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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) modulate heterotrimeric G proteins in part by serving as GTPase-activating proteins for Galpha subunits. We examined a role for RGS9-2, an RGS subtype highly enriched in striatum, in modulating dopamine D2 receptor function. Viral-mediated overexpression of RGS9-2 in rat nucleus accumbens (ventral striatum) reduced locomotor responses to cocaine (an indirect dopamine agonist) and to D2 but not to D1 receptor agonists. Conversely, RGS9 knockout mice showed heightened locomotor and rewarding responses to cocaine and related psychostimulants. In vitro expression of RGS9-2 in Xenopus oocytes accelerated the off-kinetics of D2 receptor-induced GIRK currents, consistent with the in vivo data. Finally, chronic cocaine exposure increased RGS9-2 levels in nucleus accumbens. Together, these data demonstrate a functional interaction between RGS9-2 and D2 receptor signaling and the behavioral actions of psychostimulants and suggest that psychostimulant induction of RGS9-2 represents a compensatory adaptation that diminishes drug responsiveness.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
941-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Central Nervous System Stimulants, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Cocaine, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Electric Conductivity, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Nucleus Accumbens, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Potassium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-RGS Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Receptors, Dopamine D2, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:12818179-Xenopus
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
RGS9 modulates dopamine signaling in the basal ganglia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Center for Basic Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't