TORC1 is a calcium-and cAMP-sensitive coincidence detector involved in hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity

KA Kovács, P Steullet, M Steinmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
KA Kovács, P Steullet, M Steinmann, KQ Do, PJ Magistretti, O Halfon, JR Cardinaux
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007National Acad Sciences
A key feature of memory processes is to link different input signals by association and to
preserve this coupling at the level of synaptic connections. Late-phase long-term
potentiation (L-LTP), a form of synaptic plasticity thought to encode long-term memory,
requires gene transcription and protein synthesis. In this study, we report that a recently
cloned coactivator of cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB), called transducer of
regulated CREB activity 1 (TORC1), contributes to this process by sensing the coincidence …
A key feature of memory processes is to link different input signals by association and to preserve this coupling at the level of synaptic connections. Late-phase long-term potentiation (L-LTP), a form of synaptic plasticity thought to encode long-term memory, requires gene transcription and protein synthesis. In this study, we report that a recently cloned coactivator of cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB), called transducer of regulated CREB activity 1 (TORC1), contributes to this process by sensing the coincidence of calcium and cAMP signals in neurons and by converting it into a transcriptional response that leads to the synthesis of factors required for enhanced synaptic transmission. We provide evidence that TORC1 is involved in L-LTP maintenance at the Schaffer collateral–CA1 synapses in the hippocampus.
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