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ArticleMolecules and cells2018

Impaired Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and Enhanced Excitatory Transmission in a Novel Animal Model of Autism Spectrum Disorders with Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Overexpression.

Jeehae Rhee, Kwanghoon Park, Ki Chan Kim, Chan Young Shin, ChiHye Chung

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Article in Molecules and cells, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeehae RheeDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Kwanghoon ParkDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Ki Chan KimDepartment of Neuroscience and Department of Advanced Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Chan Young ShinDepartment of Neuroscience and Department of Advanced Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
ChiHye ChungDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Konkuk University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, we have reported that animals with telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) overexpression exhibit reduced social interaction, decreased preference for novel social interaction and poor nest-building behaviors symptoms that mirror those observed in human autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Overexpression of TERT also alters the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) ratio in the medial prefrontal cortex. However, the effects of TERT overexpression on hippocampal-dependent learning and synaptic efficacy have not been investigated. In the present study, we employed electrophysiological approaches in combination with behavioral analysis to examine hippocampal function of TERT transgenic (TERT-tg) mice and FVB controls. We found that TERT overexpression results in enhanced hippocampal excitation with no changes in inhibition and significantly impairs long-term synaptic plasticity. Interestingly, the expression levels of phosphorylated CREB and phosphory-lated CaMKIIα were significantly decreased while the expression level of CaMKIIα was slightly increased in the hippocampus of TERT-overexpressing mice. Our observations highlight the importance of TERT in normal synaptic function and behavior and provide additional information on a novel animal model of ASD associated with TERT overexpression.

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Disease Models, AnimalNeuronal PlasticitySynaptic TransmissionAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderCA1 Region, HippocampalCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGene ExpressionHippocampusInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, TransgenicCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Creb1 protein, mouseCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotoxinsRecombinant ProteinsTelomeraseTert protein, mouseTetrodotoxinASDE/I imbalancehippocampuslong-term potentiationTERT

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PMID29696935
PMCPMC5974625
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