| 1 | Nat. Neurosci. 2013 Sep 16: 1228-37 |
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| PMID | 23912948 |
| Title | Deletion of TOP3?, a component of FMRP-containing mRNPs, contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Abstract | Implicating particular genes in the generation of complex brain and behavior phenotypes requires multiple lines of evidence. The rarity of most high-impact genetic variants typically precludes the possibility of accruing statistical evidence that they are associated with a given trait. We found that the enrichment of a rare chromosome 22q11.22 deletion in a recently expanded Northern Finnish sub-isolate enabled the detection of association between TOP3B and both schizophrenia and cognitive impairment. Biochemical analysis of TOP3? revealed that this topoisomerase was a component of cytosolic messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs) and was catalytically active on RNA. The recruitment of TOP3? to mRNPs was independent of RNA cis-elements and was coupled to the co-recruitment of FMRP, the disease gene product in fragile X mental retardation syndrome. Our results indicate a previously unknown role for TOP3? in mRNA metabolism and suggest that it is involved in neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| SCZ Keywords | schizophrenia |