ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE

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作者
LESCH, KP [1 ]
BALLING, U [1 ]
GROSS, J [1 ]
STRAUSS, K [1 ]
WOLOZIN, BL [1 ]
MURPHY, DL [1 ]
RIEDERER, P [1 ]
机构
[1] NIMH, LCS, CTR CLIN, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
关键词
HUMAN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; GENE ORGANIZATION; VNTR;
D O I
10.1007/BF01276434
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The gene encoding the human serotonin transporter (5-HTT) has been isolated and characterized. The human 5-HTT gene is composed of 14 exons spanning similar to 31 kb. The sequence of all exons including adjacent intronic sequences and a tandem repeat DNA polymorphism (VNTR) has been determined and deposited in the EMBL/GenBank data base with the accession numbers X76753 to X76762. The characterization of 5-HTT gene will aid to advance molecular pharmacologic studies of 5-HT uptake regulation and facilitate investigations of its role in psychiatric disorders.
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