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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2020

Relapse-Associated Transient Synaptic Potentiation Requires Integrin-Mediated Activation of Focal Adhesion Kinase and Cofilin in D1-Expressing Neurons.

Constanza Garcia-Keller, Michael D Scofield, Daniela Neuhofer, Swathi Varanasi, Matthew T Reeves, Brandon Hughes, Ethan Anderson, Christopher T Richie, Carlos Mejias-Aponte, James Pickel and 4 more

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Constanza Garcia-KellerDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425 garciake@musc.edu kalivasp@musc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3141-9571
Michael D ScofieldDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
Daniela NeuhoferDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
Swathi VaranasiDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
Matthew T ReevesDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
Brandon HughesDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
Ethan AndersonDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.
Christopher T RichieIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.ORCID 0000-0002-7944-4928
Carlos Mejias-AponteIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.
James PickelIntramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Bruce T HopeIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.ORCID 0000-0001-5804-7061
Brandon K HarveyIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.ORCID 0000-0002-4036-1383
Christopher W CowanDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425.ORCID 0000-0001-5472-3296
Peter W KalivasDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425 garciake@musc.edu kalivasp@musc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9487-0119
Medical University of South Carolina · USNational Institute on Drug Abuse · USNational Institute of Mental Health · US

Funding

COCA: Project 4. Neurocircuit Strategy to Decrease Cocaine Cue ReactivityP50DA046373 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI HANLON, COLLEEN A · 2019 to 2023
$9.9M
GLUTAMATE AND CRAVING FOR COCAINER01DA012513 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI KALIVAS, PETER W · 2000 to 2024
$7.5M
Role of Class IIa HDAC Target Genes in Opioid and Cocaine AddictionR01DA032708 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI COWAN, CHRISTOPHER W · 2013 to 2022
$3.8M
OPIOIDS, AMPHETAMINE &COCAIN IN DRUG ABUSER01DA003906 · NIDA · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KALIVAS, PETER W · 1985 to 2019
$3.6M
COCAINE, OPIOIDS AND DRUG ABUSER37DA003906 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI KALIVAS, PETER W · 2000 to 2009
$3.0M
Circuit Mechanisms for Conditioned Stress Regulation of AddictionR00DA047426 · NIDA · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI GARCIA KELLER, CONSTANZA · 2022 to 2024
$747k
Contributions of Nitrergic Interneurons and NO Signaling in Cocaine RelapseR00DA040004 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI SCOFIELD, MICHAEL DAVID · 2017 to 2019
$747k
Circuit Mechanisms for Conditioned Stress Regulation of AddictionK99DA047426 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI GARCIA KELLER, CONSTANZA · 2019 to 2021
$439k
Superresolution Confocal Microscope for Biomedical ImagingS10OD021532 · OD · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI MULHOLLAND, PATRICK J. · 2017 to 2017
$437k
BLRD VA I01 BX004727NIDA NIH HHS K99 DA047426NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA046373NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA040004NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA047426NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA003906NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA012513NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032708NIDA NIH HHS R37 DA003906NIH HHS S10 OD021532
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Relapse to drug use can be initiated by drug-associated cues. The intensity of cue-induced drug seeking in rodent models correlates with the induction of transient synaptic potentiation (t-SP) at glutamatergic synapses in the nucleus accumbens core (NAcore). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are inducible endopeptidases that degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, and reveal tripeptide Arginine-Glycine-Aspartate (RGD) domains that bind and signal through integrins. Integrins are heterodimeric receptors composed of αβ subunits, and a primary signaling kinase is focal adhesion kinase (FAK). We previously showed that MMP activation is necessary for and potentiates cued reinstatement of cocaine seeking, and MMP-induced catalysis stimulates β3-integrins to induce t-SP. Here, we determined whether β3-integrin signaling through FAK and cofilin (actin depolymerization factor) is necessary to promote synaptic growth during t-SP. Using a small molecule inhibitor to prevent FAK activation, we blocked cued-induced cocaine reinstatement and increased spine head diameter (d

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Actin Depolymerizing FactorsAnimalsCocaine-Related DisordersCuesDendritic SpinesDopaminergic NeuronsDrug-Seeking BehaviorEnzyme ActivationFocal Adhesion Kinase 1HumansIntegrin beta3MaleRatsRats, Long-EvansRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, TransgenicActin Depolymerizing FactorsFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Integrin beta3Ptk2 protein, ratReceptors, Dopamine D1cocainecofilincued relapsefocal adhesion kinaseintegrinsmedium spine neurons

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PMID33051346
PMCPMC7605418
OpenAlexW3091787930

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