RNA-sequencing reveals a shared neurotranscriptomic profile in the medial preoptic area of highly social songbirds and rats.

Autor: Polzin BJ; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Zhao C; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Stevenson SA; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Gammie SC; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Riters LV; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Genes, brain, and behavior [Genes Brain Behav] 2024 Aug; Vol. 23 (4), pp. e12908.
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12908
Abstrakt: Rough-and-tumble play in juvenile rats and song in flocks of adult songbirds outside a breeding context (gregarious song) are two distinct forms of non-sexual social behavior. Both are believed to play roles in the development of sociomotor skills needed for later life-history events, including reproduction, providing opportunities for low-stakes practice. Additionally, both behaviors are thought to be intrinsically rewarded and are associated with a positive affective state. Given the functional similarities of these behaviors, this study used RNA-sequencing to identify commonalities in their underlying neurochemical systems within the medial preoptic area. This brain region is implicated in multiple social behaviors, including song and play, and is highly conserved across vertebrates. DESeq2 and rank-rank hypergeometric overlap analyses identified a shared neurotranscriptomic profile in adult European starlings singing high rates of gregarious song and juvenile rats playing at high rates. Transcript levels for several glutamatergic receptor genes, such as GRIN1, GRIN2A, and GRIA1, were consistently upregulated in highly gregarious (i.e., playful/high singing) animals. This study is the first to directly investigate shared neuromodulators of positive, non-sexual social behaviors across songbirds and mammals. It provides insight into a conserved brain region that may regulate similar behaviors across vertebrates.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Genes, Brain and Behavior published by International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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