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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2020

Survey of the Arc Epigenetic Landscape in Normal Cognitive Aging.

Craig Myrum, Joshua Kittleson, Supriyo De, Bonnie R Fletcher, James Castellano, Gautam Kundu, Kevin G Becker, Peter R Rapp

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. 'Arc'-hitecture of normal cognitive aging.Ageing research reviews · 2022
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Age-Related Alterations in Prelimbic Cortical NeuronFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Craig MyrumNeurocognitive Aging Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4958-7434
Joshua KittlesonNeurocognitive Aging Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
Supriyo DeComputational Biology Core, Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics (LGG), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2075-7655
Bonnie R FletcherNeurocognitive Aging Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0761-9477
James CastellanoNeurocognitive Aging Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
Gautam KunduComputational Biology Core, Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics (LGG), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kevin G BeckerGene Expression and Genomics Unit, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-6656
Peter R RappNeurocognitive Aging Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA. rappp@mail.nih.gov.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-3944
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Neurocognitive Aging: Experience-Dependent Dynamics, Plasticity and Network ContributionsZIAAG000350 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI RAPP, PETER R · 2009 to 2025
$30.9M
Analysis of complex biological systems by microarray based gene expressionZICAG000616 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI DE, SUPRIYO · 2009 to 2025
$15.5M
Bioinformatic Analysis of the Genetics of Common Complex DiseasesZICAG000613 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI DE, SUPRIYO · 2010 to 2025
$3.1M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIC AG000613NIH HHS Intramural Research Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is accompanied by aberrant gene expression that ultimately affects brain plasticity and the capacity to form long-term memories. Immediate-early genes (IEGs) play an active role in these processes. Using a rat model of normal cognitive aging, we found that the expression of Egr1 and c-Fos was associated with chronological age, whereas Arc was more tightly linked to cognitive outcomes in aging. More specifically, constitutive Arc expression was significantly elevated in aged rats with memory impairment compared to cognitively intact aged rats and young adult animals. Since alterations in the neuroepigenetic mechanisms that gate hippocampal gene expression are also associated with cognitive outcome in aging, we narrowed our focus on examining potential epigenetic mechanisms that may lead to aberrant Arc expression. Employing a multilevel analytical approach using bisulfite sequencing, chromatin immunoprecipitations, and micrococcal nuclease digestion, we identified CpG sites in the Arc promoter that were coupled to poor cognitive outcomes in aging, histone marks that were similarly coupled to spatial memory deficits, and nucleosome positioning that also varied depending on cognitive status. Together, these findings paint a diverse and complex picture of the Arc epigenetic landscape in cognitive aging and bolster a body of work, indicating that dysfunctional epigenetic regulation is associated with memory impairment in the aged brain.

Indexed as

AnimalsCognitive AgingCytoskeletal ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Epigenesis, GeneticHippocampusMaleMaze LearningNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRatsRats, Long-EvansSpatial Memoryactivity regulated cytoskeletal-associated proteinCytoskeletal ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Egr1 protein, ratNerve Tissue ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosHistone modificationsImmediate-early geneMemoryMethylationNucleosome positioningPlasticity

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PMID32333254
PMCPMC8441138
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