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Different Rho GTPase–dependent signaling pathways initiate sequential steps in the consolidation of long-term potentiation

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Rex, Christopher S., Chen, Lulu Y., Sharma, Anupam, Liu, Jihua, Babayan, Alex H., Gall, Christine M., Lynch, Gary·2009·Journal of Cell Biology

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The releasable factor adenosine blocks the formation of long-term potentiation (LTP). These experiments used this observation to uncover the synaptic processes that stabilize the potentiation effect. Brief adenosine infusion blocked stimulation-induced actin polymerization within dendritic spines along with LTP itself in control rat hippocampal slices but not in those pretreated with the actin filament stabilizer jasplakinolide. Adenosine also blocked activity-driven phosphorylation of synaptic cofilin but not of synaptic p21-activated kinase (PAK). A search for the upstream origins of these effects showed that adenosine suppressed RhoA activity but only modestly affected Rac and Cdc42. A RhoA kinase (ROCK) inhibitor reproduced adenosine's effects on cofilin phosphorylation, spine actin polymerization, and LTP, whereas a Rac inhibitor did not. However, inhibitors of Rac or PAK did prolong LTP's vulnerability to reversal by latrunculin, a toxin which blocks actin filament assembly. Thus, LTP induction initiates two synaptic signaling cascades: one (RhoA-ROCK-cofilin) leads to actin polymerization, whereas the other (Rac-PAK) stabilizes the newly formed filaments.

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  • Each theta-burst stimulus led to actin filament polymerization in spines, which is important for stabilization of LTP.

    “Each theta-burst stimulus led to actin filament polymerization in spines, which is known to be important for the stabilization of LTP49.”
  • The mechanism underlying this phenomenon involves local spreading of signaling cascades from the activated spine to its neighbors, and some of these spreading signals are potent drivers of F-actin dynamics.

    “The mechanism underlying this phenomenon involves local spreading of signaling cascades from the activated spine to its neighbors, and some of these spreading signals are potent drivers of F-actin dynamics (24–26).”

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Authors
Rex, C. S., Chen, L. Y., Sharma, A., Liu, J., Babayan, A. H., Gall, C. M., & Lynch, G.
Affiliations
University of California, Irvine (US)
Corresponding author
Rex, Christopher S.
Venue
Journal of Cell Biology
Published
2009-07-13
Volume
186
Issue
1
Pages
85-97
ISSN
  • 0021-9525 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-8140
OpenAlex
W2151843908
Cited by
293
References
53
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FWCI
9.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc-sa
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  • The Journal of Cell Biology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH083396, F31MH083396)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P01NS045260, NS 37799, NS-45260, NS 045540, R01NS037799, T32NS045540)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
long-term potentiation, adenosine, RhoA, Rho kinase, cofilin phosphorylation, Rac, p21-activated kinase, actin polymerization, dendritic spines, hippocampus, actin filament stabilization, latrunculin, jasplakinolide
MeSH terms
Actins, Adenosine, Animals, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Male, Actin Cytoskeleton, Models, Biological, Phosphorylation, Time Factors, Signal Transduction, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Long-Term Potentiation, rho GTP-Binding Proteins, rhoA GTP-Binding Protein, rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, Dendritic Spines, Actin Depolymerizing Factors, Rats, p21-Activated Kinases

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