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'''INTRODUCTION''' | '''INTRODUCTION''' | ||
The transcription factor, DeltaFosB, is known to be involved in some of the physiological mechanisms linked to addiction and compulsive behaviors. Levels of DeltaFosB have been shown to increase in multiple regions of the brain in response to repeated drug exposure as well as stress, certain antipsychotic or antidepressant medications, electroconvulsive seizures, and certain lesions | The transcription factor, DeltaFosB, is known to be involved in some of the physiological mechanisms linked to addiction and compulsive behaviors. Levels of DeltaFosB have been shown to increase in multiple regions of the brain in response to repeated drug exposure as well as stress, certain antipsychotic or antidepressant medications, electroconvulsive seizures, and certain lesions <ref name="destabilization">. DeltaFosB is a truncated, highly stable splice variant of the FosB transcription factor whose expression is regulated by alternative splicing of the FosB gene. Due to this splicing, DeltaFosB is known to have a half life five times that of FosB, which is thought to be a basis for addiction (James and Ruffle, 2014).[[1.]] | ||
'''STRUCTURE''' | '''STRUCTURE''' | ||
