{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Zhao J"],"funding":["Research Grants Council of Hong Kong","Seed Funding for Basic Research for new staff from the University of Hong Kong","General Research Fund","Seed Funding for Basic Research"],"pagination":["e2404188"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11615787"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(45)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Neuroinflammation hallmarks the pathology of depression although the etiological complexity has not yet been resolved. Previous studies demonstrate that bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces depressive-like behaviors by activating RagA-mTOR-p70S6K signaling pathway. The current project aims to investigate whether and how brain-specific RagA overexpression triggers depressive-like behaviors in mice. Full-length RagA cDNA is cloned into the mammalian expression vector under the control of brain specific promoter, and subsequently overexpressed in the brain of mouse embryos. Indeed, RagA transgenic mice exhibit depressive-like behaviors and memory impairments. RNA-seq profiling of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) transcriptome highlights adenosine A2a receptor (ADORA2A) as a key differentially expr"],"journal":["Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)"],"pubmed_title":["Brain Specific RagA Overexpression Triggers Depressive-Like Behaviors in Mice via Activating ADORA2A Signaling Pathway."],"pmcid":["PMC11615787"],"funding_grant_id":["17119619","2201101504","2202100899","2409100350"],"pubmed_authors":["Feng Y","Zhao J","Sun Y","Rong J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Brain Specific RagA Overexpression Triggers Depressive-Like Behaviors in Mice via Activating ADORA2A Signaling Pathway.","description":"Neuroinflammation hallmarks the pathology of depression although the etiological complexity has not yet been resolved. Previous studies demonstrate that bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces depressive-like behaviors by activating RagA-mTOR-p70S6K signaling pathway. The current project aims to investigate whether and how brain-specific RagA overexpression triggers depressive-like behaviors in mice. Full-length RagA cDNA is cloned into the mammalian expression vector under the control of brain specific promoter, and subsequently overexpressed in the brain of mouse embryos. Indeed, RagA transgenic mice exhibit depressive-like behaviors and memory impairments. RNA-seq profiling of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) transcriptome highlights adenosine A2a receptor (ADORA2A) as a key differentially expr","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Dec","modification":"2025-04-04T01:06:43.343Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:06:43.343Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11615787","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39373701"],"doi":["10.1002/advs.202404188"]}}