期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 34, 期 13, 页码 4519-4527出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2821-13.2014
关键词
MeCP2; nucleus accumbens; psychostimulants; intrinsic excitability; GABAergic interneurons; cocaine self-administration
资金
- NIH [R01DA033610, R01NS064577, R01DA025983]
The methyl-DNA binding protein MeCP2 is emerging as an important regulator of drug reinforcement processes. Psychostimulants induce phosphorylation of MeCP2 at Ser421; however, the functional significance of this posttranslational modification for addictive-like behaviors was unknown. Here we show that MeCP2 Ser421Ala knock-in mice display both a reduced threshold for the induction of locomotor sensitization by investigator-administered amphetamine and enhanced behavioral sensitivity to the reinforcing properties of self-administered cocaine. These behavioral differences were accompanied in the knock-in mice by changes in medium spiny neuron intrinsic excitability and nucleus accumbens gene expression typically observed in association with repeated exposure to these drugs. These data show that phosphorylation of MeCP2 at Ser421 functions to limit the circuit plasticities in the nucleus accumbens that underlie addictive-like behaviors.
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