Sustained CPEB-dependent Local Protein Synthesis is Required to Stabilize Synaptic Growth for Persistence of Long-term Facilitation in Aplysia

Overview

Journal Neuron

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Neurology

Date 2008 Sep 27

PMID 18817739

Citations 76

Authors

Maria Concetta Miniaci

Joung-Hun Kim

Sathyanarayanan V Puthanveettil

Kausik Si

Huixiang Zhu

Eric R Kandel

Craig H Bailey

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Abstract

The time course of the requirement for local protein synthesis in the stabilization of learning-related synaptic growth and the persistence of long-term memory was examined using Aplysia bifurcated sensory neuron-motor neuron cultures. We find that, following repeated pulses of serotonin (5-HT), the local perfusion of emetine, an inhibitor of protein synthesis, or a TAT-AS oligonucleotide directed against ApCPEB blocks long-term facilitation (LTF) at either 24 or 48 hr and leads to a selective retraction of newly formed sensory neuron varicosities induced by 5-HT. By contrast, later inhibition of local protein synthesis, at 72 hr after 5-HT, has no effect on either synaptic growth or LTF. These results define a specific stabilization phase for the storage of long-term memory during which newly formed varicosities are labile and require sustained CPEB-dependent local protein synthesis to acquire the more stable properties of mature varicosities required for the persistence of LTF.

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