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319) Posttranslational modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) by polysialic acid (polySia) is crucial for nervous system development and brain plasticity.

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PMID:24057454 DOI:10.1007/s00429-013-0638-z

2015 Brain structure & function

* Schizophrenia-like phenotype of polysialyltransferase ST8SIA2-deficient mice.

- Posttranslational modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) by polysialic acid (polySia) is crucial for nervous system development and brain plasticity. PolySia attachment is catalyzed by the polysialyltransferases (polySTs) ST8SIA2 and ST8SIA4, two enzymes with distinct but also common functions during neurodevelopment and in the adult brain. A growing body of evidence links aberrant levels of NCAM and polySia as well as variation in the ST8SIA2 gene to neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. To investigate whether polyST deficiency might cause a schizophrenia-like phenotype, St8sia2 (-/-) mice, St8sia4 (-/-) mice and their wildtype littermates were assessed neuroanatomically and subjected to tests of cognition and sensorimotor functions. St8sia2 (-/-) but not St8sia4 (-/-) mice displayed enlarged lateral ventricles and a size reduction of the thalamus accompanied by a smaller internal capsule and a highly disorganized pattern of fibers connecting thalamus and cortex. Reduced levels of the vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT2 pointed towards compromised glutamatergic thalamocortical input into the frontal cortex of St8sia2 (-/-) mice. Both polyST-deficient lines were impaired in short- and long-term recognition memory, but only St8sia2 (-/-) mice displayed impaired working memory and deficits in prepulse inhibition. Furthermore, only the St8sia2 (-/-) mice exhibited anhedonic behavior and increased sensitivity to amphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion. These results reveal that reduced polysialylation in St8sia2 (-/-) mice leads to pathological brain development and schizophrenia-like behavior. We therefore propose that genetic variation in ST8SIA2 has the potential to confer a neurodevelopmental predisposition to schizophrenia.

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--- WordNet output for system --- =>制度組織体系的方式, システム, 組織, 整然とした手順, (思想などの)体系, 体制 Overview of noun system The noun system has 9 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (43) system -- (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer") 2. (23) system, scheme -- (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going") 3. (14) system -- ((physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide") 4. (10) system, system of rules -- (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender") 5. (8) arrangement, organization, organisation, system -- (an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification") 6. (7) system -- (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion") 7. (6) system -- (a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation") 8. (1) system -- (the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system") 9. organization, organisation, system -- (an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here") --- WordNet end ---