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ArticleNature communications2023

Fear extinction is regulated by the activity of long noncoding RNAs at the synapse.

Wei-Siang Liau, Qiongyi Zhao, Adekunle Bademosi, Rachel S Gormal, Hao Gong, Paul R Marshall, Ambika Periyakaruppiah, Sachithrani U Madugalle, Esmi L Zajaczkowski, Laura J Leighton and 16 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Wei-Siang Liau *Cognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. w.liau@uq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-8547-4712
Qiongyi Zhao *Cognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6341-0416
Adekunle BademosiSingle Molecule Neuroscience Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5157-8572
Rachel S GormalSingle Molecule Neuroscience Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1604-0253
Hao GongCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2151-5858
Paul R MarshallCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Ambika PeriyakaruppiahCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Sachithrani U MadugalleCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Esmi L ZajaczkowskiCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3246-6959
Laura J LeightonCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0989-7283
Haobin RenCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8557-6313
Mason MusgroveCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3867-5068
Joshua DaviesCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Simone RauchDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Chuan HeDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4319-7424
Bryan C DickinsonDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9616-1911
Xiang LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wei WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Frédéric A MeunierSingle Molecule Neuroscience Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6400-1107
Sandra M Fernández-MoyaBiomedical Centre, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5894-4296
Michael A KieblerBiomedical Centre, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8850-6297
Balakumar SrinivasanNational Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India.
Sourav BanerjeeNational Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0764-7248
Michael ClarkDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2903-9537
Robert C SpitaleDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3511-8098
Timothy W BredyCognitive Neuroepigenetics Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. t.bredy@uq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-3280-126X
The University of Queensland · AUUniversity of Chicago · USNational Brain Research Centre · INWuhan University · CNCenter of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona · ESLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Rapid selection approaches to understand and reprogram proteins and peptidesR35GM119840 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Bryan Dickinson · 2016 to 2026
$4.8M
Epitranscriptomic mechanisms of fear-related learning and memoryR01MH109588 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SPITALE, ROBERT C · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119840NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH109588
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) represent a multidimensional class of regulatory molecules that are involved in many aspects of brain function. Emerging evidence indicates that lncRNAs are localized to the synapse; however, a direct role for their activity in this subcellular compartment in memory formation has yet to be demonstrated. Using lncRNA capture-seq, we identified a specific set of lncRNAs that accumulate in the synaptic compartment within the infralimbic prefrontal cortex of adult male C57/Bl6 mice. Among these was a splice variant related to the stress-associated lncRNA, Gas5. RNA immunoprecipitation followed by mass spectrometry and single-molecule imaging revealed that this Gas5 isoform, in association with the RNA binding proteins G3BP2 and CAPRIN1, regulates the activity-dependent trafficking and clustering of RNA granules. In addition, we found that cell-type-specific, activity-dependent, and synapse-specific knockdown of the Gas5 variant led to impaired fear extinction memory. These findings identify a new mechanism of fear extinction that involves the dynamic interaction between local lncRNA activity and RNA condensates in the synaptic compartment.

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FearRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsExtinction, PsychologicalMaleMicePrefrontal CortexSynapsesRNA, Long Noncoding

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PMID37993455
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