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Insufficient glutamine synthetase activity during synaptogenesis causes spatial memory impairment in adult mice

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Son, Hyeonwi, Kim, Sujeong, Jung, Doo-hyuk, Baek, Ji Hyeong, Lee, Dong Hoon, Roh, Gu Seob, Kang, Sang Soo, Cho, Gyeong Jae +3 more·2019·Scientific Reports

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Glutamatergic synapses constitute a major excitatory neurotransmission system and are regulated by glutamate/glutamine (Gln) cycling between neurons and astrocytes. Gln synthetase (GS) produced by astrocytes plays an important role in maintaining the cycle. However, the significance of GS during synaptogenesis has not been clarified. GS activity and expression significantly increase from postnatal day (PD) 7 to 21, and GS is expressed prior to glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and is more abundant than GFAP throughout synaptogenesis. These observations suggest that GS plays an important role in synaptogenesis. We investigated this by inhibiting GS activity in neonatal mice and assessed the consequences in adult animals. Lower expression levels of GS and GFAP were found in the CA3 region of the hippocampus but not in the CA1 region. Moreover, synaptic puncta and glutamatergic neurotransmission were also decreased in CA3. Behaviorally, mice with inhibited GS during synaptogenesis showed spatial memory-related impairment as adults. These results suggest that postnatal GS activity is important for glutamatergic synapse development in CA3.

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Son, H., Kim, S., Jung, D.-H., Baek, J. H., Lee, D. H., Roh, G. S., Kang, S. S., Cho, G. J., Choi, W. S., Lee, D. K., & Kim, H. J.
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Gyeongsang National University (KR)
Corresponding author
Kim, Hyun Joon
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Scientific Reports
Published
2019-01-22
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
252-252
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2911887271
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39
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47
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2.51
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journal article
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en
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Funders
National Research Foundation (2015R1A5A2008833)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
glutamine synthetase, synaptogenesis, astrocytes, glutamatergic synapses, spatial memory impairment, hippocampal CA3, glial fibrillary acidic protein, postnatal development, glutamatergic neurotransmission
MeSH terms
Behavior Observation Techniques, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Astrocytes, Behavior, Animal, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Glutamine, Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase, Male, Methionine Sulfoximine, Synaptic Transmission, Neurons, Glutamic Acid, Models, Animal, Mice, Neurogenesis, CA3 Region, Hippocampal, Spatial Memory

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