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HDAC2 regulates atypical antipsychotic responses through the modulation of mGlu2 promoter activity
Kurita M, Holloway T, García-Bea A, Kozlenkov A, Friedman AK, Moreno JL, Heshmati M, Golden SA, Kennedy PJ, Takahashi N, Dietz DM, Mocci G, Gabilondo AM, Hanks J, Umali A, Callado LF, Gallitano AL, Neve RL, Shen L, Buxbaum JD, Han MH, Nestler EJ, Meana JJ, Russo SJ, González-Maeso J. HDAC2 regulates atypical antipsychotic responses through the modulation of mGlu2 promoter activity. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 15: 1245-1254. PMID: 22864611, PMCID: PMC3431440, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsBenzamidesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationClozapineDNA MethylationGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 2, HumanHistone Deacetylase 2HistonesHumansHydroxamic AcidsImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, KnockoutPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlasmidsPrefrontal CortexPromoter Regions, GeneticPyridinesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateReflex, StartleSchizophrenic PsychologyVorinostat
2016
HSV-Mediated Transgene Expression of Chimeric Constructs to Study Behavioral Function of GPCR Heteromers in Mice.
Holloway T, Moreno JL, González-Maeso J. HSV-Mediated Transgene Expression of Chimeric Constructs to Study Behavioral Function of GPCR Heteromers in Mice. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2016 PMID: 27501227, PMCID: PMC4993366, DOI: 10.3791/53717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead-twitch responseLysergic acid diethylamideBehavioral effectsHead-twitch behaviorSchizophrenia-related behaviorsCortical pyramidal neuronsPowerful translational toolReceptor complexBehavioral phenotypesPyramidal neuronsFrontal cortexReceptor-dependent signaling pathwaysMouse modelHallucinogen DOIHeteromeric receptor complexesTranslational toolBehavioral responsesVirus constructsAcid diethylamideGPCR heteromersBehavioral functionsMiceHallucinogenic drugsSignaling pathwaysCortex
2012
Identification of Three Residues Essential for 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A-Metabotropic Glutamate 2 (5-HT2A·mGlu2) Receptor Heteromerization and Its Psychoactive Behavioral Function*
Moreno JL, Muguruza C, Umali A, Mortillo S, Holloway T, Pilar-Cuéllar F, Mocci G, Seto J, Callado LF, Neve RL, Milligan G, Sealfon SC, López-Giménez JF, Meana JJ, Benson DL, González-Maeso J. Identification of Three Residues Essential for 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A-Metabotropic Glutamate 2 (5-HT2A·mGlu2) Receptor Heteromerization and Its Psychoactive Behavioral Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 44301-44319. PMID: 23129762, PMCID: PMC3531745, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.413161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBehaviorCase-Control StudiesDimerizationFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySequence AlignmentYoung AdultConceptsFrontal cortexMetabotropic glutamate 2 receptorGPCR heteromersBehavioral functionsMouse frontal cortexPsychosis-like effectsHallucinogenic 5Receptor neurotransmissionSchizophrenic subjectsReceptor heteromerizationReceptor complex formationSerotoninCortexHeteromeric expressionReceptorsReceptor heterocomplexDomain fourHeteromeric complexesCell signalingThree residuesHeteromersIntracellular endNeurotransmissionAgonistsMice