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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
Nonhuman primates offer unique opportunities to study the effects of genes, environments, and their interaction, on physiology and complex behavior. We examined genotype and early environment contributions to CNS function in a large sample of rhesus monkeys. In humans, length variation of the serotonin (5-HT) transporter (5-HTT) gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) that results in allelic variation in 5-HTT expression is associated with decreased serotonergic function and 5-HT-mediated psychopathology. We report that an analogous variation of the gene's regulatory region in monkeys interacts with early experience to affect central 5-HT functioning. Monkeys with deleterious early rearing experiences were differentiated by genotype in cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of the 5-HT metabolite, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, while monkeys reared normally were not. These findings demonstrate an environment-dependent effect of the rh5-HTTLPR genotype on CNS 5-HT function and suggest nonhuman primates may provide an important avenue for investigating gene/environment interactions using candidate genes for physiological and behavioral traits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1359-4184
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
118-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Choriocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Minisatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Peer Group, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Social Environment, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Surrogate Mothers, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11803458-Uterine Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Early experience and serotonin transporter gene variation interact to influence primate CNS function.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Laboratory of Clinical Studies-Primate Unit, Poolesville, MD 20837, USA. allysonb@niaaa.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't