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ArticleBiomolecules2020

Cholinergic Stress Signals Accompany MicroRNA-Associated Stereotypic Behavior and Glutamatergic Neuromodulation in the Prefrontal Cortex.

Gilli Moshitzky, Shai Shoham, Nimrod Madrer, Amir Mouhammed Husain, David S Greenberg, Raz Yirmiya, Yoram Ben-Shaul, Hermona Soreq

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Article in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gilli MoshitzkyThe Institute of Life Sciences and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
Shai ShohamHerzog Medical Center, Givat Shaul, P.O. Box 3900, Jerusalem 9103702, Israel.
Nimrod MadrerThe Institute of Life Sciences and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-5085
Amir Mouhammed HusainThe Institute of Life Sciences and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
David S GreenbergThe Institute of Life Sciences and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
Raz YirmiyaDepartment of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
Yoram Ben-ShaulDepartment of Medical Neurobiology, The Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Hermona SoreqThe Institute of Life Sciences and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-0955-526X
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILHerzog Hospital · IL

Funding

European Research Council 321501Israel Science Foundation 1016/18NOFAR Israel Innovations Authority 65812
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stereotypic behavior (SB) is common in emotional stress-involved psychiatric disorders and is often attributed to glutamatergic impairments, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. Given the neuro-modulatory role of acetylcholine, we sought behavioral-transcriptomic links in SB using TgR transgenic mice with impaired cholinergic transmission due to over-expression of the stress-inducible soluble 'readthrough' acetylcholinesterase-R splice variant AChE-R. TgR mice showed impaired organization of behavior, performance errors in a serial maze test, escape-like locomotion, intensified reaction to pilocarpine and reduced rearing in unfamiliar situations. Small-RNA sequencing revealed 36 differentially expressed (DE) microRNAs in TgR mice hippocampi, 8 of which target more than 5 cholinergic transcripts. Moreover, compared to FVB/N mice, TgR prefrontal cortices displayed individually variable changes in over 400 DE mRNA transcripts, primarily acetylcholine and glutamate-related. Furthermore, TgR brains presented c-fos over-expression in motor behavior-regulating brain regions and immune-labeled AChE-R excess in the basal ganglia, limbic brain nuclei and the brain stem, indicating a link with the observed behavioral phenotypes. Our findings demonstrate association of stress-induced SB to previously unknown microRNA-mediated perturbations of cholinergic/glutamatergic networks and underscore new therapeutic strategies for correcting stereotypic behaviors.

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AnimalsCholinergic AgentsGlutamic AcidMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, TransgenicMicroRNAsNeuronsPrefrontal CortexCholinergic AgentsGlutamic AcidMicroRNAsacetylcholinesterasecholinergicglutamatergichippocampusmicroRNAsmotor controlprefrontal cortexstereotypic behavior

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PMID32503154
PMCPMC7355890
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