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betagamma Dimers mediate synergy of dopamine D2 and adenosine A2 receptor-stimulated PKA signaling and regulate ethanol consumption.

Authors: Yao, L  Arolfo, MP  Dohrman, DP  Jiang, Z  Fan, P  Fuchs, S  Janak, PH  Gordon, AS  Diamond, I 
Citation: Yao L, etal., Cell. 2002 Jun 14;109(6):733-43.
RGD ID: 1580677
Pubmed: PMID:12086672   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Dopamine release is activated by ethanol and addicting drugs, but molecular mechanisms linking dopaminergic signaling to neuronal responses and drinking behavior are poorly understood. We report that dopamine-D2 receptors induce PKA Calpha translocation and increase CRE-regulated gene expression. Ethanol also activates PKA signaling. Subthreshold concentrations of the D2 agonist NPA and ethanol, without effect alone, together cause synergistic PKA translocation and CRE-mediated gene transcription. D2 or adenosine A2 receptor blockade, pertussis toxin, Rp-cAMPS, or overexpression of dominant-negative peptides that sequester betagamma dimers prevent synergy. Importantly, overexpression of a betagamma inhibitor peptide in the nucleus accumbens strikingly reduces sustained alcohol consumption. We propose that synergy of D2 and A2 confers ethanol hypersensitivity and that betagamma dimers are required for voluntary drinking.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
activation of protein kinase activity  IDA 1580677 RGD 
adenylate cyclase-modulating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway  IDA 1580677 RGD 

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Mammalian Phenotype

TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
increased alcohol consumption  IDA 1580677 RGD 
Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Drd2  (dopamine receptor D2)

Objects referenced in this article
Gene Prkaca protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha Rattus norvegicus

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