DNA-methyltransferase1 (DNMT1) binding to CpG rich GABAergic and BDNF promoters is increased in the brain of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients

E Dong, WB Ruzicka, DR Grayson, A Guidotti - Schizophrenia research, 2015 - Elsevier
The down regulation of glutamic acid decarboxylase67 (GAD1), reelin (RELN), and BDNF
expression in brain of schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar (BP) disorder patients is associated …

An upregulation of DNA-methyltransferase 1 and 3a expressed in telencephalic GABAergic neurons of schizophrenia patients is also detected in peripheral blood …

A Zhubi, M Veldic, NV Puri, B Kadriu, H Caruncho… - Schizophrenia …, 2009 - Elsevier
Several lines of schizophrenia (SZ) research suggest that a functional downregulation of the
prefrontal cortex GABAergic neuronal system is mediated by a promoter hypermethylation …

Epigenetic mechanisms expressed in basal ganglia GABAergic neurons differentiate schizophrenia from bipolar disorder

M Veldic, B Kadriu, E Maloku, RC Agis-Balboa… - Schizophrenia …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the cerebral prefrontal cortex (PFC), DNA-methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1), the enzyme that
catalyzes the methylation of cytosine at carbon atoms in position 5 in CpG dinucleotides, is …

DNA-methylation gene network dysregulation in peripheral blood lymphocytes of schizophrenia patients

J Auta, RC Smith, E Dong, P Tueting, H Sershen… - Schizophrenia …, 2013 - Elsevier
The epigenetic dysregulation of the brain genome associated with the clinical manifestations
of schizophrenia (SZ) includes altered DNA promoter methylation of several candidate …

In psychosis, cortical interneurons overexpress DNA-methyltransferase 1

M Veldic, A Guidotti, E Maloku… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Cortical DNA-methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) is preferentially expressed in interneurons
secreting GABA where it very likely contributes to promoter CpG island hypermethylation …

DNA methyltransferase 3B gene increases risk of early onset schizophrenia

C Zhang, Y Fang, B Xie, W Cheng, Y Du, D Wang… - Neuroscience …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objective: Consistent evidence indicated that aberrant DNA methylation may be involved in
the development of schizophrenia. DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) is the key …

State-dependent changes in the expression of DNA methyltransferases in mood disorder patients

F Higuchi, S Uchida, H Yamagata, K Otsuki… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2011 - Elsevier
Aberrant transcriptional regulation may be one of the key components of the
pathophysiology of mood disorders. DNA methylation generally acts as an epigenetic gene …

Regulation of gene transcription in bipolar disorders: Role of DNA methylation in the relationship between prodynorphin and brain derived neurotrophic factor

C D'Addario, MC Palazzo, B Benatti, B Grancini… - Progress in Neuro …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a prevalent and disabling condition, determined by gene-
environment interactions, possibly mediated by epigenetic mechanisms. The present study …

The dynamics of DNA methylation in schizophrenia and related psychiatric disorders

DR Grayson, A Guidotti - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013 - nature.com
Major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BP) with
psychosis (BP+) express a complex symptomatology characterized by positive symptoms …

GABAA receptor promoter hypermethylation in suicide brain: implications for the involvement of epigenetic processes

MO Poulter, L Du, ICG Weaver, M Palkovits, G Faludi… - Biological …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Epigenetic mechanisms may be involved in the reprogramming of gene
expression in response to stressful stimuli. This investigation determined whether epigenetic …