The brain-derived neurotrophic factor enhances synthesis of Arc in synaptoneurosomes
AUTOR(ES)
Yin, Yong
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Protein synthesis in neurons is essential for the consolidation of memory and for the stabilization of activity-dependent forms of synaptic plasticity such as long-term potentiation (LTP). Activity-dependent translation of dendritically localized mRNAs has been proposed to be a critical source of new proteins necessary for synaptic change. mRNA for the activity-regulated cytoskeletal protein, Arc, is transcribed during LTP and learning, and disruption of its translation gives rise to deficits in both. We have found that selective translation of Arc in a synaptoneurosomal preparation is induced by the brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a neurotrophin that is released during high-frequency stimulation patterns used to elicit LTP. This effect involves signaling through the TrkB receptor and is blocked by the N-methyl-d-aspartate-type glutamate receptor antagonist, MK801. The results suggest there is a synergy between neurotrophic and ionotropic mechanisms that may influence the specificity and duration of changes in synaptic efficacy at glutamatergic synapses.
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