PMID- 30071007 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190131 LR - 20231104 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 8 DP - 2018 TI - Brain region-dependent gene networks associated with selective breeding for increased voluntary wheel-running behavior. PG - e0201773 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0201773 [doi] LID - e0201773 AB - Mouse lines selectively bred for high voluntary wheel-running behavior are helpful models for uncovering gene networks associated with increased motivation for physical activity and other reward-dependent behaviors. The fact that multiple brain regions are hypothesized to contribute to distinct behavior components necessitates the simultaneous study of these regions. The goals of this study were to identify brain-region dependent and independent gene expression patterns, regulators, and networks associated with increased voluntary wheel-running behavior. The cerebellum and striatum from a high voluntary running line and a non-selected control line were compared. Neuropeptide genes annotated to reward-dependent processes including neuropeptide S receptor 1 (Npsr1), neuropeptide Y (Npy), and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (Pcsk9), and genes implicated in motor coordination including vitamin D receptor (Vdr) and keratin, type I cytoskeletal 25 (Krt25) were among the genes exhibiting activity line-by-region interaction effects. Genes annotated to the Parkinson pathway presented consistent line patterns, albeit at different orders of magnitude between brain regions, suggesting some parallel events in response to selection for high voluntary activity. The comparison of gene networks between brain regions highlighted genes including transcription factor AP-2-delta (Tfap2d), distal-less homeobox 5 gene (Dlx5) and sine oculis homeobox homolog 3 (Six3) that exhibited line differential expression in one brain region and are associated with reward-dependent behaviors. Transcription factors including En2, Stat6 and Eomes predominated among regulators of genes that differed in expression between lines. Results from the simultaneous study of striatum and cerebellum confirm the necessity to study molecular mechanisms associated with voluntary activity and reward-dependent behaviors in consideration of brain region dependencies. FAU - Zhang, Pan AU - Zhang P AD - Illinois Informatics Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. AD - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. FAU - Rhodes, Justin S AU - Rhodes JS AD - Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Urbana, IL, United States of America. AD - Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. FAU - Garland, Theodore Jr AU - Garland T Jr AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7916-3552 AD - Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, United States of America. FAU - Perez, Sam D AU - Perez SD AD - Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Urbana, IL, United States of America. FAU - Southey, Bruce R AU - Southey BR AD - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. FAU - Rodriguez-Zas, Sandra L AU - Rodriguez-Zas SL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1122-4758 AD - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. AD - Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. AD - Carle Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America. LA - eng GR - P30 DA018310/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 MH096030/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20180802 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Addictive/genetics/metabolism MH - Cerebellum/*metabolism MH - Corpus Striatum/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - *Gene Regulatory Networks MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred Strains MH - Reward MH - Running/*physiology/psychology MH - *Selective Breeding MH - Species Specificity MH - *Transcriptome/genetics/physiology MH - Volition PMC - PMC6072066 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2018/08/03 06:00 MHDA- 2019/02/01 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/02 CRDT- 2018/08/03 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/02/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-18-13486 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0201773 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2018 Aug 2;13(8):e0201773. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201773. eCollection 2018.