USP7/Maged1-mediated H2A monoubiquitination in the paraventricular thalamus : an epigenetic mechanism involved in cocaine use disorder

Julian Cheron, Leonardo Beccari, Perrine Hagué, Romain Icick, Chloé Despontin, Matthieu Defrance, Sagar Bhogaraju, Elena, Martín-García, Roberto Capellán Martín, Rafael, Maldonado, Florence Vorspan, Jerome Bonnefont, Alban de Kerchove d'Exaerde

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The risk of developing drug addiction is strongly influenced by the epigenetic landscape and chromatin remodeling. While histone modifications such as methylation and acetylation have been studied in the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens (NAc), the role of H2A monoubiquitination remains unknown. Our investigations, initially focused on the scaffold protein melanoma-associated antigen D1 (Maged1), reveal that H2A monoubiquitination in the paraventricular thalamus (PVT) significantly contributes to cocaine-adaptive behaviors and transcriptional repression induced by cocaine. Chronic cocaine use increases H2A monoubiquitination, regulated by Maged1 and its partner USP7. Accordingly, Maged1 specific inactivation in thalamic Vglut2 neurons, or USP7 inhibition, blocks cocaine-evoked H2A monoubiquitination and cocaine locomotor sensitization. Additionally, genetic variations in MAGED1 and USP7 are linked to altered susceptibility to cocaine addiction and cocaine-associated symptoms in humans. These findings unveil an epigenetic modification in a non-canonical reward pathway of the brain and a potent marker of epigenetic risk factors for drug addiction in humans. This study uncovers the role of epigenetic H2A monoubiquitination in the mouse brain's response to chronic cocaine use. It also identifies genetic variations in humans linked to H2A monoubiquitination, modifying susceptibility to cocaine addiction and aggression, and paving the way for tailored treatments.
Idioma originalAnglès
Nombre de pàgines18
RevistaNature Communications
Volum18
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 2023

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