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"Higher order" addiction molecular genetics: convergent data from genome-wide association in humans and mice

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A human-specific de novo protein-coding gene associated with human brain functions

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A rat brain cDNA encoding the neurotransmitter transporter with an unusual structure

scientific article published in January 1993

Absence of cannabinoid 1 receptor in beta cells protects against high-fat/high-sugar diet-induced beta cell dysfunction and inflammation in murine islets

scientific article published in March 2018

Addiction genetics and pleiotropic effects of common haplotypes that make polygenic contributions to vulnerability to substance dependence

scientific article published on 19 January 2009

Addiction molecular genetics: 639,401 SNP whole genome association identifies many "cell adhesion" genes

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Anticancer effects of ginsenoside Rg1, cinnamic acid, and tanshinone IIA in osteosarcoma MG-63 cells: nuclear matrix downregulation and cytoplasmic trafficking of nucleophosmin

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Association of time-dependent changes in mu opioid receptor mRNA, but not BDNF, TrkB, or MeCP2 mRNA and protein expression in the rat nucleus accumbens with incubation of heroin craving

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Behavioral effects of psychostimulants in mutant mice with cell-type specific deletion of CB2 cannabinoid receptors in dopamine neurons

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Blockade of β-cell K(ATP) channels by the endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol.

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Brain cannabinoid CB₂ receptors modulate cocaine's actions in mice

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and obesity in the WAGR syndrome

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CB1 Receptor Activation on VgluT2-Expressing Glutamatergic Neurons Underlies Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC)-Induced Aversive Effects in Mice

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

CB2 receptor antibody signal specificity: correlations with the use of partial CB2-knockout mice and anti-rat CB2 receptor antibodies

scientific article published on 02 July 2018

CNS Effects of CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors

CNS effects of CB2 cannabinoid receptors: beyond neuro-immuno-cannabinoid activity

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Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor Gene and Environmental Interaction in the Development of Psychiatric Disorders

Cannabinoid CB2 receptors modulate midbrain dopamine neuronal activity and dopamine-related behavior in mice

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Cannabinoid CB2 receptors: Immunohistochemical localization in rat brain

scientific article (publication date: February 2006)

Cannabinoid receptor subtype 2 (CB2R) agonist, GW405833 reduces agonist-induced Ca(2+) oscillations in mouse pancreatic acinar cells

scientific article published on 19 July 2016

Cannabinoid type 2 receptors in dopamine neurons inhibits psychomotor behaviors, alters anxiety, depression and alcohol preference

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Cloning and expression of a glycine transporter from mouse brain

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Cloning of genes or cDNAs encoding neurotransmitter transporters and their localization by immunocytochemistry

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Cloning of the human sodium lodide symporter

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Consequences of cannabinoid and monoaminergic system disruption in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders.

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Context-induced reinstatement of methamphetamine seeking is associated with unique molecular alterations in Fos-expressing dorsolateral striatum neurons.

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Deletion of v7-3 (SLC6A15) transporter allows assessment of its roles in synaptosomal proline uptake, leucine uptake and behaviors

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Detection of molecular alterations in methamphetamine-activated Fos-expressing neurons from a single rat dorsal striatum using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS).

scientific article published on 21 August 2013

Discovery of the presence and functional expression of cannabinoid CB2 receptors in brain

scientific article published on August 2006

Effects of tachyplesin on proliferation and differentiation of human hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells

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Endogenous GDNF in ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens does not play a role in the incubation of heroin craving

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Expression of functional cannabinoid CB2 receptor in VTA dopamine neurons in rats

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Families of protein phosphatase 1 modulators activated by protein kinases a and C: focus on brain

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Fine mapping of calcineurin (PPP3CA) gene reveals novel alternative splicing patterns, association of 5'UTR trinucleotide repeat with addiction vulnerability, and differential isoform expression in Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on September 2010

Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) and Gene Expression Analysis of Fos-expressing Neurons from Fresh and Frozen Rat Brain Tissue

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Frequency of circulating topoisomerase-I-specific CD4 T cells predicts presence and progression of interstitial lung disease in scleroderma

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

Functional expression of brain neuronal CB2 cannabinoid receptors are involved in the effects of drugs of abuse and in depression

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GBPI, a novel gastrointestinal- and brain-specific PP1-inhibitory protein, is activated by PKC and inactivated by PKA

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Genome wide association for substance dependence: convergent results from epidemiologic and research volunteer samples

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Genome-wide association for methamphetamine dependence: convergent results from 2 samples

scientific article published in March 2008

Genome-wide association for nicotine dependence and smoking cessation success in NIH research volunteers

scientific article published on 02 October 2008

Genome-wide in silico identification and analysis of cis natural antisense transcripts (cis-NATs) in ten species

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Human CB1 Receptor Isoforms, present in Hepatocytes and β-cells, are Involved in Regulating Metabolism

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Human brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genes, splicing patterns, and assessments of associations with substance abuse and Parkinson's Disease

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Human transporter database: comprehensive knowledge and discovery tools in the human transporter genes

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

Identification of a long stretch of homopurine.homopyrimidine sequence in a cluster of retroposons in the human genome.

