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Background  Our laboratory discovered that the gene encoding the receptor tyrosine kinase,  MET , contributes to autism risk. Expression of  MET  is reduced in human postmortem temporal lobe in autism and Rett Syndrome. Subsequent studies revealed a role for  MET  in human and mouse functional and structural cortical connectivity. To further understand the contribution of Met to brain development and its impact on behavior, we generated two conditional mouse lines in which  Met  is deleted from select populations of central nervous system neurons. Mice were then tested to determine the consequences of disrupting  Met  expression.    Methods  Mating of  Emx1   cre   and  Met   fx / fx   mice eliminates receptor signaling from all cells arising from the dorsal pallium.  Met   fx / fx   and  Nestin   cre   crosses result in receptor signaling elimination from all neural cells. Behavioral tests were performed to assess cognitive, emotional, and social impairments that are observed in multiple neurodevelopmental disorders and that are in part subserved by circuits that express Met.    Results   Met   fx / fx  / Emx1   cre   null mice displayed significant hypoactivity in the activity chamber and in the T-maze despite superior performance on the rotarod. Additionally, these animals showed a deficit in spontaneous alternation. Surprisingly,  Met   fx / fx; fx / +  / Nestin   cre   null and heterozygous mice exhibited deficits in contextual fear conditioning, and  Met   fx / +  / Nestin   cre   heterozygous mice spent less time in the closed arms of the elevated plus maze.    Conclusions  These data suggest a complex contribution of Met in the development of circuits mediating social, emotional, and cognitive behavior. The impact of disrupting developmental Met expression is dependent upon circuit-specific deletion patterns and levels of receptor activity.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s11689-015-9131-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Complete or partial reduction of the Met receptor tyrosine kinase in distinct circuits differentially impacts mouse behavior