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SUBMITTER: Xing L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7587149 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xing Lijuan L Shi Guangsen G Mostovoy Yulia Y Gentry Nicholas W NW Fan Zenghua Z McMahon Thomas B TB Kwok Pui-Yan PY Jones Christopher R CR Ptáček Louis J LJ Fu Ying-Hui YH
Science translational medicine 20191001 514
Sleep is a crucial physiological process for our survival and cognitive performance, yet the factors controlling human sleep regulation remain poorly understood. Here, we identified a missense mutation in a G protein-coupled neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) that is associated with a natural short sleep phenotype in humans. Mice carrying the homologous mutation exhibited less sleep time despite increased sleep pressure. These animals were also resistant to contextual memory deficits associated w ...[more]