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Identification of novel GDNF isoforms and cis-antisense GDNFOS gene and their regulation in human middle temporal gyrus of Alzheimer disease

scientific article published on 11 November 2011

Identification of novel mouse and rat CB1R isoforms and in silico modeling of human CB1R for peripheral cannabinoid therapeutics

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Increased body weight in mice lacking mu-opioid receptors

scientific article published in June 2006

Incubation of methamphetamine craving is associated with selective increases in expression of Bdnf and trkb, glutamate receptors, and epigenetic enzymes in cue-activated fos-expressing dorsal striatal neurons

scientific article published on May 2015

Insulin Is Transcribed and Translated in Mammalian Taste Bud Cells

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Involvement of CB2 Receptors in the Neurobehavioral Effects of Catha Edulis (Vahl) Endl. (Khat) in Mice

scientific article published on 30 August 2019

KEPI, a PKC-dependent protein phosphatase 1 inhibitor regulated by morphine

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Local Cues Establish and Maintain Region-Specific Phenotypes of Basal Ganglia Microglia

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Localization and altered expression of nucleophosmin in the nuclear matrix during the differentiation of human hepatocarcinoma SMMC-7721 cells induced by HMBA.

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Localization of nucleophosmin in nuclear matrix and changes in its expression during the differentiation of human neuroblastoma induced by retinoic acid

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Localization of prohibitin in the nuclear matrix and alteration of its expression during differentiation of human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cells induced by retinoic acid

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Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) polymorphisms in patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma

scientific article published on 8 March 2007

Medial prefrontal cortex neuronal activation and synaptic alterations after stress-induced reinstatement of palatable food seeking: a study using c-fos-GFP transgenic female rats

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Molecular genetics of addiction and related heritable phenotypes: genome-wide association approaches identify "connectivity constellation" and drug target genes with pleiotropic effects

scientific article published on October 2008

Molecular genetics of nicotine dependence and abstinence: whole genome association using 520,000 SNPs

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Molecular genetics of successful smoking cessation: convergent genome-wide association study results

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Monoamine transporters: vulnerable and vital doorkeepers

scientific article published in January 2011

Mouse brain localization of the protein kinase C-enhanced phosphatase 1 inhibitor KEPI (kinase C-enhanced PP1 inhibitor).

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Muscle cannabinoid 1 receptor regulates Il-6 and myostatin expression, governing physical performance and whole-body metabolism

scientific article published on 06 February 2019

NATsDB: Natural Antisense Transcripts DataBase

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Neurexin 3 polymorphisms are associated with alcohol dependence and altered expression of specific isoforms

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NrCAM in addiction vulnerability: positional cloning, drug-regulation, haplotype-specific expression, and altered drug reward in knockout mice

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Nuclear matrix protein, prohibitin, was down-regulated and translocated from nucleus to cytoplasm during the differentiation of osteosarcoma MG-63 cells induced by ginsenoside Rg1, cinnamic acid, and tanshinone IIA (RCT).

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Polysubstance abuse-vulnerability genes: genome scans for association, using 1,004 subjects and 1,494 single-nucleotide polymorphisms

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Pooled association genome scanning for alcohol dependence using 104,268 SNPs: validation and use to identify alcoholism vulnerability loci in unrelated individuals from the collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism

scientific article published on December 2006

Pooled association genome scanning: validation and use to identify addiction vulnerability loci in two samples

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Reciprocal Inhibitory Interactions Between the Reward-Related Effects of Leptin and Cocaine

scientific article published on 5 August 2015

Release of insulin produced by the choroid plexis is regulated by serotonergic signaling

scientific article published on 05 December 2019

Rodent BDNF genes, novel promoters, novel splice variants, and regulation by cocaine

scientific article published on 22 December 2005

Running is the neurogenic and neurotrophic stimulus in environmental enrichment

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Smoking and smoking cessation in disadvantaged women: assessing genetic contributions

scientific article published on 12 May 2009

Somatic LINE-1 retrotransposition in cortical neurons and non-brain tissues of Rett patients and healthy individuals

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

Somatic LINE-1 retrotransposition in cortical neurons of Rett patients and healthy individuals

Species differences in cannabinoid receptor 2 (CNR2 gene): identification of novel human and rodent CB2 isoforms, differential tissue expression and regulation by cannabinoid receptor ligands.

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Species differences in cannabinoid receptor 2 and receptor responses to cocaine self-administration in mice and rats

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Substance abuse vulnerability loci: converging genome scanning data

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Time-Dependent Protection of CB2 Receptor Agonist in Stroke

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Trans-natural antisense transcripts including noncoding RNAs in 10 species: implications for expression regulation

scientific article published on 24 July 2008

[Tachyplesin-induced differentiation of human hepatocarcinoma cell line SMMC-7721]

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

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