VGF and Its C-Terminal Peptide TLQP-62 Regulate Memory Formation in Hippocampus via a BDNF-TrkB-Dependent Mechanism
Lin WJ, Jiang C, Sadahiro M, Bozdagi O, Vulchanova L, Alberini CM, Salton SR. VGF and Its C-Terminal Peptide TLQP-62 Regulate Memory Formation in Hippocampus via a BDNF-TrkB-Dependent Mechanism. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 10343-10356. PMID: 26180209, PMCID: PMC4502270, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0584-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAvoidance LearningBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorConditioning, PsychologicalDown-RegulationEnzyme ActivatorsEnzyme InhibitorsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFlavanonesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNeuronsNeuropeptidesPeptidesRatsRats, Long-EvansReceptor, trkBConceptsVGF-derived peptide TLQP-62BDNF-TrkB signalingTrkB receptor signalingTLQP-62BDNF-TrkBHippocampal memory consolidationMemory formationVGF expressionActivity-dependent BDNF secretionMemory consolidationReceptor signalingLong-term memory formationSecretion of BDNFBDNF/TrkBAlternative treatment modalitySynaptic plasticity markersHippocampal slice preparationAdult mouse hippocampusExpression of VGFImpaired fear memoryImpairs memory formationSubsequent CREB phosphorylationBDNF secretionFear memory formationTrkB receptors