This gene encodes a bifunctional signal transduction molecule. Dopaminergic and glutamatergic receptor stimulation regulates its phosphorylation and function as a kinase or phosphatase inhibitor. As a target for dopamine, this gene may serve as a therapeutic target for neurologic and psychiatric disorders. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011],DARPP-32, DARPP32,Endocrine & Metabolism,Endocrine and metabolic diseases,Endocrine and metabolic diseases_Obesity,G protein signaling,G protein signaling_G-Protein-Coupled Receptors(GPCR),Kinase,Kinase_Serine/threonine kinases,Neurodegenerative Diseases,Neurodegenerative Diseases Markers,Neurodegenerative Diseases_Dopamine Signaling in Parkinsons Disease,Neuroscience,Protein phosphorylation,Signal Transduction,PPP1R1B