2023
Brn3b regulates the formation of fear-related midbrain circuits and defensive responses to visual threat
Lee H, Weinberg-Wolf H, Lee H, Lee T, Conte J, Godoy-Parejo C, Demb J, Rudenko A, Kim IJ. Brn3b regulates the formation of fear-related midbrain circuits and defensive responses to visual threat. PLOS Biology 2023, 21: e3002386. PMID: 37983249, PMCID: PMC10695396, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factor Brn3bLoss of neuronsVisual threatLateral posterior nucleusMutant mice displayDefensive responsesDefensive freezing responsesPosterior nucleusTachykinin 2Mice displayMidbrain circuitVisual circuitsNeural circuitryBrn3bSpecific genetic componentsFreezing responseFear-associated behaviorsSocial isolationTac2Behavioral phenotypesMolecular mechanismsFunctional organizationGenetic componentResponseSimilar mechanism
2019
Rorβ regulates selective axon-target innervation in the mammalian midbrain
Byun H, Lee HL, Liu H, Forrest D, Rudenko A, Kim IJ. Rorβ regulates selective axon-target innervation in the mammalian midbrain. Development 2019, 146: dev171926. PMID: 31332038, PMCID: PMC6679361, DOI: 10.1242/dev.171926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusLateral posterior nucleusLong-range neuronal connectionsSuperior colliculusNeuronal connectionsMammalian midbrainLateral geniculate nucleusThalamic nucleiAxonal projectionsGeniculate nucleusMidbrain centerPosterior nucleusMammalian brainInnervationRORβMidbrainDevelopmental mediatorTranscription factorsColliculusOpposite phenotypeNeuronsBrain