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A GPCR/secretase complex regulates beta- and gamma-secretase specificity for Abeta production and contributes to AD pathogenesis.

scientific article published on 12 January 2010

A distinct D1-MSN subpopulation down-regulates dopamine to promote negative emotional state

scientific article published on 30 November 2021

A nuclear function of beta-arrestin1 in GPCR signaling: regulation of histone acetylation and gene transcription

scientific article

A ventral CA1 to nucleus accumbens core engram circuit mediates conditioned place preference for cocaine

scientific article published on 12 November 2019

Activation of tyrosine kinase of EGFR induces Gbetagamma-dependent GRK-EGFR complex formation.

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Agonist-induced formation of opioid receptor-G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK)-G beta gamma complex on membrane is required for GRK2 function in vivo

scientific article published on 15 May 2003

Beta-arrestin signaling and regulation of transcription

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Beta-arrestin2 is critically involved in CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis, and this is mediated by its enhancement of p38 MAPK activation

scientific article published on 4 October 2002

Chronic cocaine-induced H3 acetylation and transcriptional activation of CaMKIIalpha in the nucleus accumbens is critical for motivation for drug reinforcement.

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Chronic morphine treatment and withdrawal induce up-regulation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3 gene expression in rat brain

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Chronic morphine treatment switches the effect of dopamine on excitatory synaptic transmission from inhibition to excitation in pyramidal cells of the basolateral amygdala.

scientific article published in November 2011

DAMGO depresses inhibitory synaptic transmission via different downstream pathways of μ opioid receptors in ventral tegmental area and periaqueductal gray.

scientific article published on 3 June 2015

Decreased morphine analgesia in rat overexpressing beta-arrestin 2 at periaqueductal gray

scientific article published on 23 March 2006

Differential regulation of beta-arrestin 1 and beta-arrestin 2 gene expression in rat brain by morphine

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Drug-seeking motivation level in male rats determines offspring susceptibility or resistance to cocaine-seeking behaviour.

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EGF transregulates opioid receptors through EGFR-mediated GRK2 phosphorylation and activation.

scientific article published on 7 May 2008

Effects of prenatal cocaine and heroin exposure on neuronal dendrite morphogenesis and spatial recognition memory in mice

scientific article published on 22 June 2012

Epigenetic modifications: significance in drug addiction and treatment

scientific article published in April 2010

GRK5 ablation contributes to insulin resistance

scientific article published on 27 October 2012

GRK5 deficiency decreases diet-induced obesity and adipogenesis

scientific journal article

GRK5 promotes F-actin bundling and targets bundles to membrane structures to control neuronal morphogenesis

scientific article published on September 2011

GRK6 regulates ROS response and maintains hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal

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Glucocorticoid receptors in the basolateral nucleus of amygdala are required for postreactivation reconsolidation of auditory fear memory

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Highlights from the latest articles in epigenomics

scientific article published on 01 February 2014

Human and monkey striatal interneurons are derived from the medial ganglionic eminence but not from the adult subventricular zone.

scientific article published in August 2014

Metabolic enzymes link morphine withdrawal with metabolic disorder

scientific article published on 01 September 2007

MiR-218 targets MeCP2 and inhibits heroin seeking behavior

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

Modification of hippocampal neurogenesis and neuroplasticity by social environments

scientific article published in October 2003

Morphine and heroin differentially modulate in vivo hippocampal LTP in opiate-dependent rat.

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Morphine coordinates SST and PV interneurons in the prelimbic cortex to disinhibit pyramidal neurons and enhance reward

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Morphine disinhibits glutamatergic input to VTA dopamine neurons and promotes dopamine neuron excitation.

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Myo9b and RICS modulate dendritic morphology of cortical neurons

scientific article published on 16 January 2012

Neuroactive steroid pregnenolone sulphate inhibits long-term potentiation via activation of alpha2-adrenoreceptors at excitatory synapses in rat medial prefrontal cortex

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Neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate inhibits persistent sodium currents in rat medial prefrontal cortex via activation of sigma-1 receptors

scientific article published on 23 October 2007

Optogenetic activation of GABAergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens decreases the activity of the ventral pallidum and the expression of cocaine-context-associated memory

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Parvalbumin Interneurons of Central Amygdala Regulate the Negative Affective States and the Expression of Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone During Morphine Withdrawal

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Phosphorylation state of mu-opioid receptor determines the alternative recycling of receptor via Rab4 or Rab11 pathway

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Post-endocytic fates of delta-opioid receptor are regulated by GRK2-mediated receptor phosphorylation and distinct beta-arrestin isoforms

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Pre- and postsynaptic beta-adrenergic activation enhances excitatory synaptic transmission in layer V/VI pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex of rats

scientific article published on 26 October 2007

Reactivation of morphine conditioned place preference by drug priming: role of environmental cues and sensitization

scientific article published on 14 September 2001

Regulation of EGF-induced ERK/MAPK activation and EGFR internalization by G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2.

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Regulation of amygdalar PKA by beta-arrestin-2/phosphodiesterase-4 complex is critical for fear conditioning

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Role of withdrawal in reinstatement of morphine-conditioned place preference

scientific article published in August 2005

Serine 363 of the {delta}-opioid receptor is crucial for adopting distinct pathways to activate ERK1/2 in response to stimulation with different ligands

scientific article published on 23 November 2010

Subcortical origins of human and monkey neocortical interneurons

scientific article published on 6 October 2013

Targeted ubiquitination and degradation of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 by the DDB1-CUL4 ubiquitin ligase complex

scientific article published on 27 August 2012

The effect of L-stepholidine, a novel extract of Chinese herb, on the acquisition, expression, maintenance, and re-acquisition of morphine conditioned place preference in rats

scientific article published on 5 October 2006

The effects of sodium butyrate, an inhibitor of histone deacetylase, on the cocaine- and sucrose-maintained self-administration in rats

scientific article published on 8 May 2008

The interhemispheric amygdala-accumbens circuit encodes negative valence in mice

scientific article published on 07 November 2024

The role of epigenetic inheritance in stress regulation

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

β-Arrestin-biased β-adrenergic signaling promotes extinction learning of cocaine reward memory

scientific article published on 9 January 2018