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MK-801, a NMDA receptor antagonist, increases phosphorylation of histone H3 in the rat medial prefrontal cortex.
Pharmacological reports : PR - 1 Jan 2013
Maćkowiak Marzena, Guzik Rafał, Dudys Dorota, Bator Ewelina, Wędzony Krzysztof
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The present study investigated whether MK-801, when given in doses that cause psychomimetic effects in rats, could alter the phosphorylation of histone 3 (H3) at serine 10 (H3S10p) and the acetylation of H3 at lysine 14 (H3K14ac) in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). These posttranslational modifications of H3 promote chromatin relaxation and increase the probability of gene expression. METHODS:...
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