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ArticleLearning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)2016

Computational model of a positive BDNF feedback loop in hippocampal neurons following inhibitory avoidance training.

Yili Zhang, Paul Smolen, Cristina M Alberini, Douglas A Baxter, John H Byrne

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Article in Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yili ZhangDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Paul SmolenDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Cristina M AlberiniCenter for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA.
Douglas A BaxterDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
John H ByrneDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA John.H.Byrne@uth.tmc.edu.
New York University · US

Funding

Gene Expression in Long-Term MemoryR01MH065635 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI CRISTINA M ALBERINI · 2002 to 2026
$7.5M
Gene Expression in Long-Term MemoryR37MH065635 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI ALBERINI, CRISTINA M · 2013 to 2022
$5.6M
Modeling Gene Regulation Essential for Long-Term PlasticityR01NS073974 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI BYRNE, JOHN H · 2011 to 2015
$1.5M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH065635NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH065635NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inhibitory avoidance (IA) training in rodents initiates a molecular cascade within hippocampal neurons. This cascade contributes to the transition of short- to long-term memory (i.e., consolidation). Here, a differential equation-based model was developed to describe a positive feedback loop within this molecular cascade. The feedback loop begins with an IA-induced release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which in turn leads to rapid phosphorylation of the cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB), and a subsequent increase in the level of the β isoform of the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBPβ). Increased levels of C/EBPβ lead to increased bdnf expression. Simulations predicted that an empirically observed delay in the BDNF-pCREB-C/EBPβ feedback loop has a profound effect on the dynamics of consolidation. The model also predicted that at least two independent self-sustaining signaling pathways downstream from the BDNF-pCREB-C/EBPβ feedback loop contribute to consolidation. Currently, the nature of these downstream pathways is unknown.

Indexed as

Computer SimulationModels, NeurologicalAnimalsAvoidance LearningBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinFeedback, PhysiologicalGene ExpressionHippocampusNeuronsPhosphorylationProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCebpb protein, ratCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRNA, Messenger

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PMID27918277
PMCPMC5110990
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