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Mpdz is a quantitative trait gene for drug withdrawal seizures
Nicole A.r. WalterMatthew T. ReillyRenee L. ShirleyChristoph FehrKari J. Bucksubject
DrugGenotypePositional cloningmedia_common.quotation_subjectMolecular Sequence DataQuantitative Trait LociPDZ domainGene ExpressionQuantitative trait locusBiologyProtein–protein interactionMiceMice CongenicDrug withdrawalSeizuresmedicineAnimalsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseCloning MolecularGenemedia_commonGeneticsBehavior AnimalEthanolGeneral NeuroscienceChromosome MappingMembrane ProteinsEmbryo Mammalianmedicine.diseaseSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeMice Inbred C57BLCarrier ProteinsNeurosciencedescription
Physiological dependence and associated withdrawal episodes can constitute a powerful motivational force that perpetuates drug use and abuse. Using robust behavioral models of drug physiological dependence in mice, positional cloning, and sequence and expression analyses, we identified an addiction-relevant quantitative trait gene, Mpdz. Our findings provide a framework to define the protein interactions and neural circuit by which this gene's product (multiple PDZ domain protein) affects drug dependence, withdrawal and relapse.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-20 | Nature Neuroscience |