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Novel role and regulation of HDAC4 in cocaine-related behaviors.
Addiction biology - 1 Mar 2018
Penrod Rachel D, Carreira Maria B, Taniguchi Makoto, Kumar Jaswinder, Maddox Stephanie A, Cowan Christopher W
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic mechanisms have been proposed to contribute to persistent aspects of addiction-related behaviors. One family of epigenetic molecules that may regulate maladaptive behavioral changes produced by cocaine use are the histone deacetylases (HDACs)-key regulators of chromatin and gene expression. In particular, the class IIa HDACs (HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC7 and HDAC9) respond to changes in neuronal activity by...
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