Serfőző, Zoltán, Ribeiro, Maria J, Papp, Andrea, Kemenes, Ildikó, O'Shea, Michael, Yin, Jerry C P, Benjamin, Paul R and Kemenes, György (2003) Cyclic AMP response element binding (CREB)-like proteins in a molluscan brain: cellular localization and learning-induced phosphorylation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 18 (5). pp. 1223-1234. ISSN 1460-9568

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Abstract

The phosphorylation and the binding to DNA of the nuclear transcription factor, cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) are conserved key steps in the molecular cascade leading to the formation of long-term memory (LTM). Here, we characterise, for the first time, a CREB1-like protein in the CNS of Lymnaea, a model system used widely for the study of the fundamental mechanisms of learning and memory. We demonstrate cAMP response element (CRE) binding activity in CNS protein extracts and show that one of the CRE-binding proteins is recognised by a polyclonal antibody raised to mammalian (human) CREB1. The same antibody detects specific CREB1 immunoreactivity in CNS extracts and in the nuclei of most neurons in the brain. Moreover, phospho-CREB1 specific immunoreactivity is increased significantly in protein extracts of the CNS by forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclase. The forskolin-induced increase in phospho-CREB1 immunoreactivity is localised to the nuclei of CNS neurons, some of which have an important role in the formation of LTM. Significantly, classical food-reward conditioning increases phospho-CREB1 immunoreactivity in Lymnaea CNS protein extracts. This increase in immunoreactivity is specific to the ganglia that contain the feeding circuitry, which undergoes cellular changes after classical conditioning. This work establishes the expression of a highly conserved functional CREB1-like protein in the CNS of Lymnaea and opens the way for a detailed analysis of the role of CREB proteins in LTM formation in this model system.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Principal author. Key roles in the design of experiments and writing of the paper. Performed some of the experiments himself. First three authors were RA's in his laboratory.
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Neuroscience
Depositing User:	Ildiko Kemenes
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 20:37
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2013 07:39
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/27060

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