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ArticleAutophagy2021

Autophagy coupled to translation is required for long-term memory.

Kiran Pandey, Xiao-Wen Yu, Adam Steinmetz, Cristina M Alberini

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Article in Autophagy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kiran PandeyCenter for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8658-2942
Xiao-Wen YuCenter for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8974-0085
Adam SteinmetzCenter for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Cristina M AlberiniCenter for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
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
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH065635NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH065635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increase in protein synthesis following learning is a fundamental and evolutionarily conserved mechanism of long-term memory. To maintain homeostasis, this protein synthesis must be counterbalanced by mechanisms such as protein degradation. Recent studies reported that macroautophagy/autophagy, a major protein degradation mechanism, is required for long-term memory formation. However, how learning regulates autophagy and recruits it into long-term memory formation remains to be established. Here, we show that inhibitory avoidance in rats significantly increases the levels of autophagy and lysosomal degradation proteins, including BECN1/beclin 1, LC3-II, SQSTM1/p62 and LAMP1, as well as autophagic flux in the hippocampus. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition or targeted molecular disruption of the learning-induced autophagy impairs long-term memory, leaving short-term memory intact. The increase in autophagy proteins results from active translation of their mRNA and not from changes in their total mRNA levels. Additionally, the induction of autophagy requires the immediate early gene

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AnimalsAutophagyAvoidance LearningBeclin-1Fluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Knockdown TechniquesHippocampusLearningLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1Lysosomal Membrane ProteinsMaleMemory, Long-TermMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisRatsRats, Long-EvansAnxa3 protein, ratBeclin-1Becn1 protein, ratLamp1 protein, ratLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1Lysosomal Membrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsSequestosome-1 ProteinSqstm1 protein, ratArc/Arg3.1autophagic fluxautophagymemorytranslating ribosome affinity purificationtranslation

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PMID32501746
PMCPMC8354608

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