Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-26-2016
Abstract
Unexpectedly, a post-translational modification of DNA-binding proteins, initiating the cell response to single-strand DNA damage, was also required for long-term memory acquisition in a variety of learning paradigms. Our findings disclose a molecular mechanism based on PARP1-Erk synergism, which may underlie this phenomenon. A stimulation induced PARP1 binding to phosphorylated Erk2 in the chromatin of cerebral neurons caused Erk-induced PARP1 activation, rendering transcription factors and promoters of immediate early genes (IEG) accessible to PARP1-bound phosphorylated Erk2. Thus, Erk-induced PARP1 activation mediated IEG expression implicated in long-term memory. PARP1 inhibition, silencing, or genetic deletion abrogated stimulation-induced Erk-recruitment to IEG promoters, gene expression and LTP generation in hippocampal CA3-CA1-connections. Moreover, a predominant binding of PARP1 to single-strand DNA breaks, occluding its Erk binding sites, suppressed IEG expression and prevented the generation of LTP. These findings outline a PARP1-dependent mechanism required for LTP generation, which may be implicated in long-term memory acquisition and in its deterioration in senescence.
Recommended Citation
Visochek, L; Grigoryan, G; Kalal, A; Milshtein-Parush, H; Gazit, N; Slutsky, I; Yeheskel, A; Shainberg, A; Castiel, A; Seger, R; Langelier, Marie-France; Dantzer, F; Jabbour, Pascal MD; Segal, M; and Cohen-Armon, M, "A PARP1-ERK2 synergism is required for the induction of LTP." (2016). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 102.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/bmpfp/102
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PubMed ID
27121568
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Scientific Reports.
Volume 6, 28 April 2016, Article number 24950.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1038/srep24950
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