| Variations in postnatal maternal care and the epigenetic regulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 expression and hippocampal function in the rat. | |
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PMID: 23045678 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Variations in maternal care in the rat affect hippocampal morphology and function as well as performance on hippocampal-dependent tests of learning and memory in the offspring. Preliminary genome-wide analyses of gene transcription and DNA methylation of the molecular basis for such maternal effects suggested differences in the epigenetic state and transcriptional activity of the Grm1 gene in the rat as a function of maternal care. Grm1 encodes the type I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1), and we found increased mGluR1 mRNA and protein in hippocampus from the adult offspring of mothers showing an increased frequency of pup licking/grooming (i.e., high-LG mothers) that was associated with a decrease in the methylation of Grm1. ChIP assays showed increased levels of histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation and histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation of Grm1 in hippocampus from the adult offspring of high-LG compared with low-LG mothers. These histone posttranslational modifications were highly correlated, and both associate inversely with DNA methylation and positively with transcription. Studies of mGluR1 function showed increased hippocampal mGluR1-induced long-term depression in the adult offspring of high-LG compared with low-LG mothers, as well as increased paired-pulse depression (PPD). PPD is an inhibitory feedback mechanism that prevents excessive glutamate release during high-frequency stimulation. The maternal effects on both long-term depression and PPD were eliminated by treatment with an mGluR1-selective antagonist. These findings suggest that variations in maternal care can influence hippocampal function and cognitive performance through the epigenetic regulation of genes implicated in glutamatergic synaptic signaling. |
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Authors:
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Rosemary C Bagot; Tie-Yuan Zhang; Xianglan Wen; Thi Thu Thao Nguyen; Huy-Binh Nguyen; Josie Diorio; Tak Pan Wong; Michael J Meaney |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2012-10-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume: 109 Suppl 2 ISSN: 1091-6490 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-17 Completed Date: 2013-01-16 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505876 Medline TA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 17200-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Neuroscience Division, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. |
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Animals Base Sequence Behavior, Animal / physiology DNA / genetics DNA Methylation Epigenesis, Genetic Female Gene Expression Regulation Genome-Wide Association Study Hippocampus / physiology* Histones / metabolism Long-Term Potentiation Long-Term Synaptic Depression Male Maternal Behavior / physiology* Molecular Sequence Data Pregnancy Promoter Regions, Genetic RNA, Messenger / genetics, metabolism Rats Rats, Long-Evans Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / antagonists & inhibitors, genetics*, metabolism* |
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//Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
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0/Histones; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; 0/metabotropic glutamate receptor 5; 0/metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1; 9007-49-2/DNA |
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