The occurrence of aberrant functional connectivity in the neuronal circuit is one of the integrative theories of the etiology of schizophrenia. Previous studies have reported that the protein and mRNA levels of the synapsin 2 (SYN2) and complexin 2 (CPLX2) genes were decreased in patients with schizophrenia. Synapsin 2 and complexin 2 are involved in synaptogenesis and the modulation of neurotransmitter release. This report presents a study of the association of polymorphisms of SYN2 and CPLX2 with schizophrenia in the Korean population.
Methods
Six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and one 5-bp insertion/deletion in SYN2 and five SNPs in CPLX2 were genotyped in 154 Korean patients with schizophrenia and 133 control patients using direct sequencing or restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. An intermarker linkage disequilibrium map was constructed for each gene.
Results
Although there was no significant difference in the genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies of either SYN2 or CPLX2 polymorphisms between the schizophrenia and control groups, the two-way haplotype analyses revealed significant associations with the disease (P < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction). The three-way haplotype analyses also revealed a significant association of SYN2 with schizophrenia (P < 0.001 after Bonferroni correction).
Conclusion
These results suggest that both SYN2 and CPLX2 may confer susceptibility to schizophrenia in the Korean population.
Background
Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic mental illness affecting 0.5–1.5% of the general population worldwide [1]. The contribution of genetic factors to the vulnerability to schizophrenia has been well established by family, twin, and adoption studies that have suggested a significant heritability of approximately 50–70% [2]. Many studies have attempted to identify the allelic variants that confer susceptibility to the illness, but no single genes have been identified that produce a major effect on the vulnerability [3].
Recently the synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia has gained attention by attributing the fundamental pathology of schizophrenia to the dysfunction of synaptic transmission involving various molecules [4]. Synapsins, a family of synaptic vesicle-associated phosphoproteins, play a crucial role in the regulation of neurotransmission, synaptogenesis, and neuronal plasticity [5]. Three human synapsin genes have been identified (SYN1, 2, and 3; OMIM 313440, 600755, and 602705) [6]. Complexin 1 and complexin 2, which are encoded by CPLX1 (OMIM 605032) and CPLX2 (OMIM 605033), respectively, and are also called synaphins, are pre-synaptic membrane proteins that preferentially bind to syntaxin within the SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion attachment protein receptors) complex. These proteins are important regulators of transmitter release immediately preceding vesicle fusion [7]. Previous studies have demonstrated that the concentrations of synapsins and complexins are reduced in the brains of schizophrenics [8, 9]. The expression levels of both synapsins were significantly decreased in the hippocampal tissue of schizophrenic patients [10]. The levels of synapsin 2 and complexin 2 mRNA were also significantly reduced in the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum, and hippocampus of schizophrenics [11–14].
SYN2 was mapped to chromosome 3p25 [15], and CPLX2 is located on chromosome 5q35.3 (OMIM 605033). These loci were identified as potential regions conferring susceptibility to schizophrenia in diverse populations [16–18]. Based on their localization, well-established neurobiological roles, and expression patterns in schizophrenic patients, we selected SYN2 and CPLX2 as candidate genes for conferring susceptibility to schizophrenia. In this report, we present an association study of SYN2 and CPLX2 with schizophrenia using 12 polymorphisms in the Korean population.
Results
SYN2 polymorphisms in the schizophrenia and control groups
Of the seven polymorphisms in SYN2, rs2623873 (SYN2-1) is located in the promoter region, whereas the others are all located in the intronic regions (SYN2-2–7) (Fig. 1, Table 1). The genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies of polymorphisms in SYN2 were determined in 113 schizophrenic patients and 114 normal healthy controls by direct sequencing or Dde I RFLP. The genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies of polymorphisms in SYN2 are shown in Table 2. The average allelic frequency of the SNPs was 0.312. Given the equivalent frequency for the susceptible allele, the expected detection power for SYN2 was 0.9538 to 0.9929 under the multiplicative model with a genotype relative risk = 1.8 to 2.0 [22]. None of the SNPs showed any significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P > 0.05). We observed no significant difference in the genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies between the schizophrenics and control groups (Table 2).
Figure 1
Genomic organization ofSYN2andCPLX2and locations of SNPs. a; SYN2 spans over 140 kb and is composed of 14 exons. Seven markers are indicated with the dbSNP reference ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SNP. b; CPLX2 spans over 83 kb and is composed 3 exons. Five markers are indicated with the dbSNP reference ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SNP.
