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Aversion to Nicotine Is Regulated by the Balanced Activity of β4 and α5 Nicotinic Receptor Subunits in the Medial Habenula

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Frahm, Silke, Ślimak, Marta A., Ferrarese, Leiron, Santos-Torres, Julio, Antolin-Fontes, Beatriz, Auer, Sebastian, Filkin, Sergey, Pons, Stéphanie +4 more·2011·Neuron

Abstract

Nicotine dependence is linked to single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CHRNB4-CHRNA3-CHRNA5 gene cluster encoding the α3β4α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Here we show that the β4 subunit is rate limiting for receptor activity, and that current increase by β4 is maximally competed by one of the most frequent variants associated with tobacco usage (D398N in α5). We identify a β4-specific residue (S435), mapping to the intracellular vestibule of the α3β4α5 receptor in close proximity to α5 D398N, that is essential for its ability to increase currents. Transgenic mice with targeted overexpression of Chrnb4 to endogenous sites display a strong aversion to nicotine that can be reversed by viral-mediated expression of the α5 D398N variant in the medial habenula (MHb). Thus, this study both provides insights into α3β4α5 receptor-mediated mechanisms contributing to nicotine consumption, and identifies the MHb as a critical element in the circuitry controlling nicotine-dependent phenotypes.

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  • Overexpression of β4* nAChRs in mice using BAC transgenic technology resulted in greatly diminished sensitivity to the reinforcing properties of orally consumed nicotine solutions and far less consumption than wild-type mice.

    “Specifically, overexpression of β4 Ã nAChRs in mice using BAC transgenic technology resulted in greatly diminished sensitivity to the reinforcing properties of orally consumed nicotine solutions and far less consumption of the drug than wild-type mice (Frahm et al. 2011).”

    From Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction (2021) · cites this paper as Frahm et al. 2011

  • A transgenic mouse overexpressing β4 nAChR subunits shows altered nicotine consumption and conditioned place aversion.

    “Indeed, a transgenic mouse model that overexpresses β4 nAChR subunits exhibits altered nicotine consumption and CPA (Frahm et al. 2011)”

    From Nicotine Withdrawal (2015) · cites this paper as Frahm et al. 2011

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Frahm, S., Ślimak, M. A., Ferrarese, L., Santos-Torres, J., Antolin-Fontes, B., Auer, S., Filkin, S., Pons, S., Fontaine, J.-F., Tsetlin, V., Maskos, U., & Ibañez-Tallon, I.
Affiliations
  • Max Delbrück Center (DE)
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-05
Volume
70
Issue
3
Pages
522-535
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995989957
Cited by
283
References
62
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • MDC Repository (Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Helmholtz Association (31-002, SFB 665)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG RA 424/5-1)
  • Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
nicotine aversion, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, CHRNB4, CHRNA5, medial habenula, nicotine dependence, nicotine use, receptor subunit stoichiometry, transgenic mice, viral gene expression, tobacco use
MeSH terms
Administration, Oral, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, Autoradiography, Cell Line, Transformed, Conditioning, Operant, Electric Stimulation, Humans, Iodine Isotopes, Mice, Transgenic, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Nicotine, Oocytes, Pyridines, Receptors, Nicotinic, Stereotaxic Techniques, Xenopus, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Nicotinic Agonists, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, Habenula, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Mice, In Vitro Techniques

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