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Mutant DISC1 cell line

Invented at Johns Hopkins University

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Catalogue Number 156416
Antigen/Gene or Protein Targets disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1)
Parental Line PC12
Disease Keywords Schizophrenia
Relevance To evaluate the effects of a predicted protein, mutant disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1), stable PC12 cell clones with inducible expression of mutant or full-length human DISC1 (hDISC1) have been generated. PC12 is a neuronal cell line derived from a pheochromocytoma of the rat brain. This technology includes an inducible Tet-off PC12 cell model with stable expression of full-length and truncated hDISC1, allowing for a regulated expression of hDISC1 in homogenous populations of cells. Inducible expression of DISC1 in PC12 cells is a valuable in vitro model for further studying the molecular mechanisms likely due to loss of function of DISC1 relevant to the pathogenesis of major mental illnesses.
Research Area Neurobiology, Drug Discovery & Development

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Pletnikov et al. 2008. Mol Psychiatry. 13(2):173-86, 115. PMID: 17848917.


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Pletnikov et al. 2008. Mol Psychiatry. 13(2):173-86, 115. PMID: 17848917.


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