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ArticleeLife2016

Translational control of auditory imprinting and structural plasticity by eIF2α.

Gervasio Batista, Jennifer Leigh Johnson, Elena Dominguez, Mauro Costa-Mattioli, Jose L Pena

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Article in eLife, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 45 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gervasio BatistaDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0885-1224
Jennifer Leigh JohnsonDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.
Elena DominguezDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States.
Mauro Costa-MattioliDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9809-4732
Jose L PenaDominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Coding of Auditory Space in the Avian BrainR01DC007690 · NIDCD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COL OF MED YESHIVA UNIV · PI PENA, JOSE L · 2005 to 2025
$7.5M
Support for the Rose F. Kennedy IDDRCU54HD090260 · NICHD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI GREALLY, JOHN · 2016 to 2020
$6.0M
Einstein Postbaccalaureate Research Education ProgramR25GM104547 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI AKABAS, MYLES H. · 2013 to 2023
$4.0M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090260NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007690NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM104547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of imprinted memories during a critical period is crucial for vital behaviors, including filial attachment. Yet, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Using a combination of behavior, pharmacology, in vivo surface sensing of translation (SUnSET) and DiOlistic labeling we found that, translational control by the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2α) bidirectionally regulates auditory but not visual imprinting and related changes in structural plasticity in chickens. Increasing phosphorylation of eIF2α (p-eIF2α) reduces translation rates and spine plasticity, and selectively impairs auditory imprinting. By contrast, inhibition of an eIF2α kinase or blocking the translational program controlled by p-eIF2α enhances auditory imprinting. Importantly, these manipulations are able to reopen the critical period. Thus, we have identified a translational control mechanism that selectively underlies auditory imprinting. Restoring translational control of eIF2α holds the promise to rejuvenate adult brain plasticity and restore learning and memory in a variety of cognitive disorders.

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Imprinting, PsychologicalNeuronal PlasticityProtein BiosynthesisAcoustic StimulationAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainChickensEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2FemaleLearningMaleMemoryPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSoundEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2behaviorchickencritical perioddendritic spinesearly learningimprintingmemory formationneuroethologyneurosciencestructural plasticitytranslational control

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PMID28009255
PMCPMC5245967
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