| Literature DB >> 21429800 |
Cyril Jayakumar Peter1, Schahram Akbarian.
Abstract
Alterations in histone lysine methylation and other epigenetic regulators of gene expression contribute to changes in brain transcriptomes in mood and psychosis spectrum disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. Genetic association studies and animal models implicate multiple lysine methyltransferases and demethylases in the neurobiology of emotion and cognition. Here, we review the role of histone lysine methylation and transcriptional regulation in normal and diseased neurodevelopment and discuss various methyltransferases and demethylases as potential therapeutic targets in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disease.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21429800 PMCID: PMC3134618 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2011.02.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Mol Med ISSN: 1471-4914 Impact factor: 11.951