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View Larger Image	mTOR signaling in the hippocampus is necessary for memory formation [An article from: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory] by P. Bekinschtein, C. Katche, L.N. Slipczuk, L Igaz List Price:  $4.95 Available:  Available for download now Studio:  Elsevier Binding:  Digital Publication Date:  February 01, 2007 Publisher:  Elsevier
FORMATS HTML EDITORIAL REVIEWS Product Description This digital document is a journal article from Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Description: It is widely accepted that the formation of long-term memory (LTM) requires mRNA translation, but little is known about the cellular mechanisms in the brain that regulate this process. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a key regulator of translational efficacy and capacity. Here, we show that LTM formation of one-trial inhibitory avoidance (IA) in rats, a hippocampus-dependent fear-motivated learning task, requires mTOR activation. IA training is specifically associated with a rapid increase in the phosphorylation state of mTOR and its substrate ribosomal S6 kinase (p70S6K). Bilateral intra-CA1 infusion of rapamycin, a selective mTOR inhibitor, 15min before, but not immediately after training completely hinders IA LTM without affecting short-term memory (STM) retention. Therefore, our findings indicate that the regulation of hippocampal mRNA translation is a major control step in memory consolidation.