CLIP-seq in this report, we identified ORF57-bound transcripts from 544 host protein-coding genes. By comparing with the RNA-seq profiles from BCBL-1 cells with latent and lytic KSHV infection and from HEK293T cells with and without ORF57 expression, we identified FOS RNA as one of the major ORF57-specific RNA targets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Gastrointest Oncol
October 2024
Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Xinjiang Medical University, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Background: The tumor microenvironment (TME) could be critical in carcinogenesis, immune evasion, and treatment response. TME-related genes are limited in their ability to predict gastric cancer (GC) outcomes. We utilized data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) to investigate the functional roles of TME-related genes in GC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransl Cancer Res
October 2024
Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Background: Gastric cancer (GC) has a high incidence and mortality rate with a poor prognosis, so it is crucial to search for new biomarkers. The role of NETosis, a newly identified type of programmed cell death, in GC and its underlying mechanisms have yet to be explored and still require thorough investigation. Our research seeks to enhance our comprehension of NETosis and may offer novel approaches for treating GC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!