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Early growth response 1 (Egr-1) directly regulates GABA receptor α2, α4, and θ subunits in the hippocampus

Journal of Neurochemistry, ISSN: 1471-4159, Vol: 133, Issue: 4, Page: 489-500
2015
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The homeostatic regulation of neuronal activity in glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses is critical for neural circuit development and synaptic plasticity. The induced expression of the transcription factor early growth response 1 (Egr-1) in neurons is tightly associated with many forms of neuronal activity, but the underlying target genes in the brain remained to be elucidated. This study uses a quantitative real-time PCR approach, in combination with in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation, and reveals that GABA receptor subunit, GABRA2 (α2), GABRA4 (α4), and GABRQ (θ) genes, are transcriptional targets of Egr-1. Transfection of a construct that over-expresses Egr-1 in neuroblastoma (Neuro2A) cells up-regulates the α2, α4, and θ subunits. Given that Egr-1 knockout mice display less GABRA2, GABRA4, and GRBRQ mRNA in the hippocampus, and that Egr-1 directly binds to their promoters and induces mRNA expression, the present findings support a role for Egr-1 as a major regulator for altered GABA receptor composition in homeostatic plasticity, in a glutamatergic activity-dependent manner.

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Mo, Jiwon; Kim, Chong-Hyun; Lee, Dongmin; Sun, Woong; Lee, Hyun Woo; Kim, Hyun

Wiley

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

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