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Cell ; 186(12): 2574-2592.e20, 2023 06 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37192620

RESUMO

Serotonin influences many aspects of animal behavior. But how serotonin acts on its diverse receptors across the brain to modulate global activity and behavior is unknown. Here, we examine how serotonin release in C. elegans alters brain-wide activity to induce foraging behaviors, like slow locomotion and increased feeding. Comprehensive genetic analyses identify three core serotonin receptors (MOD-1, SER-4, and LGC-50) that induce slow locomotion upon serotonin release and others (SER-1, SER-5, and SER-7) that interact with them to modulate this behavior. SER-4 induces behavioral responses to sudden increases in serotonin release, whereas MOD-1 induces responses to persistent release. Whole-brain imaging reveals widespread serotonin-associated brain dynamics, spanning many behavioral networks. We map all sites of serotonin receptor expression in the connectome, which, together with synaptic connectivity, helps predict which neurons show serotonin-associated activity. These results reveal how serotonin acts at defined sites across a connectome to modulate brain-wide activity and behavior.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans , Caenorhabditis elegans , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Serotonina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Receptores de Serotonina/genética , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Comportamento Animal/fisiologia , Encéfalo/metabolismo
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Cell ; 176(1-2): 85-97.e14, 2019 01 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30580965

RESUMO

Animals must respond to the ingestion of food by generating adaptive behaviors, but the role of gut-brain signaling in behavioral regulation is poorly understood. Here, we identify conserved ion channels in an enteric serotonergic neuron that mediate its responses to food ingestion and decipher how these responses drive changes in foraging behavior. We show that the C. elegans serotonergic neuron NSM acts as an enteric sensory neuron that acutely detects food ingestion. We identify the novel and conserved acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) DEL-7 and DEL-3 as NSM-enriched channels required for feeding-dependent NSM activity, which in turn drives slow locomotion while animals feed. Point mutations that alter the DEL-7 channel change NSM dynamics and associated behavioral dynamics of the organism. This study provides causal links between food ingestion, molecular and physiological properties of an enteric serotonergic neuron, and adaptive feeding behaviors, yielding a new view of how enteric neurons control behavior.


Assuntos
Canais Iônicos Sensíveis a Ácido/metabolismo , Sistema Nervoso Entérico/metabolismo , Comportamento Alimentar/fisiologia , Canais Iônicos Sensíveis a Ácido/fisiologia , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiologia , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Sistema Nervoso Entérico/fisiologia , Alimentos , Canais Iônicos/metabolismo , Canais Iônicos/fisiologia , Locomoção , Neurônios/metabolismo , Células Receptoras Sensoriais/metabolismo , Neurônios Serotoninérgicos/metabolismo , Neurônios Serotoninérgicos/fisiologia , Serotonina , Transdução de Sinais
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Front Neural Circuits ; 18: 1430783, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39040685

RESUMO

Early life experiences shape physical and behavioral outcomes throughout lifetime. Sensory circuits are especially susceptible to environmental and physiological changes during development. However, the impact of different types of early life experience are often evaluated in isolation. In this mini review, we discuss the specific effects of postnatal sensory experience, sleep, social isolation, and substance exposure on barrel cortex development. Considering these concurrent factors will improve understanding of the etiology of atypical sensory perception in many neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.


Assuntos
Córtex Somatossensorial , Córtex Somatossensorial/fisiologia , Córtex Somatossensorial/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Animais , Humanos , Isolamento Social/psicologia , Sono/fisiologia
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bioRxiv ; 2023 Jan 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36711891

RESUMO

Serotonin controls many aspects of animal behavior and cognition. But how serotonin acts on its diverse receptor types in neurons across the brain to modulate global activity and behavior is unknown. Here, we examine how serotonin release from a feeding-responsive neuron in C. elegans alters brain-wide activity to induce foraging behaviors, like slow locomotion and increased feeding. A comprehensive genetic analysis identifies three core serotonin receptors that collectively induce slow locomotion upon serotonin release and three others that interact with them to further modulate this behavior. The core receptors have different functional roles: some induce behavioral responses to sudden increases in serotonin release, whereas others induce responses to persistent release. Whole-brain calcium imaging reveals widespread serotonin-associated brain dynamics, impacting different behavioral networks in different ways. We map out all sites of serotonin receptor expression in the connectome, which, together with synaptic connectivity, helps predict serotonin-associated brain-wide activity changes. These results provide a global view of how serotonin acts at defined sites across a connectome to modulate brain-wide activity and behavior.

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Cell Rep ; 42(3): 112243, 2023 03 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36933215

RESUMO

Advancing from gene discovery in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to the identification of biologically relevant mechanisms remains a central challenge. Here, we perform parallel in vivo functional analysis of 10 ASD genes at the behavioral, structural, and circuit levels in zebrafish mutants, revealing both unique and overlapping effects of gene loss of function. Whole-brain mapping identifies the forebrain and cerebellum as the most significant contributors to brain size differences, while regions involved in sensory-motor control, particularly dopaminergic regions, are associated with altered baseline brain activity. Finally, we show a global increase in microglia resulting from ASD gene loss of function in select mutants, implicating neuroimmune dysfunction as a key pathway relevant to ASD biology.


Assuntos
Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Transtorno Autístico , Animais , Transtorno Autístico/genética , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Encéfalo , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/genética , Mapeamento Encefálico
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Elife ; 102021 11 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34792019

RESUMO

To adapt to their environments, animals must generate behaviors that are closely aligned to a rapidly changing sensory world. However, behavioral states such as foraging or courtship typically persist over long time scales to ensure proper execution. It remains unclear how neural circuits generate persistent behavioral states while maintaining the flexibility to select among alternative states when the sensory context changes. Here, we elucidate the functional architecture of a neural circuit controlling the choice between roaming and dwelling states, which underlie exploration and exploitation during foraging in C. elegans. By imaging ensemble-level neural activity in freely moving animals, we identify stereotyped changes in circuit activity corresponding to each behavioral state. Combining circuit-wide imaging with genetic analysis, we find that mutual inhibition between two antagonistic neuromodulatory systems underlies the persistence and mutual exclusivity of the neural activity patterns observed in each state. Through machine learning analysis and circuit perturbations, we identify a sensory processing neuron that can transmit information about food odors to both the roaming and dwelling circuits and bias the animal towards different states in different sensory contexts, giving rise to context-appropriate state transitions. Our findings reveal a potentially general circuit architecture that enables flexible, sensory-driven control of persistent behavioral states.


Assuntos
Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiologia , Vias Neurais/fisiologia , Células Receptoras Sensoriais/fisiologia , Animais , Atividade Motora/fisiologia
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