Lissencephaly 1 linking to multiple diseases: mental retardation, neurodegeneration, schizophrenia, male sterility, and more

Neuromolecular Med. 2006;8(4):547-65. doi: 10.1385/NMM:8:4:547.

Abstract

Lissencephaly 1 (LIS1) was the first gene implicated in the pathogenesis of type-1 lissencephaly. More than a decade of research by multiple laboratories has revealed that LIS1 is a key node protein, which participates in several pathways, including association with the molecular motor cytoplasmic dynein, the reelin signaling pathway, and the platelet-activating factor pathway. Mutations in LIS1-interacting proteins, either in human, or in mouse models has suggested that LIS1 might play a role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases such as male sterility, schizophrenia, neuronal degeneration, and viral infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • 1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase / genetics*
  • 1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / genetics
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / metabolism
  • Classical Lissencephalies and Subcortical Band Heterotopias / genetics*
  • Classical Lissencephalies and Subcortical Band Heterotopias / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male / genetics
  • Infertility, Male / metabolism
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Intellectual Disability / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins / genetics*
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism
  • Mutation
  • Nerve Degeneration / genetics
  • Nerve Degeneration / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Reelin Protein
  • Schizophrenia / genetics
  • Schizophrenia / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins
  • Reelin Protein
  • 1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase
  • PAFAH1B1 protein, human
  • Pafah1b1 protein, mouse
  • RELN protein, human
  • Reln protein, mouse