Authors

L Visochek, Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
G Grigoryan, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science; Division of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig
A Kalal, Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel-Aviv University
H Milshtein-Parush, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel-Aviv University; Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University
N Gazit, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel-Aviv University; Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University
I Slutsky, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel-Aviv University; Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University
A Yeheskel, Bioinformatics Unit, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University
A Shainberg, Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University
A Castiel, Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center
R Seger, Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science
Marie-France Langelier, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
F Dantzer, Biotechnology and Cell Signaling, UMR7242, Ecole Superieure de Biotechnologie Strasbourg
Pascal Jabbour MD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
M Segal, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
M Cohen-Armon, Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel-Aviv University; Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-26-2016

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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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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.

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PubMed ID

27121568

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