scholarly journals Early life stress and serotonin transporter gene variation interact to affect the transcription of the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, and the co-chaperone FKBP5, in the adult rat brain

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick H. A. van der Doelen ◽  
Francesca Calabrese ◽  
Gianluigi Guidotti ◽  
Bram Geenen ◽  
Marco A. Riva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rat Brain ◽  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Life Stress ◽  
Mineralocorticoid Receptors ◽  
Transporter Gene ◽  
Gene Variation ◽  
Adult Rat ◽  
Adult Rat Brain

Serotonin Transporter Gene Variation is Associated with Alcohol Sensitivity in Rhesus Macaques Exposed to Early-Life Stress

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 812-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina S. Barr ◽  
Timothy K. Newman ◽  
Michelle L. Becker ◽  
Maribeth Champoux ◽  
Klaus Peter Lesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Early Life Stress ◽  
Serotonin Transporter Gene ◽  
Transporter Gene ◽  
Alcohol Sensitivity ◽  
Gene Variation

Early life adversity and serotonin transporter gene variation interact to affect DNA methylation of the corticotropin-releasing factor gene promoter region in the adult rat brain

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick H. A. van der Doelen ◽  
Ilse A. Arnoldussen ◽  
Hussein Ghareh ◽  
Liselot van Och ◽  
Judith R. Homberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Gene Promoter ◽  
Early Life Stress ◽  
Corticotropin Releasing Factor ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Gene Variation ◽  
Gene Environment

AbstractThe interaction between childhood maltreatment and the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene linked polymorphic region has been associated with increased risk to develop major depression. This Gene × Environment interaction has furthermore been linked with increased levels of anxiety and glucocorticoid release upon exposure to stress. Both endophenotypes are regulated by the neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) or hormone, which is expressed by the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and the central amygdala (CeA). Therefore, we hypothesized that altered regulation of the expression of CRF in these areas represents a major neurobiological mechanism underlying the interaction of early life stress and 5-HTT gene variation. The programming of gene transcription by Gene × Environment interactions has been proposed to involve epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation. In this study, we report that early life stress and 5-HTT genotype interact to affect DNA methylation of the Crf gene promoter in the CeA of adult male rats. Furthermore, we found that DNA methylation of a specific site in the Crf promoter significantly correlated with CRF mRNA levels in the CeA. Moreover, CeA CRF mRNA levels correlated with stress coping behavior in a learned helplessness paradigm. Together, our findings warrant further investigation of the link of Crf promoter methylation and CRF expression in the CeA with behavioral changes that are relevant for psychopathology.

scholarly journals Early-life stress, corticotropin-releasing factor, and serotonin transporter gene: A pilot study

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy D. Coplan ◽  
Chadi G. Abdallah ◽  
Joan Kaufman ◽  
Joel Gelernter ◽  
Eric L.P. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Life Stress ◽  
Corticotropin Releasing Factor ◽  
Serotonin Transporter Gene ◽  
Transporter Gene

221. Interaction of Early Life Stress (ELS) + Short Allele of Serotonin Transporter Gene (STG) and Reduced Macaque Neurogenesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
pp. S90-S91
Author(s):  
Nishant Gupta ◽  
Anna Rosenboym ◽  
Sasha Fulton ◽  
Lakshmi Thiramangalakdi ◽  
Tarique Perera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Life Stress ◽  
Serotonin Transporter Gene ◽  
Transporter Gene ◽  
Short Allele

scholarly journals Increased serotonin transporter gene (SERT) DNA methylation is associated with bullying victimization and blunted cortisol response to stress in childhood: a longitudinal study of discordant monozygotic twins

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1813-1823 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ouellet-Morin ◽  
C. C. Y. Wong ◽  
A. Danese ◽  
C. M. Pariante ◽  
A. S. Papadopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Serotonin Transporter ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Monozygotic Twins ◽  
Early Life Stress ◽  
Serotonin Transporter Gene ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Transporter Gene ◽  
Twin Design ◽  
Response To Stress

BackgroundChildhood adverse experiences are known to induce persistent changes in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis reactivity to stress. However, the mechanisms by which these experiences shape the neuroendocrine response to stress remain unclear.MethodWe tested whether bullying victimization influenced serotonin transporter gene (SERT) DNA methylation using a discordant monozygotic (MZ) twin design. A subsample of 28 MZ twin pairs discordant for bullying victimization, with data on cortisol and DNA methylation, were identified in the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative 1994–1995 cohort of families with twins.ResultsBullied twins had higher SERT DNA methylation at the age of 10 years compared with their non-bullied MZ co-twins. This group difference cannot be attributed to the children's genetic makeup or their shared familial environments because of the study design. Bullied twins also showed increasing methylation levels between the age of 5 years, prior to bullying victimization, and the age of 10 years whereas no such increase was detected in non-bullied twins across time. Moreover, children with higher SERT methylation levels had blunted cortisol responses to stress.ConclusionsOur study extends findings drawn from animal models, supports the hypothesis that early-life stress modifies DNA methylation at a specific cytosine–phosphate–guanine (CpG) site in the SERT promoter and HPA functioning and suggests that these two systems may be functionally associated.

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