Plath Niels, Ohana Ora, Dammermann Björn, Errington Mick L, Schmitz Dietmar, Gross Christina, Mao Xiaosong, Engelsberg Arne, Mahlke Claudia, Welzl Hans, Kobalz Ursula, Stawrakakis Anastasia, Fernandez Esperanza, Waltereit Robert, Bick-Sander Anika, Therstappen Eric, Cooke Sam F, Blanquet Veronique, Wurst Wolfgang, Salmen Benedikt, Bösl Michael R, Lipp Hans-Peter, Grant Seth G N, Bliss Tim V P, Wolfer David P, Kuhl Dietmar
Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Biology-Chemistry-Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Neuron. 2006 Nov 9;52(3):437-44. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.08.024.
Arc/Arg3.1 is robustly induced by plasticity-producing stimulation and specifically targeted to stimulated synaptic areas. To investigate the role of Arc/Arg3.1 in synaptic plasticity and learning and memory, we generated Arc/Arg3.1 knockout mice. These animals fail to form long-lasting memories for implicit and explicit learning tasks, despite intact short-term memory. Moreover, they exhibit a biphasic alteration of hippocampal long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus and area CA1 with an enhanced early and absent late phase. In addition, long-term depression is significantly impaired. Together, these results demonstrate a critical role for Arc/Arg3.1 in the consolidation of enduring synaptic plasticity and memory storage.
Arc/Arg3.1 可由产生可塑性的刺激强烈诱导,并特异性定位于受刺激的突触区域。为了研究 Arc/Arg3.1 在突触可塑性以及学习和记忆中的作用,我们培育出了 Arc/Arg3.1 基因敲除小鼠。尽管这些动物的短期记忆完好无损,但它们无法为隐性和显性学习任务形成持久记忆。此外,它们在齿状回和 CA1 区的海马长时程增强呈现双相改变,早期增强而晚期缺失。另外,长时程抑制也显著受损。这些结果共同表明,Arc/Arg3.1 在持久突触可塑性的巩固和记忆存储中起关键作用。