Activation of the mesolimbic dopamine reward pathway by acute ethanol produces reinforcement and changes in gene expression that appear to be crucial to the molecular basis for adaptive behaviors and addiction. The inbred mouse strains DBA/2J and C57BL/6J exhibit contrasting acute behavioral responses to ethanol. We used oligonucleotide microarrays and bioinformatics methods to characterize patterns of gene expression in three brain regions of the mesolimbic reward pathway of these strains. Expression profiling included examination of both differences in gene expression 4 h after saline injection or acute ethanol (2 g/kg). Using a rigorous stepwise method for microarray analysis, we identified 788 genes differentially expressed in control DBA/2J versus C57BL/6J mice and 307 ethanol-regulated genes in the nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, and ventral tegmental area. There were strikingly divergent patterns of ethanol-responsive gene expression in the two strains. Ethanol-responsive genes also showed clustering at discrete chromosomal regions, suggesting local chromatin effects in regulation. Ethanol-regulated genes were generally related to neuroplasticity, but regulation of discrete functional groups and pathways was brain region specific: glucocorticoid signaling, neurogenesis, and myelination in the prefrontal cortex; neuropeptide signaling and developmental genes, including factor Bdnf, in the nucleus accumbens; and retinoic acid signaling in the ventral tegmental area. Bioinformatics analysis identified several potential candidate genes for quantitative trait loci linked to ethanol behaviors, further supporting a role for expression profiling in identifying genes for complex traits. Brain region-specific changes in signaling and neuronal plasticity may be critical components in development of lasting ethanol behavioral phenotypes such as dependence, sensitization, and craving.
A list of the 307 genes found to be upregulated or downregulated by ethanol in PFC, VTA or NA of B6 or D2 mice. ID number represents cluster membership from Figure 4.
Authors:
Kerns RT, Ravindranathan A, Hassan S, Cage MP, York T, Sikela JM, Williams RW, Miles MF
Striatum Gene Expression Correlates for TAILCLIP_LAT_SEC measured in BXD RI Females obtained using GeneNetwork Striatum M430V2 (Apr05) RMA. The TAILCLIP_LAT_SEC measures Mechanical Nociception - Tail Clip Test under the domain Pain. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
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Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
A list of genes whose transcript abundance in the PFC changed significantly 4 hours after an acute dose of ethanol (1.8 g/kg). This list was generated using Fisher's Combined Probability test to analyze saline vs ethanol S-scores across B6 and D2 inbred strains (n=3) and 27 BXD RI lines (n=1). Statistical significance was determined using 1,000 permutations of S-score data and selecting for probe-sets with q-values < 0.05. Aaron Wolen 5-26-10.
Authors:
Wolen AR, Phillips CA, Langston MA, Putman AH, Vorster PJ, Bruce NA, York TP, Williams RW, Miles MF
QTL for high-dose ethanol actions on Chr9 at D9Mit42 (21.79 Mbp , Build 37)
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high-dose ethanol actions spans 0.00 - 46.79 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr9. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).
Authors:
Erwin VG, Markel PD, Johnson TE, Gehle VM, Jones BC
QTL for METH responses for home cage activity on Chr9 at Fli-1 (30.20 Mbp , Build 37)
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METH responses for home cage activity spans 5.20 - 55.20 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr9. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).
QTL for morphine antinociception on Chr9 at D9Mit91 (35.00 Mbp , Build 37)
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morphine antinociception spans 10.00 - 60.00 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr9. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).
Authors:
Bergeson SE, Helms ML, O\'Toole LA, Jarvis MW, Hain HS, Mogil JS, Belknap JK
Genes associated with Oryctolagus cuniculus that interact with the MeSH term 'Ionomycin' (D015759). Incorporates data from 6 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'sphingosine 1-phosphate' (C060506). Incorporates data from 2 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Ovis aries that interact with the MeSH term 'Progesterone' (D011374). Incorporates data from 3 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Cadmium' (D002104). Incorporates data from 7 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Taurocholic Acid' (D013656). Incorporates data from 9 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Plant Extracts' (D010936). Incorporates data from 489 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'decitabine' (C014347). Incorporates data from 2 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term '2-amino-4-phenylbutyric acid' (C014328). Incorporates data from 1822 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'trichostatin A' (C012589). Incorporates data from 1 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Asbestos, Crocidolite' (D017638). Incorporates data from 14 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Oryctolagus cuniculus that interact with the MeSH term 'Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate' (D013755). Incorporates data from 2 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Nickel' (D009532). Incorporates data from 166 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Diazinon' (D003976). Incorporates data from 2 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Homo sapiens that interact with the MeSH term 'Methotrexate' (D008727). Incorporates data from 2 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
Genes associated with Oryzias latipes that interact with the MeSH term 'bisphenol A' (C006780). Incorporates data from 1 publications curated by the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). ODE Gene scores represent number of supporting publications per gene.
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