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Genome-wide Analysis of Chromatin Regulation by Cocaine Reveals a Role for Sirtuins.

by: W. Renthal, A. Kumar, G. Xiao, M. Wilkinson, H. E. Covington, I. Maze, D. Sikder, A. J. Robison, Q. Laplant, D. M. Dietz, S. J. Russo, V. Vialou, S. Chakravarty, T. J. Kodadek, A. Stack, M. Kabbaj, and E. J. Nestler
In: Neuron, Vol. 62, Nr. 3 (May 2009) , p. 335--348.
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Changes in gene expression contribute to the long-lasting regulation of the brain's reward circuitry seen in drug addiction; however, the specific genes regulated and the transcriptional mechanisms underlying such regulation remain poorly understood. Here, we used chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with promoter microarray analysis to characterize genome-wide chromatin changes in the mouse nucleus accumbens, a crucial brain reward region, after repeated cocaine administration. Our findings reveal several interesting principles of gene regulation by cocaine and of the role of DeltaFosB and CREB, two prominent cocaine-induced transcription factors, in this brain region. The findings also provide comprehensive insight into the molecular pathways regulated by cocaine-including a new role for sirtuins Sirt1 and Sirt2-which are induced in the nucleus accumbens by cocaine and, in turn, dramatically enhance the behavioral effects of the drug.

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