Carmen Almodóvar-Payá, Maria Guardiola-Ripoll, Maria Giralt-López, Maitane Oscoz-Irurozqui, Erick Jorge Canales-Rodríguez, Mercè Madre, Joan Soler-Vidal, Núria Ramiro, Luis F Callado, Bárbara Arias, Carme Gallego, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Mar Fatjó-Vilas
The expression of Neuritin-1 (NRN1), a neurotrophic factor crucial for neurodevelopment and synaptic plasticity, is enhanced by the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). Although the receptor of NRN1 remains unclear, it is suggested that NRN1's activation of the insulin receptor (IR) pathway promotes the transcription of the calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C (CACNA1C). These three genes have been independently associated with schizophrenia (SZ) risk, symptomatology, and brain differences...
May 9, 2024: Brain Structure & Function