Nucleic acid molecules that are differentially regulated in a bipolar disorder and uses thereof
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1. A microarray comprising at least two nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecules, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the nucleic acid molecules on said support are mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecules.
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Abstract
In general, this invention relates to nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that are differentially regulated in a bipolar disorder, and the use of these sequences as targets for the development of compounds that treat a bipolar disorder. In addition, the methods and sequences described herein are useful for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of a bipolar disorder in a human patient.
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- 1. A microarray comprising at least two nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecules, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the nucleic acid molecules on said support are mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecules.
- 3. A microarray comprising at least two nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptides, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the polypeptides on said support are nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptides.
- 4. A method of diagnosing a patient having, or having a propensity to develop, a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecule in a patient sample, wherein a decreased level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample, indicates that said patient has or has a propensity to develop a bipolar disorder.
- 6. A method of diagnosing a patient having, or having a propensity to develop, a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptide in a patient sample, wherein a decreased level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample, indicates that said patient has or has a propensity to develop a bipolar disorder.
- 8. A method of monitoring a patient having a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid or polypeptide in a patient sample, wherein an alteration in the level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample indicates the severity of bipolar disorder in said patient.
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10. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, said method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecule with a candidate compound, and comparing the level of expression of said nucleic acid molecule in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of expression in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an increase in expression of said nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism nucleic acid molecule identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
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11. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, the method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptide with a candidate compound, and comparing the level of expression of said polypeptide in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of polypeptide expression in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an increase in the expression of said nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptide identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
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12. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, the method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptide with a candidate compound, and comparing the biological activity of said polypeptide in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of biological activity in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an increase in the biological activity of said nuclear encoded mitochondrial energy metabolism polypeptide identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
- 15. A microarray comprising at least two nucleic acid molecules, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the nucleic acids molecules on the support encode a proteasomal polypeptide.
- 17. A microarray comprising at least two proteasomal polypeptides, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the polypeptides on the support are proteasomal polypeptides.
- 18. A method of diagnosing a patient having, or having a propensity to develop, a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a nucleic acid that encodes a proteasomal polypeptide in a patient sample, wherein a decreased level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample, indicates that said patient has or has a propensity to develop a bipolar disorder.
- 20. A method of diagnosing a patient having, or having a propensity to develop, a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a proteasomal polypeptide in a patient sample, wherein a decreased level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample, indicates that said patient has or has a propensity to develop a bipolar disorder.
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22. A method of monitoring a patient having a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a proteasomal nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide in a patient sample, wherein an alteration in the level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample indicates the severity of a bipolar disorder in said patient.
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23. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, said method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding a proteasomal polypeptide with a candidate compound, and comparing the level of expression of said nucleic acid molecule in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of expression in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an increase in expression of said nucleic acid molecule encoding a proteasomal polypeptide identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
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24. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, the method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a proteasomal polypeptide with a candidate compound, and comparing the level of expression of said polypeptide in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of polypeptide expression in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an increase in the expression of a proteasomal polypeptide identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
- 27. A microarray comprising at least two nucleic acid molecules listed in Table 4, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the nucleic acids on said support are listed in Table 4.
- 28. A microarray comprising at least two polypeptides listed in Table 4, or fragments thereof, bound to a solid support, wherein at least 90% of the polypeptides on said support are polypeptides listed in Table 4.
- 29. A method of diagnosing a patient having, or having a propensity to develop, a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a nucleic acid listed in Table 4 in a patient sample, wherein an alteration in the level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample, indicates that said patient has or has a propensity to develop a bipolar disorder.
- 31. A method of diagnosing a patient having, or having a propensity to develop, a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid listed in Table 4 in a patient sample, wherein an altered level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample, indicates that said patient has or has a propensity to develop a bipolar disorder.
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33. A method of monitoring a patient having a bipolar disorder, said method comprising determining the level of expression of a nucleic acid or polypeptide listed in Table 4 in a patient sample, wherein an alteration in the level of expression relative to the level of expression in a control sample indicates the severity of a bipolar disorder in said patient.
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34. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, said method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a nucleic acid molecule listed in Table 4 with a candidate compound, and comparing the level of expression of said nucleic acid molecule in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of expression in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an alteration in expression of said nucleic acid molecule identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
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35. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, the method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule listed in Table 4 with a candidate compound, and comparing the level of expression of said polypeptide in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of polypeptide expression in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an alteration in the expression of a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule listed in Table 4 identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
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36. A method of identifying a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder, the method comprising contacting a cell that expresses a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule listed in Table 4 with a candidate compound, and comparing the biological activity of said polypeptide in said cell contacted by said candidate compound with the level of biological activity in a control cell not contacted by said candidate compound, wherein an alteration in the biological activity of said polypeptide identifies said candidate compound as a candidate compound that ameliorates a bipolar disorder.
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