Evolutionary Changes in Brain Potentially Make us More Prone to Anxiety (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Evolutionary Changes in Brain Potentially Make us More Prone to Anxiety

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VMAT1 (vesicular monoamine transporter 1) has two human-specific mutations in its amino acid sequence, 130Glu->Gly and 136Asn->Thr. The 136Ile variant has additionally emerged recently, putatively along with Out-of-Africa migration of modern humans.

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