PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - , 
TI  - Depression, Serotonin, and p11
AID  - 10.1126/stke.3172006tw475
DP  - 2006 Jan 10
TA  - Science's STKE
PG  - tw475--tw475
VI  - 2006
IP  - 317
4099  - http://stke.sciencemag.org/content/2006/317/tw475.short
4100  - http://stke.sciencemag.org/content/2006/317/tw475.full
SO  - Sci. STKE2006 Jan 10; 2006
AB  - Serotonin is an important modulator in a large number of physiological and pathological brain states. Among the many different serotonin receptors, the 5-HT1B receptor plays a crucial role in regulating serotonin neurotransmission. Svenningsson et al. (see the Perspective by Sharp) investigated the role of a protein, p11, which appears to interact with 5-HT1B receptors, in depression and antidepressant treatment. 5-HT1B receptor function depended on p11 expression, and p11 levels were low in depressive states in animal models, transgenic overexpression and knockout lines, and human postmortem brains from depressed patients. In contrast, p11 levels were increased by antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive treatment. P. Svenningsson, K. Chergui, I. Rachleff, M. Flajolet, X. Zhang, M. El Yacoubi, J.-M. Vaugeois, G. G. Nomikos, P. Greengard, Alterations in 5-HT1B receptor function by p11 in depression-like states. Science 311, 77-80 (2006). [Abstract] [Full Text] T. Sharp, A new molecule to brighten the mood. Science 311, 45-46 (2006). [Summary] [Full Text]