期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 28, 期 40, 页码 9910-9919出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2625-08.2008
关键词
aging; CaMKIV; hippocampus; memory consolidation; transgenic mice; CREB
资金
- Scientific Research [20380078, 20658035]
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan [18022038, 20022039]
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan
- Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [CIHR84256]
- Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20022039, 18022038] Funding Source: KAKEN
Previous studies have suggested that calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) functions as a positive regulator for memory formation and that age-related memory deficits are the result of dysfunctional signaling pathways mediated by cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), the downstream transcription factor of CaMKIV. Little is known, however, about the effects of increased CaMKIV levels on the ability to form memory in adult and aged stages. We generated a transgenic mouse overexpressing CaMKIV in the forebrain and showed that the upregulation of CaMKIV led to an increase in learning-induced CREB activity, increased learning-related hippocampal potentiation, and enhanced consolidation of contextual fear and social memories. Importantly, we also observed reduced hippocampal CaMKIV expression with aging and a correlation between CaMKIV expression level and memory performance in aged mice. Genetic overexpression of CaMKIV was able to rescue associated memory deficits in aged mice. Our findings suggest that the level of CaMKIV expression correlates positively with the ability to form long-term memory and implicate the decline of CaMKIV signaling mechanisms in age-related memory deficits.
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