Table 1
Twelve polymorphisms genotyped in this study.
Gene
Name
dbSNP rs#
Region
Allele
Methods
SYN2
SYN2-1
rs2623873
Promoter
G/T
Direct Sequencing
SYN2
SYN2-2
rs2308169
Intron
ATGCT/-
Direct Sequencing
SYN2
SYN2-3
rs308961
Intron
T/G
Direct Sequencing
SYN2
SYN2-4
rs308963
Intron
C/G
Direct Sequencing
SYN2
SYN2-5
rs308952
Introna
A/G
Dde I RFLP
SYN2
SYN2-6
rs2279750
Introna
A/C
Direct Sequencing
SYN2
SYN2-7
rs310762
Intron
C/T
Direct Sequencing
CPLX2
CPLX2-1
rs2247916
Promoter
G/T
Mae III RFLP
CPLX2
CPLX2-2
rs2243404
5'UTR
C/T
Cac 8I RFLP
CPLX2
CPLX2-3
rs890736
Intron
C/T
Ava II RFLP
CPLX2
CPLX2-4
rs890737
Intron
C/T
Direct Sequencing
CPLX2
CPLX2-5
rs4390706
Intron
G/A
Direct Sequencing
a Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 4 (Timp4) gene is nested within the intron of SYN2 in reverse orientation.
Table 2
Genotype distributions and allele frequencies of each polymorphism of the SYN2 and CPLX2 in the schizophrenia and control groups.
Polymorphism
Subjects
Genotype distribution (frequency)
Allele frequency
11
12
22
Pa
1
2
Pb
SYN2-1
Cases (n = 113)
47 (0.416)
50 (0.442)
16 (0.142)
0.527
0.637
0.363
0.679
Controls (n = 114)
41 (0.360)
59 (0.518)
14 (0.122)
0.618
0.382
SYN2-2
Cases (n = 113)
40 (0.354)
55 (0.487)
18 (0.159)
0.758
0.597
0.403
0.438
Controls (n = 114)
36 (0.316)
56 (0.491)
22 (0.193)
0.561
0.439
SYN2-3
Cases (n = 113)
83 (0.735)
30 (0.265)
0 (0.000)
0.762
0.867
0.133
0.975
Controls (n = 114)
85 (0.746)
28 (0.246)
1 (0.009)
0.868
0.132
SYN2-4
Cases (n = 113)
49 (0.434)
45 (0.398)
19 (0.168)
0.722
0.633
0.367
0.612
Controls (n = 114)
44 (0.386)
51 (0.447)
19 (0.167)
0.610
0.390
SYN2-5
Cases (n = 113)
72 (0.637)
35 (0.310)
6 (0.053)
0.973
0.792
0.208
0.869
Controls (n = 114)
74 (0.649)
34 (0.298)
6 (0.053)
0.798
0.202
SYN2-6
Cases (n = 113)
67 (0.593)
39 (0.345)
7 (0.062)
0.786
0.765
0.235
0.622
Controls (n = 114)
63 (0.553)
44 (0.386)
7 (0.061)
0.746
0.254
SYN2-7
Cases (n = 113)
39 (0.345)
54 (0.478)
20 (0.177)
0.847
0.584
0.416
0.576
Controls (n = 114)
42 (0.368)
55 (0.482)
17 (0.149)
0.610
0.390
CPLX2-1
Cases (n = 154)
132 (0.857)
22 (0.143)
0 (0.000)
0.441
0.929
0.071
0.612
Controls (n = 133)
113 (0.850)
18 (0.135)
2 (0.015)
0.917
0.083
CPLX2-2
Cases (n = 154)
132 (0.857)
22 (0.143)
0 (0.000)
0.254
0.929
0.071
0.198
Controls (n = 133)
108 (0.812)
23 (0.173)
2 (0.015)
0.898
0.102
CPLX2-3
Cases (n = 154)
115 (0.747)
34 (0.221)
5 (0.032)
0.129
0.857
0.143
0.072
Controls (n = 133)
85 (0.639)
43 (0.323)
5 (0.038)
0.801
0.199
CPLX2-4
Cases (n = 154)
110 (0.714)
40 (0.260)
4 (0.026)
1.000
0.844
0.156
0.849
Controls (n = 133)
94 (0.707)
35 (0.263)
4 (0.030)
0.838
0.162
CPLX2-5
Cases (n = 154)
124 (0.805)
30 (0.195)
0 (0.000)
0.312
0.903
0.097
0.541
Controls (n = 133)
112 (0.842)
20 (0.150)
1 (0.008)
