Withstand Psychiatric Stress: Jumping Gene Strongly Linked to Depression, Fear, and Anxiety

Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto’s former lab in Japan first characterized the gene Tob in 1996. Now it is well known for the role it plays in cancer. Previous research has also suggested that it has a role in regulating the cell cycle and the body’s immune response. In a new multidisciplinary study that combines molecular biology with neuroscience, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered that this gene also plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety. Their work was published recently in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

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