Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

PCM1 is necessary for focal ciliary integrity and is a candidate for severe schizophrenia

  • Tanner O. Monroe,
  • Melanie E. Garrett,
  • Maria Kousi,
  • Ramona M. Rodriguiz,
  • Sungjin Moon,
  • Yushi Bai,
  • Steven C. Brodar,
  • Karen L. Soldano,
  • Jeremiah Savage,
  • Thomas F. Hansen,
  • Donna M. Muzny,
  • Richard A. Gibbs,
  • Lawrence Barak,
  • Patrick F. Sullivan,
  • Allison E. Ashley-Koch,
  • Akira Sawa,
  • William C. Wetsel,
  • Thomas Werge,
  • Nicholas Katsanis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19637-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The role of ciliary/centriolar components in the postnatal brain is unclear. Here, the authors show via ablation of Pcm1 in mice that degenerative ciliary/centriolar phenotypes induce neuroanatomical and behavioral changes. Sequencing of PCM1 in human cohorts and zebrafish in vivo complementation suggests PCM1 mutations can contribute to schizophrenia.