TORC1 is a calcium- and cAMP-sensitive coincidence detector involved in hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity.

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serval:BIB_B1CFB71D5F21
Type
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
Author(s)
Kovács K.A., Steullet P., Steinmann M., Do K.Q., Magistretti P.J., Halfon O., Cardinaux J.R.
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
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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05/02/2008 13:38
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20/08/2019 15:20
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