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Exchange protein activated by cAMP enhances long-term memory formation independent of protein kinase A
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Exchange protein activated by cAMP enhances long-term memory formation independent of protein kinase A

Nan Ma, Ted Abel and Pepe J Hernandez
Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), Vol.16(6), pp.367-370
06/2009
DOI: 10.1101/lm.1231009
PMCID: PMC2704102
PMID: 19470652
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https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.1231009View
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Abstract

It is well established that cAMP signaling within neurons plays a major role in the formation of long-term memories—signaling thought to proceed through protein kinase A (PKA). However, here we show that exchange protein activated by cAMP (Epac) is able to enhance the formation of long-term memory in the hippocampus and appears to do so independent of PKA, thus demonstrating the importance of Epac-mediated signaling in memory consolidation.
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