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ArticleNature communications2019

In vivo nuclear capture and molecular profiling identifies Gmeb1 as a transcriptional regulator essential for dopamine neuron function.

Luis M Tuesta, Mohamed N Djekidel, Renchao Chen, Falong Lu, Wengang Wang, Bernardo L Sabatini, Yi Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luis M TuestaHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Mohamed N DjekidelHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Renchao ChenHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Falong LuHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-4818
Wengang WangHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Bernardo L SabatiniHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0095-9177
Yi ZhangHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. yzhang@genetics.med.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-0811
Boston Children's Hospital · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Action and interaction of ionotropic and metabotropic neurotransmissionR37NS046579 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI SABATINI, BERNARDO L · 2018 to 2024
$4.6M
Role of DNA Methylation in Cocaine AddictionR01DA042283 · NIDA · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI ZHANG, YI · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
Role of Dopamine Neuron-Specific Gene Enhancers in Cocaine RelapseK01DA045294 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI TUESTA, LUIS MIGUEL · 2018 to 2022
$955k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA045294NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA042283NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS046579U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) DA045294U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R01DA042283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Midbrain dopamine (mDA) neurons play a central role in reward signaling and are widely implicated in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. To understand how mDA neurons perform these functions, it is important to understand how mDA-specific genes are regulated. However, cellular heterogeneity in the mammalian brain presents a major challenge to obtaining this understanding. To this end, we developed a virus-based approach to label and capture mDA nuclei for transcriptome (RNA-Seq), and low-input chromatin accessibility (liDNase-Seq) profiling, followed by predictive modeling to identify putative transcriptional regulators of mDA neurons. Using this method, we identified Gmeb1, a transcription factor predicted to regulate expression of Th and Dat, genes critical for dopamine synthesis and reuptake, respectively. Gmeb1 knockdown in mDA neurons resulted in downregulation of Th and Dat, as well as in severe motor deficits. This study thus identifies Gmeb1 as a master regulator of mDA gene expression and function, and provides a general method for identifying cell type-specific transcriptional regulators.

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AnimalsDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDopaminergic NeuronsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesMesencephalonMicePars CompactaTranscription FactorsTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGmeb1 protein, mouseTranscription FactorsTyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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PMCPMC6555850
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