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Stress resilience is established during development and is regulated by complement factors.

Amrutha Swaminathan¹, Michael Gliksberg¹, Savani Anbalagan¹

¹Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, P.O. Box 26, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, P.O. Box 26, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.

|January 14, 2023

Summary

Stress resilience is a stable, heritable trait identified early in life. Zebrafish studies reveal neuropeptides and the complement pathway influence this crucial stress response mechanism.

Keywords:

CP: Neuroscience individual variability innate immunity neurodevelopment neuroimmune personality traits stress coping zebrafish

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Neuroscience
Genetics
Developmental Biology

Background:

Individual differences in stress response are well-documented.
The developmental origins of stress resilience remain unclear.
Understanding resilience mechanisms is critical for mental health.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if stress resilience is a developmental trait or acquired.
To identify genetic and molecular underpinnings of resilience.
To investigate the role of neuropeptides and the immune system in resilience.

Main Methods:

Utilized a behavioral paradigm in zebrafish larvae to assess stress resilience.
Conducted transcriptome analysis to identify gene expression differences.
Investigated the function of specific genes (neuropeptide Y, miR218) and complement factors.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that resilience is a stable and heritable trait, established early in development.
Identified unique stress-induced transcriptional signatures in resilient larvae.
Found that neuropeptide Y and miR218 mutations decrease resilience.
Showed that resilient larvae downregulate innate immune complement factors.
Confirmed that perturbing complement factors enhances resilience.

Conclusions:

Stress resilience is an early-established, stable, and heritable trait.
Neuropeptides positively regulate resilience, while the complement pathway negatively impacts it.
This study provides a foundation for understanding the genetic and molecular basis of resilience.