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DNA methylation of the BDNF gene and its relevance to psychiatric disorders

Ikegame, Tempei, Bundo, Miki, Murata, Yui, Kasai, Kiyoto, Kato, Tadafumi, Iwamoto, Kazuya·2013·Journal of Human Genetics

Abstract

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophic factor, which is important for neuronal survival, development and synaptic plasticity. Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic modifications of BDNF are associated with the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and mood disorders. Patients with psychiatric disorders generally show decreased neural BDNF levels, which are often associated with increased DNA methylation at the specific BDNF promoters. Importantly, observed DNA methylation changes are consistent across tissues including brain and peripheral blood, which suggests potential usefulness of these findings as a biomarker of psychiatric disorders. Here we review DNA methylation characteristics of BDNF promoters of cellular, animal and clinical samples and discuss future perspectives.

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Authors
Ikegame, T., Bundo, M., Murata, Y., Kasai, K., Kato, T., & Iwamoto, K.
Affiliations
  • The University of Tokyo (JP)
  • RIKEN Center for Brain Science (JP)
  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JP)
Corresponding author
Iwamoto, Kazuya
Venue
Journal of Human Genetics
Published
2013-06-06
Volume
58
Issue
7
Pages
434-438
ISSN
  • 1434-5161 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-232X
OpenAlex
W1996375332
Cited by
179
References
69
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FWCI
1.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Human Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (CREST)
  • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
brain-derived neurotrophic factor, DNA methylation, epigenetics, mental illness, schizophrenia, mood disorders, promoter methylation, biomarkers, peripheral blood, brain, neurotrophic factors, synaptic plasticity
MeSH terms
Animals, Autopsy, Brain, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Neurons, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Schizophrenia, DNA Methylation, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

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