Publication Date:
2010-09-18
Description:
The serotonin transporter (SERT) ensures the recapture of serotonin and is the pharmacological target of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. We show that SERT is a target of microRNA-16 (miR-16). miR-16 is expressed at higher levels in noradrenergic than in serotonergic cells; its reduction in noradrenergic neurons causes de novo SERT expression. In mice, chronic treatment with the SSRI fluoxetine (Prozac) increases miR-16 levels in serotonergic raphe nuclei, which reduces SERT expression. Further, raphe exposed to fluoxetine release the neurotrophic factor S100beta, which acts on noradrenergic cells of the locus coeruleus. By decreasing miR-16, S100beta turns on the expression of serotonergic functions in noradrenergic neurons. Based on pharmacological and behavioral data, we propose that miR-16 contributes to the therapeutic action of SSRI antidepressants in monoaminergic neurons.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Baudry, Anne -- Mouillet-Richard, Sophie -- Schneider, Benoit -- Launay, Jean-Marie -- Kellermann, Odile -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2010 Sep 17;329(5998):1537-41. doi: 10.1126/science.1193692.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Cellules Souches, Signalisation et Prions, INSERM U747, Universite Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847275" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
3' Untranslated Regions
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Animals
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Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation/administration &
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dosage/metabolism/*pharmacology
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Cell Line
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Depression
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Fluoxetine/administration & dosage/metabolism/*pharmacology
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HeLa Cells
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Humans
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Locus Coeruleus/metabolism
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Mice
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MicroRNAs/administration & dosage/genetics/*metabolism
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Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism
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Neurons/drug effects/*metabolism
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Norepinephrine/metabolism
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Protein Biosynthesis
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Raphe Nuclei/drug effects/*metabolism
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S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit
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S100 Proteins/metabolism
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Serotonin/metabolism
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Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/*genetics/metabolism
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Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors/administration & dosage/metabolism/*pharmacology
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Up-Regulation
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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