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Publication : Huntingtin mediates anxiety/depression-related behaviors and hippocampal neurogenesis.

First Author  Ben M'Barek K Year  2013
Journal  J Neurosci Volume  33
Issue  20 Pages  8608-20
PubMed ID  23678106 Mgi Jnum  J:198425
Mgi Id  MGI:5496728 Doi  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5110-12.2013
Citation  Ben M'Barek K, et al. (2013) Huntingtin mediates anxiety/depression-related behaviors and hippocampal neurogenesis. J Neurosci 33(20):8608-20
abstractText  Huntington disease (HD) is associated with early psychiatric symptoms including anxiety and depression. Here, we demonstrate that wild-type huntingtin, the protein mutated in HD, modulates anxiety/depression-related behaviors according to its phosphorylation at serines 1181 and 1201. Genetic phospho-ablation at serines 1181 and 1201 in mouse reduces basal levels of anxiety/depression-like behaviors. We observe that the reduction in anxiety/depression-like phenotypes is associated with increased adult hippocampal neurogenesis. By improving the attachment of molecular motors to microtubules, huntingtin dephosphorylation increases axonal transport of BDNF, a crucial factor for hippocampal adult neurogenesis. Consequently, the huntingtin-mediated increased BDNF dynamics lead to an increased delivery and signaling of hippocampal BDNF. These results support the notion that huntingtin participates in anxiety and depression-like behavior and is thus relevant to the etiology of mood disorders and anxiety/depression in HD.
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