@article{ref1,
title="Pet-1 ETS gene plays a critical role in 5-HT neuron development and is required for normal anxiety-like and aggressive behavior",
journal="Neuron",
year="2003",
author="Hendricks, Timothy J. and Fyodorov, Dmitry V. and Wegman, Lauren J. and Lelutiu, Nadia B. and Pehek, Elizabeth A. and Yamamoto, Bryan and Silver, Jerry and Weeber, Edwin J. and Sweatt, J. David and Deneris, Evan S.",
volume="37",
number="2",
pages="233-247",
abstract="The central serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmitter system is an important modulator of diverse physiological processes and behaviors; however, the transcriptional mechanisms controlling its development are largely unknown. The Pet-1 ETS factor is a precise marker of developing and adult 5-HT neurons and is expressed shortly before 5-HT appears in the hindbrain. Here we show that in mice lacking Pet-1, the majority of 5-HT neurons fail to differentiate. Remaining ones show deficient expression of genes required for 5-HT synthesis, uptake, and storage. Significantly, defective development of the 5-HT system is followed by heightened anxiety-like and aggressive behavior in adults. These findings indicate that Pet-1 is a critical determinant of 5-HT neuron identity and implicate a Pet-1-dependent program in serotonergic modulation of behavior.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0896-6273",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}