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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The genetic basis for the development of brainstem neurons that generate respiratory rhythm is unknown. Here we show that mice deficient for the transcription factor MafB die from central apnea at birth and are defective for respiratory rhythmogenesis in vitro. MafB is expressed in a subpopulation of neurons in the preBötzinger complex (preBötC), a putative principal site of rhythmogenesis. Brainstems from Mafb(-/-) mice are insensitive to preBötC electrolytic lesion or stimulation and modulation of rhythmogenesis by hypoxia or peptidergic input. Furthermore, in Mafb(-/-) mice the preBötC, but not major neuromodulatory groups, presents severe anatomical defects with loss of cellularity. Our results show an essential role of MafB in central respiratory control, possibly involving the specification of rhythmogenic preBötC neurons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1097-6256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1091-100
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Action Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Afferent Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Avian Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-MafB Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Organ Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Periodicity, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Receptors, Neurokinin-1, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Respiratory Center, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Sleep Apnea, Central, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Substance P, pubmed-meshheading:14513037-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
MafB deficiency causes defective respiratory rhythmogenesis and fatal central apnea at birth.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, CNRS-INSERM-Université Mediterrané, Campus de Luminy, Case 906, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't