title: The truncated TrkB receptor influences mammalian sleep.
abstract: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin hypothesized to play an important role in mammalian sleep expression and regulation. In order to investigate the role of the truncated receptor for BDNF, TrkB.T1, in mammalian sleep, we examined sleep architecture and sleep regulation in adult mice constitutively lacking this receptor. We find that TrkB.T1 knockout mice have increased REM sleep time, reduced REM sleep latency, and reduced sleep continuity. These results demonstrate a novel role for the TrkB.T1 receptor in sleep expression and provide new insights into the relationship between BDNF, psychiatric illness, and sleep.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
authors.forename: Kyle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Henson
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; and.
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Dorsey
authors.affiliation: College of Medical Sciences, Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University Spokane, Spokane, Washington marcos.frank@wsu.edu.
authors.forename: Marcos G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D023421:Models, Animal; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020813:Receptor, trkB / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020813:Receptor, trkB
keywords: REM sleep; TrkB; TrkB.T1; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; neurotrophins