Regulation of Dopaminergic Pathways by Retinoids: Activation of the D2 Receptor Promoter by Members of the Retinoic Acid Receptor-retinoid X Receptor Family

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1998 Feb 7

PMID 9405615

Citations 57

Authors

T A Samad

W Krezel

P Chambon

E Borrelli

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Abstract

Dopamine is a neuromodulator involved in the control of key physiological functions. Dopamine-dependent signal transduction is activated through the interaction with membrane receptors of the seven-transmembrane domain G protein-coupled family. Among them, dopamine D2 receptor is highly expressed in the striatum and the pituitary gland as well as by mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons. Lack of D2 receptors in mice leads to a locomotor parkinsonian-like phenotype and to pituitary tumors. The D2 receptor promoter has characteristics of a housekeeping gene. However, the restricted expression of this gene to particular neurons and cells points to a strict regulation of its expression by cell-specific transcription factors. We demonstrate here that the D2 receptor promoter contains a functional retinoic acid response element. Furthermore, analysis of retinoic acid receptor-null mice supports our finding and shows that in these animals D2 receptor expression is reduced. This finding assigns to retinoids an important role in the control of gene expression in the central nervous system.

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