0.917
0.083
a Fisher's exact probability tests, case vs controls (2 × 3 genotype-based analysis)
b Fisher's exact probability tests, case vs controls (2 × 2 allele-based analysis)
We compared the LD for all possible two-way comparisons of the SNPs in the controls (Table 3). The pairwise D' values for the seven SNPs were consistently high, except in one instance (SYN2-2 vs. SYN2-6; D' = 0.300, r2 = 0.200). Out of the 21 possible pairs of SNPs, significant haplotype associations with schizophrenia were observed for 4 pairs: SYN2-1 – SYN2-2 (χ2 = 27.58, df = 3, P = 4.45 × 10-6), SYN2-2 – SYN2-4 (χ2 = 16.46, df = 3, P = 9.12 × 10-4), SYN2-2 – SYN2-7 (χ2 = 8.08, df = 3, P = 0.044), and SYN2-3 – SYN2-4 (χ2 = 10.66, df = 3, P = 0.014) (Table 3). Even after the Bonferroni correction (number of haplotypes, n = 21), the associations of the SYN2-1 – SYN2-2 and SYN2-2 – SYN2-4 haplotypes with schizophrenia remained significant (Pcorr= 9.35 × 10-5 and Pcorr= 0.019) (Table 3). The T allele-the deletion allele haplotype for the SYN2-1 – SYN2-2 combination and the deletion allele-the G allele haplotype for the SYN2-2 – SYN2-4 combination were observed more frequently in schizophrenia than the controls (Table 4).
Table 3
Pairwise linkage disequilibrium and haplotype association of SNPs in SYN2.
SYN2-1
SYN2-2
SYN2-3
SYN2-4
SYN2-5
SYN2-6
SYN2-7
SYN2-1
0.532
0.776
0.758
0.865
0.516
0.642
0.222
0.056
0.553
0.306
0.482
0.397
SYN2-2
4.45 × 10-6 a
0.613
0.453
0.734
0.300
0.429
0.044
0.250
0.174
0.200
0.225
SYN2-3
0.246
0.632
1.000
0.997
0.480
1.000
0.097
0.038
0.433
0.097
SYN2-4
0.845
9.12 × 10-4 a
0.014
1.000
0.480
0.806
0.395
0.433
0.650
SYN2-5
0.896
0.655
0.135
0.133
0.938
0.865
0.651
0.295
SYN2-6
0.116
0.892
0.602
0.602
0.147
0.722
0.278
SYN2-7
0.646
0.044
0.155
0.392
0.404
0.0.72
Upper diagonal top: D', bottom: r2 in controls; Lower diagonal: P value by χ2 test (df = 3)
aP < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction
Table 4
Estimated haplotype frequencies of the SYN2-1 – SYN2-2 and SYN2-2 – SYN2-4 combination on the SYN2
Haplotypes
Estimated frequency
SYN2-1
SYN2-2
Cases
Controls
T
Deletion
0.583
0.461
T
ATGCT
0.054
0.158
G
Deletion
0.014
0.100
G
ATGCT
0.349
0.281
SYN2-2
SYN2-4
Cases
Controls
Deletion
G
0.569
0.463
Deletion
C
0.028
0.098
ATGCT
G
0.064
0.146
ATGCT
C
0.339
0.293
We also investigated the association of three-way haplotypes formed by SYN2-1, SYN2-2, and SYN2-4 with schizophrenia. A significant difference in the haplotype frequencies between the schizophrenia and control groups was observed (χ2 = 35.0, df = 7, Pcorr= 1.1 × 10-5). For the combination of SYN2-1, SYN2-2, and SYN2-4, the estimated frequencies of the T-deletion-G haplotype differed between the schizophrenia (0.570) and controls groups (0.440).
