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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Since long-term memory (LTM) depends on transcription, signals required for LTM must emanate from the cell body. In some cases, signals from the cell body are not only required, but are also sufficient for LTM. However, It is difficult to reconcile this finding with the need to modify synapses independently. To retain synapse specificity during LTM, a form of memory is required that is independent of transcription, and that produces a synaptic 'mark' which interacts with molecules synthesized in the cell body. To reconcile the sufficiency of transcriptional signals for LTM with the need for synapse specificity, I propose that not all LTM is synapse-specific; activation of transcription presynaptically results in cell-wide LTM, whereas postsynaptic transcriptional activation leads to synapse-specific LTM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0166-2236
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanisms for the generation of synapse specificity in long-term memory: the implications of a requirement for transcription.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal Neurological Institute, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't