TORC1 is a calcium- and cAMP-sensitive coincidence detector involved in hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity

Krisztián A. Kovács, Pascal Steullet, Myriam Steinmann, Kim Q. Do, Pierre J. Magistretti, Olivier Halfon, Jean René Cardinaux*

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Abstract

A key feature of memory processes is to link different input signals by association and to preserve this coupling at the level of synaptic connections. Late-phase long-term potentiation (L-LTP), a form of synaptic plasticity thought to encode long-term memory, requires gene transcription and protein synthesis. In this study, we report that a recently cloned coactivator of cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB), called transducer of regulated CREB activity 1 (TORC1), contributes to this process by sensing the coincidence of calcium and cAMP signals in neurons and by converting it into a transcriptional response that leads to the synthesis of factors required for enhanced synaptic transmission. We provide evidence that TORC1 is involved in L-LTP maintenance at the Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses in the hippocampus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4700-4705
Number of pages6
JournalPROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume104
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 13 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BDNF
  • Calcineurin
  • Long-term potentiation
  • Memory
  • cAMP-response element-binding protein

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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