Dissecting the gene regulatory mechanisms that generate serotonergic neurons

Información del proyecto

SEROTONIN

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 293763

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2011

Fecha de finalización 31 Agosto 2015

Financiado con arreglo a

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Coste total € 100 000,00

Aportación de la UE € 100 000,00

Coordinado por

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain

Objetivo

Mental disorders constitute a human and economic burden for developed countries. Many mental disorders have been linked to serotonin dysfunction, but the precise mechanisms underlying these defects are not well understood. Serotonin Related Mental Disorders (SRMD) are multigenic, which makes the identification of these mechanisms a very difficult task. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that generate serotonergic neurons may provide the tools required for the identification of the mutations that would predispose to SRMD. In this grant we will use a multidisciplinary approach to dissect the transcriptional mechanisms that generate serotonergic neurons. Serotonergic neurons are very ancient in evolution and enzymes and transporters responsible for the production of serotonin (serotonin pathway genes) are highly conserved in all metazoans. We will take advantage of this evolutionary conservation and use the genetic amenability of C. elegans to dissect the genetic mechanisms responsible for the generation of the serotonergic neurons. Next, we will apply the lessons learned from C. elegans to unravel analogous mechanisms regulating mouse serotonergic differentiation. Our preliminary results show that the serotonergic pathway genes are co-regulated by the same factors, and that this mechanism is evolutionary conserved. We will identify the cis-acting sequences (serotonergic motif) and trans-acting factors responsible for the activation of the serotonergic features, both in worms and mice. Finally, we will apply our knowledge on serotonergic differentiation to generate serotonergic neurons in vitro. If successful, this project should lead to (i) the identification of the fundamental mechanisms underlying the specification of serotonergic neurons, and (ii) the generation of new tools to understand and treat SRMD.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

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• ciencias médicas y de la salud › medicina clínica › psiquiatría
• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › genética › mutación
• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › bioquímica › biomoléculas › proteínas › enzima

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Programa(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Tema(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG - Marie-Curie Action: "Career Integration Grants"

Convocatoria de propuestas

FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG
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Régimen de financiación

MC-CIG - Support for training and career development of researcher (CIG)

Coordinador

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

• Aportación de la UE: € 100 000,00
• Dirección: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid ; España
• Región: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Coste total: Sin datos