BACE1 Is Necessary for Experience-Dependent Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity in Visual Cortex
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of age-related dementia, which is thought to result from overproduction and/or reduced clearance of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides.
Studies over the past few decades suggest that Aβ is produced in an activity-dependent manner and has physiological relevance to normal brain functions.
Similarly, physiological functions for β- and γ-secretases, the two key enzymes that produce Aβ by sequentially processing the amyloid precursor protein (APP), have been discovered over recent years.
In particular, activity-dependent production of Aβ has been suggested to play a role in homeostatic regulation of excitatory synaptic function.
There is accumulating evidence that activity-dependent immediate early gene Arc is an activity “sensor,” which acts upstream of Aβ production and triggers AMPA receptor endocytosis to homeostatically downregulate the strength of excitatory synaptic transmission.
We previously reported that Arc is critical for sensory experience-dependent homeostatic reduction of excitatory synaptic transmission in the superficial layers of visual cortex.
Here we demonstrate that mice lacking the major neuronal β-secretase, BACE1, exhibit a similar phenotype: stronger basal excitatory synaptic transmission and failure to adapt to changes in visual experience.
Our results indicate that BACE1 plays an essential role in sensory experience-dependent homeostatic synaptic plasticity in the neocortex.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Petrus, Emily& Lee, Hey-Kyoung. 2014. BACE1 Is Necessary for Experience-Dependent Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity in Visual Cortex. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046631
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Petrus, Emily& Lee, Hey-Kyoung. BACE1 Is Necessary for Experience-Dependent Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity in Visual Cortex. Neural Plasticity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046631
American Medical Association (AMA)
Petrus, Emily& Lee, Hey-Kyoung. BACE1 Is Necessary for Experience-Dependent Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity in Visual Cortex. Neural Plasticity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046631
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046631