TORC1 is a calcium- and cAMP-sensitive coincidence detector involved in hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity.
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serval:BIB_B1CFB71D5F21
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
TORC1 is a calcium- and cAMP-sensitive coincidence detector involved in hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity.
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN
0027-8424
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2007
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
104
Number
11
Pages
4700-5
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't - Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A key feature of memory processes is to link different input signals by association and to preserve this coupling at the level of synaptic connections. Late-phase long-term potentiation (L-LTP), a form of synaptic plasticity thought to encode long-term memory, requires gene transcription and protein synthesis. In this study, we report that a recently cloned coactivator of cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB), called transducer of regulated CREB activity 1 (TORC1), contributes to this process by sensing the coincidence of calcium and cAMP signals in neurons and by converting it into a transcriptional response that leads to the synthesis of factors required for enhanced synaptic transmission. We provide evidence that TORC1 is involved in L-LTP maintenance at the Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses in the hippocampus.
Keywords
Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Animals, Calcineurin, Cyclic AMP, Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, Hippocampus, Long-Term Potentiation, Male, Mice, Neurons, RNA, Messenger, Rats, Synapses, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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05/02/2008 13:38
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