CPLX2 polymorphisms in schizophrenia and control groups
Of the five SNPs in CPLX2, rs2247916 (CPLX2-1) is located in the promoter region, rs2243404 (CPLX2-2) is located in the 5'UTR, and the others are located in the intronic regions (Fig. 1, Table 1). We determined the genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies of the SNPs in 154 schizophrenic patients and 133 normal healthy controls by direct sequencing or RFLP analysis. The genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies for CPLX2 SNPs are shown in Table 2. The average allelic frequency of the SNPs was 0.126. Given the equivalent frequency for the susceptible allele, the expected detection power for CPLX2 was 0.7445 to 0.8802 based on the multiplicative model with the genotype relative risk = 1.8 to 2.0 [22]. None of the five SNPs showed any significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. We observed no significant differences in genotypic distributions or allelic frequencies between the schizophrenia and control groups (Table 2).
We compared LD for all possible two-way comparisons of the SNPs in controls (Table 5). The pairwise D' values for the five SNPs were consistently low, except in one instance (CPLX2-2 vs. CPLX2-4; D' = 0.715, r2 = 0.011). Only one pair of SNPs (CPLX2-1 vs. CPLX2-2) showed a significant haplotype association with schizophrenia (χ2 = 16.28, df = 3, P = 0.0009), even after the Bonferroni correction (n = 10, Pcorr= 0.009, Table 5). For the combination of CPLX2-1 – CPLX2-2, the G allele-the C allele haplotype was observed more frequently in the schizophrenia group than the control group (Table 6).
Table 5
Pairwise linkage disequilibrium and haplotype association of SNPs in CPLX2.
CPLX2-1
CPLX2-2
CPLX2-3
CPLX2-4
CPLX2-5
CPLX2-1
0.412
0.325
0.058
0.008
0.136
0.300
0.001
0.008
CPLX2-2
9.0 × 10-4 a
0.309
0.715
0.301
0.042
0.011
0.001
CPLX2-3
0.494
0.056
0.027
0.019
0.015
0.016
CPLX2-4
0.994
0.830
0.564
0.143
0.000
CPLX2-5
1.000
0.564
0.650
0.992
Upper diagonal top: D', bottom: r2 in controls; Lower diagonal: P value by χ2 test (df = 3)
aP < 0.01 after Bonferroni correction
Table 6
Estimated haplotype frequencies of the CPLX2-1 – CPLX2-2 combination on the CPLX2
Haplotypes
Estimated frequency
CPLX2-1
CPLX2-2
Cases
Controls
T
C
0.010
0.036
T
T
0.061
0.047
G
C
0.919
0.862
G
T
0.010
0.055
Discussion
In this study, we observed significant, pairwise haplotype associations with schizophrenia for two pairs of SNPs in SYN2 (SYN2-1 – SYN2-2 and SYN2-2 – SYN2-4; Pcorr= 9.35 × 10-5 and Pcorr= 0.019, respectively) and one pair of SNPs in CPLX2 (CPLX2-1 – CPLX2-2, Pcorr= 0.009) (Table 3, 5). The three-way haplotype (SYN2-1, SYN2-2, and SYN2-4) also showed a significant association with schizophrenia (Pcorr= 1.1 × 10-5). The SYN2-1 and CPLX2-1 SNPs are located in the respective promoter regions, -98 and -156. SYN2-1 was located within the GC box motif and CPLX2-1 within the C/EBP motif in a database search http://www.cbrc.jp/research/db/TFSEARCH. The positive haplotype associations seem to be based on an increase of LD in the schizophrenia group compared to the control group because the D' values of the schizophrenia group were higher than those of the controls [(SYN2-1 – SYN2-2, 0.935 vs. 0.531 (schizophrenics vs. controls)), (SYN2-2 – SYN2-4, 0.750 vs. 0.453)] (Table 3). A similar situation was also observed with the positive association of the haplotype in CPLX2 with schizophrenia [CPLX2-1 – CPLX2-2, 0.852 vs. 0.412 (schizophrenics vs. controls)] (Table 5).
Chen et al. [23] recently reported an association study of four SNPs in SYN2 using Han Chinese samples. They found significant associations of SNP rs795009 and a haplotype constructed by the four SNPs with schizophrenia. Chen et al. [23] and our study examined two SNPs (rs2308169 and rs308963) in common, and their genotypic and allelic frequencies were similar in both studies. Although Chen et al. [23] did not mention the pairwise haplotype association study that we performed, they did report a significant difference in the overall four-way haplotype frequencies between schizophrenics and controls. Since two independent studies have reported a significant haplotype association of SYN2 with schizophrenia, this gene is probably involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.
