Importance of the GluN2B Carboxy-Terminal Domain for Enhancement of Social Memories

Autor/inn/en	Jacobs, Stephanie; Wei, Wei; Wang, Deheng; Tsien, Joe Z.
Titel	Importance of the GluN2B Carboxy-Terminal Domain for Enhancement of Social Memories
Quelle	In: Learning & Memory, 22 (2015) 8, S.401-410 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0502
DOI	10.1101/lm.038521.115
Schlagwörter	Learning; Memory; Recognition (Psychology); Animals; Animal Behavior; Olfactory Perception; Brain; Long Term Memory; Neurological Impairments; Neurological Organization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernen; Gedächtnis; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Tierverhalten; Gehirn; Langzeitgedächtnis; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung
Abstract	The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is known to be necessary for many forms of learning and memory, including social recognition memory. Additionally, the GluN2 subunits are known to modulate multiple forms of memory, with a high GluN2A:GluN2B ratio leading to impairments in long-term memory, while a low GluN2A:GluN2B ratio enhances some forms of long-term memory. Here, we investigate the molecular motif responsible for the differences in social recognition memory and olfactory memory in the forebrain-specific transgenic GluN2A overexpression mice and the forebrain-specific transgenic GluN2B overexpression mice by using two transgenic mouse lines that overexpress chimeric GluN2 subunits. The transgenic chimeric GluN2 subunit mice were tested for their ability to learn and remember fruit scents, male juveniles of the same strain, females of the same strain, male juveniles of another strain, and rodents of another species. The data presented here demonstrate that the GluN2B carboxy-terminal domain is necessary for enhanced social recognition memory in GluN2B transgenic overexpression mice. Furthermore, the GluN2A carboxy-terminal domain is responsible for the impaired long-term olfactory and social memory observed in the GluN2A overexpression mice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01