Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France.
Learn Mem. 2011 Aug 18;18(9):574-8. doi: 10.1101/lm.2221011. Print 2011 Sep.
RSK2 is a Ser/Thr kinase acting in the Ras/MAPK pathway. Rsk2 gene deficiency leads to the Coffin-Lowry Syndrome, notably characterized by cognitive deficits. We found that mrsk2 knockout mice are unable to associate an aversive stimulus with context in a lithium-induced conditioned place aversion task requiring both high-order cognition and emotional processing. Virally mediated shRNA-RSK2 knockdown in the habenula, whose involvement in cognition is receiving increasing attention, also ablated contextual conditioning. RSK2 signaling in the habenula, therefore, is essential for this task. Our study reveals a novel role for RSK2 in cognitive processes and uncovers the critical implication of an intriguing brain structure in place aversion learning.
RSK2 是一种丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶,作用于 Ras/MAPK 通路。RSK2 基因缺失会导致 Coffin-Lowry 综合征,其特征主要为认知缺陷。我们发现 mrsk2 基因敲除小鼠无法将厌恶刺激与环境联系起来,无法完成锂诱导的条件性位置厌恶任务,而该任务需要高级认知和情绪处理。在海蚌核内通过病毒介导的 shRNA-RSK2 敲低,也消除了环境条件的形成。海蚌核内的 RSK2 信号对于这个任务是必需的。我们的研究揭示了 RSK2 在认知过程中的新作用,并揭示了这个引人关注的脑结构在位置厌恶学习中的关键作用。