A NOVEL GENE, DISRUPTED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

摘要

A newly identified gene, DIS1 is disrupted by a (1;11)(q42.1;q14.3) translocation which segregates with schizophrenia. We have examined the genomic structure of DIS1 and found that the gene consists of 13 exons estimated to extend across at least 300kb of DNA. Exon 11 contains an alternative splice site which removes 66 nucleotides from the open reading frame. The final intron of DIS1 belongs to the rare AT-AC class of introns. 8 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) located within introns 3, 7, 9 and 10 of DIS1 have also been identified. These ESTs have not yet been assigned to DIS1 and may therefore represent further novel genes in the region.