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ArticleBiological psychiatry2026

Transposable Elements Are Dynamically Regulated in Medium Spiny Neurons and May Contribute to the Molecular and Behavioral Adaptations to Cocaine.

Gabriella M Silva, Amber L Kaplan, Celeste R Park, Joseph A Picone, R Kijoon Kim, Natalie L Truby, Rachel L Neve, Xiaohong Cui, Peter J Hamilton

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Gabriella M SilvaDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Amber L KaplanDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Celeste R ParkDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Joseph A PiconeDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
R Kijoon KimDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Natalie L TrubyDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Rachel L NeveGene Delivery Technology Core, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Xiaohong CuiDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Peter J HamiltonDepartment of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia. Electronic address: peter.hamilton@vcuhealth.org.

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Renato Martins · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
TRAINING IN THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ABUSED DRUGST32DA007027 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI William L. Dewey · 1985 to 2026
$14.7M
VCU Center for Drug Addiction ResearchP30DA033934 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI JOLENE J WINDLE · 2014 to 2026
$13.8M
Cell type transcriptional mechanisms of polysubstance choiceR01DA058958 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Matthew L Banks, Peter James Hamilton · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Reprogramming KZFP function to understand drug-specific transcription and behaviorR01DA058089 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Peter James Hamilton · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
Using CRISPR tools to uncover the role of CREB-gene regulation in drug abuseR00DA045795 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI HAMILTON, PETER JAMES · 2020 to 2022
$739k
Neurocognitive, genetic and socioenvironmental influences on a developmental precursors to addiction: A cross-species studyR34DA061267 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI BANKS, MATTHEW L, BOUNTRESS, KAITLIN ELIZABETH · 2024 to 2025
$689k
VCU Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program (IMSD)T32GM148403 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI AKBARALI, HAMID I, ESCALANTE, CARLOS R · 2023 to 2025
$647k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA033934NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA045795NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA058089NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA058958NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA061267NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007027NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM148403
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Abstract

backgroundEarlier work has established that Zfp189, which encodes a KZFP transcription factor (TF), differentially accumulates in nucleus accumbens (NAc) Drd1+ and Drd2+ medium spiny neurons (MSNs) and drives MSN functional and behavioral adaptations to cocaine. Here, we aimed to illuminate the cell type mechanisms through which this TF contributes to cocaine adaptations, with emphasis on investigating transposable elements (TEs).

methodsFirst, we annotated TEs in existing single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNAseq) from rodents exposed to either acute or repeated cocaine. To directly test whether TE dysregulation participates in cocaine-related brain changes, we virally delivered synthetic ZFP189 TFs, capable of releasing (ZFP189

resultsWe discovered that NAc TE transcript expression was dramatically increased by cocaine experience, and the most sensitive NAc cell types were Drd1+, followed by Drd2+ MSNs. Our snRNAseq revealed that ZFP189

conclusionsThis research points to TE transcript expression as dynamically regulated within NAc MSNs and possibly involved in producing the molecular and behavioral responses to cocaine.

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CocaineDNA Transposable ElementsDopamine Uptake InhibitorsMedium Spiny NeuronsNucleus AccumbensAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsMaleMiceReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2CocaineDNA Transposable ElementsDopamine Uptake InhibitorsDrd1 protein, mouseReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2AddictionCocaineNucleus accumbensTranscription factorTranscriptomicsTransposable elements

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PMID40716507
PMCPMC12360277

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