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BIPN 148 Lecture 15. Calcium regulation of gene expression. Spatial learning defects in dnCKIV mice. Impaired hippocampal LTP in CKIV null mice. Impaired amygdala and cortical LTP in CKIV null mice. Impaired fear conditioning in CKIV null mice. Calcium regulation of gene expression.
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Transcriptional targets of CREB CaMKIV + ERK RSK2 Elk-1 CBP/CREB zif268 CRE SRE C/EBP krox20 Arc AMPAR HOMER BDNF (Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor) NT-3
Reduction in LTP in BDNF null mice Kandel et al.
Rescue of LTP defect by infusion of BDNF Kandel et al.
Reduced LTP in conditional TrkB (BDNF receptor) null mice Klein et al.
Impaired spatial learning in BDNF mutants WT BDNF mutant
Synaptic Tagging and LTP New gene products or proteins New gene products or proteins Synaptic tag NMDAR Signal to nucleus Synaptic Potentiation Locally generated tag captures new gene product
THE CASE FOR GENE EXPRESSION IN L-LTP EXPERIMENT TYPE and FINDING Block Block of L-LTP with protein/RNA synthesis inhibitors Block of L-LTP with RNA synthesis inhibitors Loss of L-LTP with CREB KOs Block of L-LTP with Arc antisense Loss of L-LTP with CaMKIV KO Loss of L-LTP with zif268 KO
THE CASE FOR GENE EXPRESSION IN L-LTP EXPERIMENT TYPE and FINDING Measure Increased zif268/krox24 mRNA Increased krox20 Increased expression of fos, jun IEG mRNAs Increased CREB phosphorylation Increased CRE read-out Increased elk-1 phosphorylation Increased Arc/Arg3.1 mRNA expression Increased AMPA receptor protein Increased BDNF (Brain-derived neurotrophic factor) message