Several studies have suggested that the decreased expression of synaptic genes is characteristic of schizophrenia. In the hippocampus of schizophrenic patients, several studies have shown a consistent pattern of decreases in presynaptic proteins and their encoding mRNAs, such as synapsin 2, synaptophysin, and synaptosomal-associated protein-25 (SNAP-25) [8–10, 24]. Furthermore, a reduction in the synapsin 2 mRNA levels was observed in the prefrontal cortex of schizophrenic patients [14], but controvertible results have also been reported [25]. The altered expression levels of other presynaptic proteins, complexin 1 and complexin 2, have been reported in schizophrenic patients [11–13]. Interestingly, complexin 1 is enriched in axosomatic regions, inhibitor neurons, and their synapses, while complexin 2 is enriched in the axodendritic terminals [9, 26]. The differential expression of complexins 1 and 2 implies their involvement in the excitatory synapse in the hippocampus of schizophrenic patients [11]. These observations suggest that abnormal expression of SYN2 and CPLX2 may cause the vulnerability to schizophrenia by altering neurotransmitter release and neuroplasticity.
Conclusion
We found significant differences in the haplotype frequencies in both SYN2 and CPLX2 polymorphisms between schizophrenia and control groups. In addition, the haplotype constructed from three polymorphisms (SYN2-1, SYN2-2, and SYN2-4) showed a significant association with schizophrenia. Our results suggest that both SYN2 and CPLX2 polymorphisms may contribute susceptibility to schizophrenia in the Korean population.
Methods
Subjects
A total of 154 unrelated Korean schizophrenia patients (80 male and 74 female with a mean ± SD age of 43.8 ± 11.4 yr) and 133 unrelated Korean controls (64 male and 69 female; age 50.6 ± 11.7 yr) were recruited. For the SYN2 analysis, 113 unrelated Korean schizophrenia patients (60 male and 53 female with a mean ± SD age of 42.2 ± 11.3 yr) and 114 unrelated Korean controls (60 male and 54 female; age 51.7 ± 10.9 yr) were participated. The schizophrenia patients were diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV criteria. The control subjects were recruited after they had been designated as mentally healthy in a general health check-up program. The average age of the controls exceeded 50 years because we tried to avoid misincorporation of patients with late onset schizophrenia in the control group, while it may produce statistical bias potentially. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kyung Hee University, Faculty of Medicine. Genomic DNA was extracted from whole blood cells using a NucleoSpin® Blood kit (Macherey-Nagel, Easton, PA).
SNP Selection and PCR-based Genotyping
Since the genomic sizes of SYN2 and CPLX2 are about 187 and 89 kb, respectively, we initially intended to select common polymorphisms at intervals of approximately 20–50 kb from the dbSNP http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SNP/. After validating the frequency of each polymorphism in 24 healthy Korean individuals using direct sequencing, we selected seven common polymorphisms from SYN2 and five from CPLX2 for further analyses (Fig. 1, Table 1). We amplified the fragments containing polymorphisms individually and genotyped DNA samples for each SNP with either PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assays or direct sequencing performed with an ABI PRISM® Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) on an ABI PRISM® 3100 DNA sequencer (Applied Biosystems) (Table 1). In case of unclear sequence data, we repeated direct sequencing under various conditions until the genotype was determined correctly.
Statistics
The deviation of the genotypic frequencies from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was examined using the chi-square test (df = 1). Statistical differences in the genotypic distributions and allelic frequencies between the schizophrenia and control groups were examined using the Fisher's exact probability test. We calculated D' and r2 to evaluate the magnitude of linkage disequilibrium (LD) [19]. We estimated haplotype frequencies using the EH program, version 1.14 [20]. The statistical analysis of haplotype association was done as previously described [21]. We applied the Bonferroni correction to multiple testing based on the number of haplotypes. The significance level for all the statistical tests was 0.05.
Declarations
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by JPSS and KOSEF, and in part by a grant of the Korean Health 21 R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea. (0405-NS01-0704-0001).
Authors’ Affiliations
(1)
Medical Science Institute, Kangwon National University
(2)
Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
(3)
Kohwang Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
(4)
Division of Disease Genes, Research Center for Genetic Information, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
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