RRC ID 4310
著者 Voglis G, Tavernarakis N.
タイトル A synaptic DEG/ENaC ion channel mediates learning in C. elegans by facilitating dopamine signalling.
ジャーナル EMBO J
Abstract An important component of learned behaviour is the ability to forecast positive or negative outcomes based on specific sensory cues. Predictive capacity is typically manifested by appropriate behavioural patterning. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying behavioural plasticity are poorly understood. Caenorhabditis elegans displays experience-dependent behavioural responses by associating distinct environmental signals. We find that ASIC-1, a member of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel family, which localizes at presynaptic terminals of dopaminergic neurons, is required for associative learning in C. elegans. ASIC-1 functions in these neurons to amplify normal dopaminergic signalling, necessary for associative learning. Our results reveal a novel role of DEG/ENaC ion channels in neuronal communication by enhancing the activity of dopaminergic synapses. Similar mechanisms may facilitate synaptic plasticity in vertebrates.
巻・号 27(24)
ページ 3288-99
公開日 2008-12-17
DOI 10.1038/emboj.2008.252
PII emboj2008252
PMID 19037257
PMC PMC2609744
MeSH Acid Sensing Ion Channels Animals Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology* Dopamine / metabolism* Learning* Models, Biological Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism* Signal Transduction* Sodium Channels / metabolism*
IF 9.889
引用数 40
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
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