Synaptic Protein Degradation Underlies Destabilization of Retrieved Fear Memory.

@article{citeulike:2446488, abstract = {Reactivated memory undergoes a rebuilding process which depends on de novo protein synthesis. This suggests that retrieval is dynamic and serves to incorporate new information into preexisting memories. However, little is known about whether or not protein degradation is involved in the reorganization of retrieved memory. We found that postsynaptic proteins were degraded in the hippocampus by poly-ubiquitination after retrieval of contextual fear memory. Moreover, the infusion of proteasome inhibitor into the CA1 region immediately after retrieval prevented the anisomycin-induced memory impairment, as well as the extinction of fear memory. This suggests that ubiquitin- and proteasome-dependent protein degradation underlies destabilization processes after fear memory retrieval. It also provides strong evidence for the existence of reorganization processes whereby preexisting memory is disrupted by protein degradation, and updated memory is reconsolidated by protein synthesis.}, address = {National Creative Research Initiative Center for Memory, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Silim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-747, Korea.}, author = {Lee, Sue-Hyun H. and Choi, Jun-Hyeok H. and Lee, Nuribalhae and Lee, Hye-Ryeon R. and Kim, Jae-Ick I. and Yu, Nam-Kyung K. and Choi, Sun-Lim L. and Lee, Seung-Hee H. and Kim, Hyoung and Kaang, Bong-Kiun K. }, citeulike-article-id = {2446488}, doi = {10.1126/science.1150541}, issn = {1095-9203}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {mir, mirs, protein-degradation, synaptic-plasticity, ubiquitin}, month = {February}, posted-at = {2008-05-07 11:25:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Synaptic Protein Degradation Underlies Destabilization of Retrieved Fear Memory.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1150541}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2446488 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2446488 TI - Synaptic Protein Degradation Underlies Destabilization of Retrieved Fear Memory. JF - Science AD - National Creative Research Initiative Center for Memory, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Silim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-747, Korea. SN - 1095-9203 N2 - Reactivated memory undergoes a rebuilding process which depends on de novo protein synthesis. This suggests that retrieval is dynamic and serves to incorporate new information into preexisting memories. However, little is known about whether or not protein degradation is involved in the reorganization of retrieved memory. We found that postsynaptic proteins were degraded in the hippocampus by poly-ubiquitination after retrieval of contextual fear memory. Moreover, the infusion of proteasome inhibitor into the CA1 region immediately after retrieval prevented the anisomycin-induced memory impairment, as well as the extinction of fear memory. This suggests that ubiquitin- and proteasome-dependent protein degradation underlies destabilization processes after fear memory retrieval. It also provides strong evidence for the existence of reorganization processes whereby preexisting memory is disrupted by protein degradation, and updated memory is reconsolidated by protein synthesis. KW - mir KW - mirs KW - protein-degradation KW - synaptic-plasticity KW - ubiquitin AU - Lee, Sue-Hyun AU - Choi, Jun-Hyeok AU - Lee, Nuribalhae AU - Lee, Hye-Ryeon AU - Kim, Jae-Ick AU - Yu, Nam-Kyung AU - Choi, Sun-Lim AU - Lee, Seung-Hee AU - Kim, Hyoung AU - Kaang, Bong-Kiun PY - 2008/02/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1150541 ER -