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MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
卷 21, 期 1, 页码 62-70出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2015.101
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资金
- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2011CB504100, 2011CB504104]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81430022]
- Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Award [I01BX002452]
- NYSTEM contracts [C028129, C029556, C026714]
- NIH grant [NS061856]
Serotonergic (5HT) neurons exert diverse and widespread functions in the brain. Dysfunction of the serotonergic system gives rise to a variety of mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism and eating disorders. Here we show that human primary fibroblasts were directly converted to induced serotonergic (i5HT) neurons by the expression of Ascl1, Foxa2, Lmx1b and FEV. The transdifferentiation was enhanced by p53 knockdown and appropriate culture conditions including hypoxia. The i5HT neurons expressed markers for mature serotonergic neurons, had Ca2+-dependent 5HT release and selective 5HT uptake, exhibited spontaneous action potentials and spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents. Application of serotonin significantly increased the firing rate of spontaneous action potentials, demonstrating the functional utility of i5HT neurons for studying serotonergic neurotransmission. The availability of human i5HT neurons will be very useful for research and drug discovery on many serotonin-related mental disorders.
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