2024
Neurons for infant social behaviors in the mouse zona incerta
Li Y, Liu Z, Santana G, Capaz A, Doumazane E, Gao X, Renier N, Dietrich M. Neurons for infant social behaviors in the mouse zona incerta. Science 2024, 385: 409-416. PMID: 39052814, DOI: 10.1126/science.adk7411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmotionsFemaleLearningMaleMaternal BehaviorMiceNeuronsSocial BehaviorSocial InteractionSomatostatinZona IncertaConceptsInfant social behaviorSocial behaviorZona incertaSomatostatin-expressing neuronsNeural basisInfant behaviorBehavioral distressEmotional developmentMaternal presenceNeural activity manipulationFacilitation of learningBrain centersSocial interactionPopulations of neuronsInfant mouse brainPreweaning miceMouse brainNeuronsInfantsMiceActive manipulationBehaviorMothersDistressIncerta
2021
Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice
Ortiz G, Santana GM, Dietrich MO. Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice. Genes Brain & Behavior 2021, 21: e12776. PMID: 34812568, PMCID: PMC9744533, DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmFemaleMaleMaternal BehaviorMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPaternal InheritanceProteinsVocalization, AnimalConceptsOrigin-specific mannerGenomic imprintingMouse developmentPaternal genesMammalian offspringDeficient offspringLoss of Magel2Specific mannerGene Magel2GenesOffspring resultsMAGEL2Combined expressionOffspringAltered behaviorSeparation-induced vocalizationsVocal behaviorExpressionMammalsPostnatal developmentGrowthImprintingPup growth