The Gene Encoding Protocadherin 9 (PCDH9), a Novel Risk Factor for Major Depressive Disorder

doi:10.1038/npp.2017.241

	The Gene Encoding Protocadherin 9 (PCDH9), a Novel Risk Factor for Major Depressive Disorder
	Xiao, Xiao 1; Zheng, Fanfan2 ; Chang, Hong 1; Ma, Yina 3; Yao, Yong-Gang 1,4; Luo, Xiong-Jian 1; Li, Ming1,4
发表期刊	NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
	2018-04-01
卷号	43 期号:5 页码:1128-1137
文章类型	Article
摘要	Genomic analyses have identified only a handful of robust risk loci for major depressive disorder (MDD). In addition to the published genome-wide significant genes, it is believed that there are undiscovered 'treasures' underlying the current MDD genome-wide association studies (GWASs) and gene expression data sets, and digging into these data will allow better understanding of the illness and development of new therapeutic approaches. For this purpose, we performed a meta-analytic study combining three MDD GWAS data sets (23andMe, CONVERGE, and PGC), and then conducted independent replications of significant loci in two additional samples. The genome-wide significant variants then underwent explorative analyses on MDD-related phenotypes, cognitive function alterations, and gene expression in brains. In the discovery meta-analysis, a previously unidentified single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs9540720 in the PCDH9 gene was genome-wide significantly associated with MDD (p = 1.69 x 10(-8) in a total of 89 610 cases and 246 603 controls), and the association was further strengthened when additional replication samples were included (p = 1.20 x 10(-8) in a total of 136 115 cases and 355 275 controls). The risk SNP was also associated with multiple MDD-related phenotypes and cognitive function impairment in diverse samples. Intriguingly, the risk allele of rs9540720 predicted lower PCDH9 expression, consistent with the diagnostic analysis results that PCDH9 mRNA expression levels in the brain and peripheral blood tissues were reduced in MDD patients compared with healthy controls. These convergent lines of evidence suggest that PCDH9 is likely a novel risk gene for MDD. Our study highlights the necessity and importance of excavating the public data sets to explore risk genes for MDD, and this approach is also applicable to other complex diseases.
WOS标题词	Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
DOI	10.1038/npp.2017.241
关键词[WOS]	GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION ; CONVERGENT FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS ; EDUCATIONAL-ATTAINMENT ; UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION ; SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI ; PREFRONTAL CORTEX ; CHILDHOOD IQ ; EXPRESSION ; METAANALYSIS ; SCHIZOPHRENIA
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
项目资助者	Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB13000000) ; CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(81601176) ; Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB02020003) ; Bureau of Frontier Sciences and Education, Chinese Academy of Sciences(QYZDJ-SSW-SMC005) ; NIMH(NCT00001260 ; 900142)
WOS研究方向	Neurosciences & Neurology ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy ; Psychiatry
WOS类目	Neurosciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy ; Psychiatry
WOS记录号	WOS:000427484600022
引用统计	被引频次：29[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ia.ac.cn/handle/173211/21989
专题	脑图谱与类脑智能实验室_脑网络组研究
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci & Yunnan Prov, Kunming Inst Zool, Key Lab Anim Models & Human Dis Mech, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Automat, Brainnetome Ctr, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Cognit Neurosci & Learning, IDG McGovern Inst Brain Res, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Brain Sci & Intelligence Technol, Shanghai, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xiao, Xiao,Zheng, Fanfan,Chang, Hong,et al. The Gene Encoding Protocadherin 9 (PCDH9), a Novel Risk Factor for Major Depressive Disorder[J]. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY,2018,43(5):1128-1137.
APA	Xiao, Xiao.,Zheng, Fanfan.,Chang, Hong.,Ma, Yina.,Yao, Yong-Gang.,...&Li, Ming.(2018).The Gene Encoding Protocadherin 9 (PCDH9), a Novel Risk Factor for Major Depressive Disorder.NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY,43(5),1128-1137.
MLA	Xiao, Xiao,et al."The Gene Encoding Protocadherin 9 (PCDH9), a Novel Risk Factor for Major Depressive Disorder".NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 43.5(2018):1128-1137.