User:Matthomas118/NOREPINEPHRINE TRANSPORTER

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Norepinephrine Transporter (NET)

Brief introduction

Structure

Function

  • norepinenphrine

Transport Mechanisms

Location in the Nervous System

Regulation

NET Gene

Gene Structure

NET SNPs

  • briefly- what SNPs are and why nonsynonymous SNPs are areas of interest for researchers
  • evidence suggesting relationship between SNPs and disorders such as ADHD and depression
    • only established relationship is between missense (nonsynonymous) polymorphism Ala457Pro and orthostatic intolerance (source: Tellioglu) [see below for OI]
  • table of some SNPs (GoogleBooks- Reith)

Clinical Significance

  • research with ADHD and depression etc. has yielded evidence but nothing has been proven yet (source: Tellioglu)

Orthostatic Intolerance

  • SNP Ala457Pro

Therapeutic Potential

Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

  • briefly, what it is and how it affects the NET, then below name medications for each condition

Depression

ADHD

Schizophrenia

Psychostimulants

Cocaine

Amphetamines

Further Research

  • Understanding mental illness

See Also

References

  1. Tellioglu T, Robertson D (November 2001). "Genetic or acquired deficits in the norepinephrine transporter: current understanding of clinical implications". Expert Rev Mol Med 2001: 1–10. doi:10.1017/S1462399401003878. PMID 14987367.
  2. Haenisch B, Bonisch H (March 2011). "Depression and antidepressants: Insights from knockout of dopamine, serotonin or noradrenaline re-uptake transporters". Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2011: 129-3. doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.12.002.
  3. Zhou J (December 2004). "Norepinephrine transporter inhibitors and their therapeutic potential". Drugs Future 2004: 29-12. PMC 1518795.
  4. Oaks AW, Sidhu A (April 2011). "Synuclein modulation of monoamine transporters". FEBS Letters 2011: 585-7. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2011.03.009

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