Noncoding RNA regulation of dopamine signaling in diseases of the central nervous system

William T. Carrick, Brandi Burks, Murray J. Cairns, Jannet Kocerha

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Abstract

Dopaminergic neurotransmission mediates a majority of the vital central nervous system functions. Disruption of these synaptic events provokes a multitude of neurological pathologies, including Parkinson's, schizophrenia, depression, and addiction. Growing evidence supports a key role for noncoding RNA (ncRNA) regulation in the synapse. This review will discuss the role of both short and long ncRNAs in dopamine signaling, including bioinformatic examination of the pathways they target. Specifically, we focus on the contribution of ncRNAs to dopaminergic dysfunction in neurodegenerative as well as psychiatric disease.

Original languageEnglish
Article number69
JournalFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Volume3
Issue numberOCT
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 2016

Keywords

  • Dopamine
  • Dopaminergic
  • Epigenetic
  • MicroRNAs
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Noncoding RNA
  • Psychiatric
  • Schizophrenia

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