edoc

Neuroligin-1 is required for normal expression of LTP and associative fear memory in the amygdala of adult animals

Kim, J. and Jung, S. -Y. and Lee, Y. K. and Park, S. and Choi, J. -S. and Lee, C. J. and Kim, H. -S. and Choi, Y. -B. and Scheiffele, P. and Bailey, C. H. and Kandel, E. R. and Kim, J. -H.. (2008) Neuroligin-1 is required for normal expression of LTP and associative fear memory in the amygdala of adult animals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 105, H. 26. pp. 9087-9092.

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A5259838

Downloads: Statistics Overview

Abstract

Neuroligin-1 is a potent trigger for the de novo formation of synaptic connections, and it has recently been suggested that it is required for the maturation of functionally competent excitatory synapses. Despite evidence for the role of neuroligin-1 in specifying excitatory synapses, the underlying molecular mechanisms and physiological consequences that neuroligin-1 may have at mature synapses of normal adult animals remain unknown. By silencing endogenous neuroligin-1 acutely in the amygdala of live behaving animals, we have found that neuroligin-1 is required for the storage of associative fear memory. Subsequent cellular physiological studies showed that suppression of neuroligin-1 reduces NMDA receptor-mediated currents and prevents the expression of long-term potentiation without affecting basal synaptic connectivity at the thalamo-amygdala pathway. These results indicate that persistent expression of neuroligin-1 is required for the maintenance of NMDAR-mediated synaptic transmission, which enables normal development of synaptic plasticity and long-term memory in the amygdala of adult animals.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Neurobiology > Cell Biology (Scheiffele)
UniBasel Contributors:Scheiffele, Peter
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:National Academy of Sciences
ISSN:0027-8424
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:21
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:23

Repository Staff Only: item control page