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ArticleNeuropharmacology2017

Valproate increases dopamine transporter expression through histone acetylation and enhanced promoter binding of Nurr1.

Ashley L Green, Le Zhan, Aseel Eid, Helmut Zarbl, Grace L Guo, Jason R Richardson

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Article in Neuropharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ashley L GreenEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Le ZhanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Aseel EidDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.
Helmut ZarblEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Grace L GuoDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Jason R RichardsonEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA. Electronic address: jrichardson@neomed.edu.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USNortheast Ohio Medical University · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES005022 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI ROBERT John LAUMBACH · 1988 to 2026
$47.4M
TRAINING IN EVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGYT32ES007148 · NIEHS · RUTGERS THE ST UNIV OF NJ NEW BRUNSWICK · PI Lauren M Aleksunes · 1987 to 2026
$11.4M
Developing Drugs to Mitigate Parathion IntoxicationU01NS079249 · NINDS · RBHS-SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI LASKIN, JEFFREY D, RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2013 to 2017
$4.0M
Mechanisms of Pesticide-Induced Neurobehavioral Deficits: Relevance to ADHDR01ES015991 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2007 to 2011
$3.2M
Mechanism of Gene Environment Interactions in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01ES026057 · NIEHS · NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY · PI RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
Gene-Environment Interactions in Neurodegeneration: Role of Efflux TransportersR01ES021800 · NIEHS · RBHS-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ALEKSUNES, LAUREN M, RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Gut bile acids, Fxr, & Fgf15 in total parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasisR01GM104037 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI GUO, GRACE L · 2013 to 2016
$1.1M
Developmental Pyrethroid Exposure and ADHDR21ES013828 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI RICHARDSON, JASON R · 2005 to 2007
$455k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005022NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES015991NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES021800NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES026057NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES013828NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007148NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104037NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS079249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dopamine transporter (DAT) is the key regulator of dopaminergic transmission and is a target of several xenobiotics, including pesticides and pharmacological agents. Previously, we identified a prominent role for histone deacetylases in the regulation of DAT expression. Here, we utilized a rat dopaminergic cell line (N27) to probe the responsiveness of DAT mRNA expression to inhibitors of histone acetylation. Inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) by valproate, butyrate and Trichostatin A led to a 3-10-fold increase in DAT mRNA expression, a 50% increase in protein levels, which were accompanied by increased H3 acetylation levels. To confirm the mechanism of valproate-mediated increase in DAT mRNA, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays were used and demonstrated a significant increase in enrichment of acetylation of histone 3 on lysines 9 and 14 (H3K9/K14ac) in the DAT promoter. Expression of Nurr1 and Pitx3, key regulators of DAT expression, were increased following valproate treatment and Nurr1 binding was enriched in the DAT promoter. Together, these results indicate that histone acetylation and subsequent enhancement of transcription factor binding are plausible mechanisms for DAT regulation by valproate and, perhaps, by other xenobiotics.

Indexed as

AcetylationAnimalsButyratesCell LineCell SurvivalDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDopaminergic NeuronsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEpigenesis, GeneticHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsHydroxamic AcidsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2Promoter Regions, GeneticButyratesDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHistoneshomeobox protein PITX3Homeodomain ProteinsHydroxamic AcidsNr4a2 protein, ratNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2RNA, MessengerTranscription Factorstrichostatin AValproic AcidDopamine transporterEpigeneticsHDACHistone deacetylaseNurr1Pitx3Valproate

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PMID28743636
PMCPMC5585058
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