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. 2009 Nov;19(11):2535-47.
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp004. Epub 2009 Feb 12.

Inhibition of cAMP response element-binding protein reduces neuronal excitability and plasticity, and triggers neurodegeneration

Dragana Jancic  1 , Mikel Lopez de Armentia, Luis M Valor, Roman Olivares, Angel Barco
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Inhibition of cAMP response element-binding protein reduces neuronal excitability and plasticity, and triggers neurodegeneration

Dragana Jancic et al. Cereb Cortex. 2009 Nov.
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Abstract

The cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB) pathway has been involved in 2 major cascades of gene expression regulating neuronal function. The first one presents CREB as a critical component of the molecular switch that controls long-lasting forms of neuronal plasticity and learning. The second one relates CREB to neuronal survival and protection. To investigate the role of CREB-dependent gene expression in neuronal plasticity and survival in vivo, we generated bitransgenic mice expressing A-CREB, an artificial peptide with strong and broad inhibitory effect on the CREB family, in forebrain neurons in a regulatable manner. The expression of A-CREB in hippocampal neurons impaired L-LTP, reduced intrinsic excitability and the susceptibility to induced seizures, and altered both basal and activity-driven gene expression. In the long-term, the chronic inhibition of CREB function caused severe loss of neurons in the CA1 subfield as well as in other brain regions. Our experiments confirmed previous findings in CREB-deficient mutants and revealed new aspects of CREB-dependent gene expression in the hippocampus supporting a dual role for CREB-dependent gene expression regulating intrinsic and synaptic plasticity and promoting neuronal survival.

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