PMID- 28785205 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1662-5102 (Print) IS - 1662-5102 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5102 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2017 TI - Differential SLC1A2 Promoter Methylation in Bipolar Disorder With or Without Addiction. PG - 217 LID - 10.3389/fncel.2017.00217 [doi] LID - 217 AB - While downregulation of excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2), the main transporter removing glutamate from the synapse, has been recognized in bipolar disorder (BD), the underlying mechanisms of downregulation have not been elucidated. BD is influenced by environmental factors, which may, via epigenetic modulation of gene expression, differentially affect illness presentation. This study thus focused on epigenetic DNA methylation regulation of SLC1A2, encoding for EAAT2, in BD with variable environmental influences of addiction. High resolution melting PCR (HRM-PCR) and thymine-adenine (TA) cloning with sequence analysis were conducted to examine methylation of the promoter region of the SLC1A2. DNA was isolated from blood samples drawn from BD patients (N = 150) with or without addiction to alcohol, nicotine, or food, defined as binge eating, and matched controls (N = 32). In comparison to controls, the SLC1A2 promoter region was hypermethylated in BD without addiction but was hypomethylated in BD with addiction. After adjusting for age and sex, the association of methylation levels with nicotine addiction (p = 0.0009) and binge eating (p = 0.0002) remained significant. Consistent with HRM-PCR, direct sequencing revealed increased methylation in CpG site 6 in BD, but decreased methylation in three CpG sites (6, 48, 156) in BD with alcohol and nicotine addictions. These results suggest that individual point methylation within the SLC1A2 promoter region may be modified by exogenous addiction and may have a potential for developing clinically valuable epigenetic biomarkers for BD diagnosis and monitoring. FAU - Jia, Yun-Fang AU - Jia YF AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Choi, YuBin AU - Choi Y AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Ayers-Ringler, Jennifer R AU - Ayers-Ringler JR AD - Neurobiology of Disease Program, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Biernacka, Joanna M AU - Biernacka JM AD - Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Depression Center, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. AD - Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Geske, Jennifer R AU - Geske JR AD - Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Lindberg, Daniel R AU - Lindberg DR AD - Neurobiology of Disease Program, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - McElroy, Susan L AU - McElroy SL AD - Lindner Center of HOPE, MasonOH, United States. AD - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, CincinnatiOH, United States. FAU - Frye, Mark A AU - Frye MA AD - Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Depression Center, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Choi, Doo-Sup AU - Choi DS AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. AD - Neurobiology of Disease Program, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. AD - Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Depression Center, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. FAU - Veldic, Marin AU - Veldic M AD - Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Depression Center, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170721 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Neurosci JT - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience JID - 101477935 PMC - PMC5520464 OTO - NOTNLM OT - SLC1A2 (EAAT2) OT - addiction OT - biomarkers OT - bipolar disorder OT - glutamate OT - methylation EDAT- 2017/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/09 06:01 PMCR- 2017/01/01 CRDT- 2017/08/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/07/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/08/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fncel.2017.00217 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Neurosci. 2017 Jul 21;11:217. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00217. eCollection 2017.