Reversible m6Am methylation of snRNA by FTO controls morphine reward and tolerance without altering analgesia
Liu, S.; Malik, A. F.; Chien, R.; Liu, J.; Nicholson, L.; Xu, J.; Didehvar, K.; Rai, V.; Le Rouzic, V. P.; Martinez-Rivera, A.; Boulias, K.; Wang, B.; Rajadhyaksha, A. M.; Tao, Y.-X.; Greer, E. L.; Jaffrey, S. R.; Pan, Y.-X.
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Mu opioids, such as morphine, are effective analgesics, but their reward and tolerance drive opioid use disorder. A major goal is to achieve analgesia without these harmful effects. Here we show that morphine reward and tolerance require the RNA demethylase FTO. Genetic depletion and pharmacologic inhibition of FTO each reduced morphine reward, measured by conditioned-place preference, and reduced antinociceptive tolerance to morphine and fentanyl, without altering analgesia. Although FTO is known to erase m6A on mRNA, we found no effect of FTO depletion on m6A sites, but markedly increased levels of m6Am on snRNA. The effects of FTO depletion were suppressed in mice that cannot make m6Am, supporting the role of m6Am in morphine reward and tolerance. We show that FTO depletion regulates a gene expression network linked to morphine signaling. FTO inhibitors may therefore provide useful adjuvants to mu opioids in pain management and treatment of opioid use disorder.
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