An epigenetic mechanism mediates developmental nicotine effects on neuronal structure and behavior
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE(2016)
Abstract
Developmental nicotine exposure increased cortical dendritic complexity, levels of Ash2l and Mef2c (components of a histone methyltransferase complex), and H3MeK4 trimethylation at promoters of genes involved in synapse maintenance. Knockdown and overexpression experiments in utero showed that Ash2l and Mef2c regulate nicotine-mediated dendritic remodeling and changes in passive avoidance behavior.
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Molecular neuroscience,Neuronal development,Epigenetics and behaviour,Developmental disorders,Histone post-translational modifications
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