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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1 and 2) are synaptic signaling components necessary for several forms of learning. In mice lacking ERK1, we observe a dramatic enhancement of striatum-dependent long-term memory, which correlates with a facilitation of long-term potentiation in the nucleus accumbens. At the cellular level, we find that ablation of ERK1 results in a stimulus-dependent increase of ERK2 signaling, likely due to its enhanced interaction with the upstream kinase MEK. Consistently, such activity change is responsible for the hypersensitivity of ERK1 mutant mice to the rewarding properties of morphine. Our results reveal an unexpected complexity of ERK-dependent signaling in the brain and a critical regulatory role for ERK1 in the long-term adaptive changes underlying striatum-dependent behavioral plasticity and drug addiction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
807-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Avoidance Learning, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Cognition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Long-Term Potentiation, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Morphine, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Nervous System Malformations, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Nucleus Accumbens, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Presynaptic Terminals, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Synaptic Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:12062026-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in the striatum and facilitates striatal-mediated learning and memory.
pubmed:affiliation
San Raffaele Research Institute and University, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't