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Chapter 6 Regulation of hippocampus-dependent memory by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
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Chapter 6 Regulation of hippocampus-dependent memory by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase

Ted Abel and Peter V Nguyen
Progress in Brain Research, pp.97-115
Elsevier Science & Technology
2008
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(07)00006-4
PMCID: PMC2914307
PMID: 18394470
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Abstract

The hippocampus is crucial for the consolidation of new declarative long-term memories. Genetic and behavioral experimentation have revealed that several protein kinases are critical for the formation of hippocampus-dependent long-term memories. Cyclic-AMP dependent protein kinase (PKA) is a serine–threonine kinase that has been strongly implicated in the expression of specific forms of hippocampus-dependent memory. We review evidence that PKA is required for hippocampus-dependent memory in mammals, and we highlight some of the proteins that have been implicated as targets of PKA. Future directions and open questions regarding the role of PKA in memory storage are also described.
learning memory synaptic plasticity hippocampus cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase long-term potentiation

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