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DNA methylation of the promoter region at the CREB1 binding site is a mechanism for the epigenetic regulation of brain-specific PKMζ
Pramio D, Vieceli F, Varella-Branco E, Goes C, Kobayashi G, da Silva Pelegrina D, de Moraes B, El Allam A, De Kumar B, Jara G, Farfel J, Bennett D, Kundu S, Viapiano M, Reis E, de Oliveira P, Dos Santos E Passos-Bueno M, Rothlin C, Ghosh S, Schechtman D. DNA methylation of the promoter region at the CREB1 binding site is a mechanism for the epigenetic regulation of brain-specific PKMζ. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 2023, 1866: 194909. PMID: 36682583, PMCID: PMC10037092, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.194909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsInternal promoterNeuronal differentiationEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationUpstream promoterProtein kinase C ζHuman neuronal differentiationSite-specific hypermethylationAberrant DNA hypermethylationPluripotent stem cellsEpigenetic regulationSame epigenetic mechanismsLong-term memory formationDNA hypermethylationDemethylated regionsEpigenetic factorsPromoter regionTissue specificityMolecular mechanismsPRKCZ geneDifferentiated neuronsPromoterProtein kinase M zetaLong-term potentiation
2013
ZIPping to Pain Relief: The Role (or Not) of PKMζ in Chronicc Pain
Price TJ, Ghosh S. ZIPping to Pain Relief: The Role (or Not) of PKMζ in Chronicc Pain. Molecular Pain 2013, 9: 1744-8069-9-6. PMID: 23433248, PMCID: PMC3621284, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-9-6.BooksConceptsChronic pain statesChronic painLong-term potentiationAnterior cingulate cortexPain statesPain plasticityCertain chronic pain statesRole of PKMζSpinal dorsal hornChronic pain developmentSignificant clinical problemPotential roleSuch off-target effectsPain reliefDorsal hornPain developmentCNS areasCNS regionsClinical problemNociceptor stimulationPainCingulate cortexNew targetsKey moleculesOff-target effects
2012
Contribution of PKMζ-dependent and independent amplification to components of experimental neuropathic pain
King T, Qu C, Okun A, Melemedjian OK, Mandell EK, Maskaykina IY, Navratilova E, Dussor GO, Ghosh S, Price TJ, Porreca F. Contribution of PKMζ-dependent and independent amplification to components of experimental neuropathic pain. Pain 2012, 153: 1263-1273. PMID: 22482911, PMCID: PMC3358498, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRostral anterior cingulate cortexExperimental neuropathic painNeuropathic painMK-801Spontaneous painN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor blockadeSpinal nerve ligation injuryNerve ligation injurySpinal dorsal hornLong-term potentiationAnterior cingulate cortexPseudosubstrate inhibitory peptideDorsal hornReceptor blockadeTime-dependent mannerLigation injuryPain processingSingle administrationSpinal cordPainCingulate cortexFull recoveryInhibitory peptidesInhibition of PKMζIndependent mechanisms
2011
Spinal Protein Kinase M ζ Underlies the Maintenance Mechanism of Persistent Nociceptive Sensitization
Asiedu MN, Tillu DV, Melemedjian OK, Shy A, Sanoja R, Bodell B, Ghosh S, Porreca F, Price TJ. Spinal Protein Kinase M ζ Underlies the Maintenance Mechanism of Persistent Nociceptive Sensitization. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 6646-6653. PMID: 21543593, PMCID: PMC3090264, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6286-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate long-term potentiationInterleukin-6Intraplantar injectionPersistent nociceptive sensitizationIntrathecal injectionNociceptive sensitizationResolution of hypersensitivitySpinal dorsal hornClinical pain disordersProtein kinase M ζLong-term potentiationAllodynic statePlantar incisionDorsal hornPain pathwaysPain statesAgonist injectionPain disordersAgonist DHPGNocifensive behaviorNocifensive responsesPKMζ inhibitorSpinal cordAllodyniaTherapeutic benefit