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ArticlePloS one2013

Conditional deletion of ERK5 MAP kinase in the nervous system impairs pheromone information processing and pheromone-evoked behaviors.

Junhui Zou, Daniel R Storm, Zhengui Xia

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junhui ZouToxicology Program in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Daniel R Storm
Zhengui Xia
University of Washington · US

Funding

Restoring FMRP Phenotypes Frpm Temporal Regional and Splice- Isoforms VarationsP30HD002274 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GURALNICK, MICHAEL J · 1985 to 2013
$33.6M
REGULATION OF CAMP TRANSIENTS IN NEURONSR01DC004156 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STORM, DANIEL R · 1999 to 2013
$4.3M
ERK5 in Learning and MemoryR01MH095840 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI XIA, ZHENGUI · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD002274NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD02274NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC004156NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH095840NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH95840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ERK5 MAP kinase is highly expressed in the developing nervous system but absent in most regions of the adult brain. It has been implicated in regulating the development of the main olfactory bulb and in odor discrimination. However, whether it plays an essential role in pheromone-based behavior has not been established. Here we report that conditional deletion of the Mapk7 gene which encodes ERK5 in mice in neural stem cells impairs several pheromone-mediated behaviors including aggression and mating in male mice. These deficits were not caused by a reduction in the level of testosterone, by physical immobility, by heightened fear or anxiety, or by depression. Using mouse urine as a natural pheromone-containing solution, we provide evidence that the behavior impairment was associated with defects in the detection of closely related pheromones as well as with changes in their innate preference for pheromones related to sexual and reproductive activities. We conclude that expression of ERK5 during development is critical for pheromone response and associated animal behavior in adult mice.

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Gene DeletionAggressionAnimalsBehavior, AnimalFemaleGene Knockout TechniquesMaleMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7Nervous SystemNeural Stem CellsOlfactory BulbOrgan SizePheromonesSexual Behavior, AnimalMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7Pheromones

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PMID24130808
PMCPMC3793934
OpenAlexW2013257781

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