Src Activation in the Induction of Long-Term Potentiation in CA1 Hippocampal Neurons
- 27 February 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 279 (5355), 1363-1368
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.279.5355.1363
Abstract
Long-term potentiation (LTP) is an activity-dependent strengthening of synaptic efficacy that is considered to be a model of learning and memory. Protein tyrosine phosphorylation is necessary to induce LTP. Here, induction of LTP in CA1 pyramidal cells of rats was prevented by blocking the tyrosine kinase Src, and Src activity was increased by stimulation producing LTP. Directly activating Src in the postsynaptic neuron enhanced excitatory synaptic responses, occluding LTP. Src-induced enhancement of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor–mediated synaptic responses required raised intracellular Ca 2+ and N -methyl- d -aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Thus, Src activation is necessary and sufficient for inducing LTP and may function by up-regulating NMDA receptors.Keywords
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