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ReviewBrain research bulletin2011

The role of NR4A transcription factors in memory formation.

Josh D Hawk, Ted Abel

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Review in Brain research bulletin, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Josh D HawkUniversity of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Philadelphia, PA, United States. hawk@mail.med.upenn.edu
Ted Abel

Funding

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Memory StorageR01MH087463 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABEL, EDWIN TED G. · 2010 to 2025
$7.8M
Molecular Mechanisms of Long-Term Memory StorageR01MH060244 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABEL, EDWIN TED G. · 2000 to 2010
$2.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH060244NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH087463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In various physiological contexts, Nr4a genes are transcribed in response to external stimuli as part of an immediate early response that initiates a cascade of gene expression ultimately leading to distinct physiological outcomes in each of these contexts. The signaling pathway that initiates Nr4a gene expression in most of these contexts consists of elevated intracellular cAMP activating PKA, which in turn leads to phosphorylation of CREB and new gene synthesis. This cAMP-PKA-CREB pathway is a central molecular pathway in the formation of a long-term memory. Indeed, learning induces Nr4a family gene expression, and long-term memory formation requires at least two waves of transcription after learning, suggesting that NR4A nuclear receptors may contribute to the second of these waves of gene expression. In this article, we review insights gained in other physiological contexts regarding Nr4a function and regulation, and highlight how these lessons can be applied to the study of memory formation.

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AnimalsBrainCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinGene ExpressionHumansMemoryNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2PhylogenySchizophreniaSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2Transcription Factors

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PMID21316423
PMCPMC3078984

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