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Synaptic memory survives molecular turnover

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Lee, Joel, Chen, Xiumin, Nicoll, Roger A.·2022·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Activation of Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) plays a critical role in long-term potentiation (LTP), a long accepted cellular model for learning and memory. However, how LTP and memories survive the turnover of synaptic proteins, particularly CaMKII, remains a mystery. Here, we take advantage of the finding that constitutive Ca 2+ -independent CaMKII activity, acquired prior to slice preparation, provides a lasting memory trace at synapses. In slice culture, this persistent CaMKII activity, in the absence of Ca 2+ stimulation, remains stable over a 2-wk period, well beyond the turnover of CaMKII protein. We propose that the nascent CaMKII protein present at 2 wk acquired its activity from preexisting active CaMKII molecules, which transferred their activity to newly synthesized CaMKII molecules and thus maintain the memory in the face of protein turnover.

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  • Persistent CaMKII activity in the absence of Ca2+ stimulation remains stable over a 2-week period in hippocampal slice cultures.

    “Persistent CaMKII activity, in the absence of Ca2+ stimulation, remains stable over a 2-wk period.”

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  • The nascent CaMKII protein present at 2 weeks acquired its activity from preexisting active CaMKII molecules, transferring their activity to newly synthesized CaMKII molecules and thus maintaining memory in the face of protein turnover.

    “These results suggest that the nascent CaMKII protein present at 2 wk acquired its activity from preexisting active CaMKII molecules, transferring their activity to newly synthesized CaMKII molecules and thus maintaining the memory in the face of protein turnover.”

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  1. [23]L. H. Iva Lučić, P.-L. Jiang, G. Alejandro, C. Scalise, C. Wang, A. Franz, M. Wahl, F. Liu, A. J. R. Plested, CaMKII activity spreads by inter-holoenzyme phosphorylation bioRxiv 10.1101/2020.07.09.196154; (2022). · DOI

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Authors
Lee, J., Chen, X., & Nicoll, R. A.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Nicoll, Roger A.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2022-10-10
Volume
119
Issue
42
Pages
e2211572119-e2211572119
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W4304098632
Cited by
27
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 2
FWCI
2.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (R01MH117139)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
CaMKII, long-term potentiation, synaptic memory, protein turnover, constitutive kinase activity, memory traces, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, slice culture
MeSH terms
Calmodulin, Hippocampus, Learning, Phosphorylation, Synapses, Long-Term Potentiation, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2

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