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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
33
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-19
pubmed:abstractText
Local regulation of mRNA translation plays an important role in axon guidance, synaptic development, and neuronal plasticity. Little is known, however, regarding the mechanisms that control translation in neurons, and only a few mRNAs have been identified that are locally translated within axon and dendrites. Using Affymetrix gene arrays to identify mRNAs that are newly associated with polysomes after exposure to BDNF, we identified subsets of mRNAs for which translation is enhanced in neurons at different developmental stages. In mature neurons, many of these mRNAs encode proteins that are known to function at synapses, including CamKIIalpha, NMDA receptor subunits, and the postsynaptic density (PSD) scaffolding protein Homer2. BDNF regulates the translation of Homer2 locally in the synaptodendritic compartment by activating translational initiation via a mammalian target of rapamycin-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent pathway. These findings suggest that BDNF likely regulates synaptic function by inducing the local synthesis of numerous synaptic proteins. The local translation of the cytoskeleton-associated protein Homer2 in particular might have important implications for growth cone dynamics and dendritic spine development.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7366-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Dendrites, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Polyribosomes, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Rats, Long-Evans, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-Synapses, pubmed-meshheading:15317862-TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
BDNF regulates the translation of a select group of mRNAs by a mammalian target of rapamycin-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent pathway during neuronal development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't