TY  - JOUR
A1  - Waider, Jonas
A1  - Popp, Sandy
A1  - Mlinar, Boris
A1  - Montalbano, Alberto
A1  - Bonfiglio, Francesco
A1  - Aboagye, Benjamin
A1  - Thuy, Elisabeth
A1  - Kern, Raphael
A1  - Thiel, Christopher
A1  - Araragi, Naozumi
A1  - Svirin, Evgeniy
A1  - Schmitt-Böhrer, Angelika G.
A1  - Corradetti, Renato
A1  - Lowry, Christopher A.
A1  - Lesch, Klaus-Peter
T1  - Serotonin deficiency increases context-dependent fear learning through modulation of hippocampal activity
JF  - Frontiers in Neuroscience
N2  - Brain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) system dysfunction is implicated in exaggerated fear responses triggering various anxiety-, stress-, and trauma-related disorders. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Here, we investigated the impact of constitutively inactivated 5-HT synthesis on context-dependent fear learning and extinction using tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2) knockout mice. Fear conditioning and context-dependent fear memory extinction paradigms were combined with c-Fos imaging and electrophysiological recordings in the dorsal hippocampus (dHip). Tph2 mutant mice, completely devoid of 5-HT synthesis in brain, displayed accelerated fear memory formation and increased locomotor responses to foot shock. Furthermore, recall of context-dependent fear memory was increased. The behavioral responses were associated with increased c-Fos expression in the dHip and resistance to foot shock-induced impairment of hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP). In conclusion, increased context-dependent fear memory resulting from brain 5-HT deficiency involves dysfunction of the hippocampal circuitry controlling contextual representation of fear-related behavioral responses.
KW  - tryptophan hydroxylase 2
KW  - knockout
KW  - fear learning
KW  - extinction
KW  - long-term potentiation
KW  - hippocampus
KW  - immediate-early gene
KW  - serotonin deficiency
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-196077
SN  - 1662-453X
VL  - 13
IS  - 245
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rivero, O
A1  - Selten, MM
A1  - Sich, S
A1  - Popp, S
A1  - Bacmeister, L
A1  - Amendola, E
A1  - Negwer, M
A1  - Schubert, D
A1  - Proft, F
A1  - Kiser, D
A1  - Schmitt, AG
A1  - Gross, C
A1  - Kolk, SM
A1  - Strekalova, T
A1  - van den Hove, D
A1  - Resink, TJ
A1  - Kasir, N Nadif
A1  - Lesch, KP
T1  - Cadherin-13, a risk gene for ADHD and comorbid disorders, impacts GABAergic function in hippocampus and cognition
JF  - Translational Psychiatry
N2  - Cadherin-13 (CDH13), a unique glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored member of the cadherin family of cell adhesion molecules, has been identified as a risk gene for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and various comorbid neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions, including depression, substance abuse, autism spectrum disorder and violent behavior, while the mechanism whereby CDH13 dysfunction influences pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders remains elusive. Here we explored the potential role of CDH13 in the inhibitory modulation of brain activity by investigating synaptic function of GABAergic interneurons. Cellular and subcellular distribution of CDH13 was analyzed in the murine hippocampus and a mouse model with a targeted inactivation of Cdh13 was generated to evaluate how CDH13 modulates synaptic activity of hippocampal interneurons and behavioral domains related to psychopathologic (endo) phenotypes. We show that CDH13 expression in the cornu ammonis (CA) region of the hippocampus is confined to distinct classes of interneurons. Specifically, CDH13 is expressed by numerous parvalbumin and somatostatin-expressing interneurons located in the stratum oriens, where it localizes to both the soma and the presynaptic compartment. Cdh13\(^{-/-}\) mice show an increase in basal inhibitory, but not excitatory, synaptic transmission in CA1 pyramidal neurons. Associated with these alterations in hippocampal function, Cdh13\(^{-/-}\) mice display deficits in learning and memory. Taken together, our results indicate that CDH13 is a negative regulator of inhibitory synapses in the hippocampus, and provide insights into how CDH13 dysfunction may contribute to the excitatory/inhibitory imbalance observed in neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism.
KW  - genome-wide association
KW  - deficit hyperactivity disorder
KW  - psychiatric disorders
KW  - neurodevelopmental disorders
KW  - synaptic plasticity
KW  - response inhibition
KW  - positive interneurons
KW  - T-cadherin
KW  - long-term potentiation
KW  - attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-145218
VL  - 5
IS  - e655
ER  -