Sex-specific and opposed effects of FKBP51 in glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons: Implications for stress susceptibility and resilience

L van Doeselaar, T Stark, S Mitra… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mental health disorders often arise as a combination of environmental and genetic factors.
The FKBP5 gene, encoding the GR co-chaperone FKBP51, has been uncovered as a key …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underpinning gene by environment interactions in psychiatric disorders: the FKBP5 model

N Matosin, T Halldorsdottir, EB Binder - Biological psychiatry, 2018 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic and genetic studies suggest common environmental and genetic risk factors
for a number of psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and …

[HTML][HTML] Gene–stress–epigenetic regulation of FKBP5: clinical and translational implications

AS Zannas, T Wiechmann, NC Gassen… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Stress responses and related outcomes vary markedly across individuals. Elucidating the
molecular underpinnings of this variability is of great relevance for developing individualized …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of psychiatric disease and ageing with FKBP5 expression converge on superficial layer neurons of the neocortex

N Matosin, J Arloth, D Czamara, KZ Edmond… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Identification and characterisation of novel targets for treatment is a priority in the field of
psychiatry. FKBP5 is a gene with decades of evidence suggesting its pathogenic role in a …

[HTML][HTML] Expression and Regulation of the Fkbp5 Gene in the Adult Mouse Brain

SH Scharf, C Liebl, EB Binder, MV Schmidt, MB Müller - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Chronic stress has been found to be a major risk factor for various human
pathologies. Stress activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is tightly …

[HTML][HTML] Depletion of FKBP51 in female mice shapes HPA axis activity

L Hoeijmakers, D Harbich, B Schmid, PJ Lucassen… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Psychiatric disorders such as depressive disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder are a
major disease burden worldwide and have a higher incidence in women than in men …

The role of FKBP5 in mood disorders: action of FKBP5 on steroid hormone receptors leads to questions about its evolutionary importance

JC O'Leary III, B Zhang, J Koren III… - CNS & Neurological …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Research on the FKBP5 gene and FKBP51 protein has more than doubled since the
discovery that polymorphisms in this gene could alter treatment outcomes and depressive …

[HTML][HTML] Age-associated epigenetic upregulation of the FKBP5 gene selectively impairs stress resiliency

JJ Sabbagh, JC O'Leary III, LJ Blair, T Klengel… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5) gene
combine with traumatic events to increase risk for post-traumatic stress and major …

Gene–environment interactions at the FKBP5 locus: sensitive periods, mechanisms and pleiotropism

AS Zannas, EB Binder - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatric phenotypes are multifactorial and polygenic, resulting from the complex interplay
of genes and environmental factors that act cumulatively throughout an organism's lifetime …

Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene–childhood trauma interactions

T Klengel, D Mehta, C Anacker, M Rex-Haffner… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Although the fact that genetic predisposition and environmental exposures interact to shape
development and function of the human brain and, ultimately, the risk of psychiatric …