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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (8): 677-685.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.19-126

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Schizophrenia-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms affecting microRNA function

Wenquan Liang1,Yu Hou2,Cunyou Zhao1()   

  1. 1. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
    2. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Affiliated BaYi Children's Hospital, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2019-05-08 Revised:2019-07-07 Online:2019-08-20 Published:2019-08-05
  • Contact: Zhao Cunyou E-mail:cyzhao@smu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Guangdong Science and Technology Foundation(2019B030316032);The Guangzhou Science and Technology Foundatio(201804010259);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(81601175);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(81671333)

Abstract:

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) compose a class of non-coding transcripts with a mean length of 22 nucleotides, and play critical roles in regulating gene expression in the process of development, proliferation and differentiation of neurons. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) find most of schizophrenia-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) locating in the non-coding regions, providing functional implications of miRNAs in the development of schizophrenia. In this review, we highlight the interplays between GWAS-SNPs and miRNAs in four perspectives: SNP in miRNA gene; miRNA located in the host gene; SNP located in the miRNA’s seed sequence; SNP located in the miRNA’s binding site. We also speculate on the future research on the role of miRNA in the development of schizophrenia.

Key words: GWAS, SNP, miRNA, schizophrenia