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Drk-mediated signaling to Rho kinase is required for anesthesia-resistant memory in .

TitleDrk-mediated signaling to Rho kinase is required for anesthesia-resistant memory in .
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsKotoula, V., Moressis A., Semelidou O., & Skoulakis E. M. C.
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Volume114
Issue41
Pagination10984-10989
Date Published2017 10 10
ISSN1091-6490
KeywordsActins, Anesthetics, Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Cytoskeleton, Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila Proteins, Drug Resistance, Memory, Mushroom Bodies, rho-Associated Kinases, Signal Transduction
Abstract

Anesthesia-resistant memory (ARM) was described decades ago, but the mechanisms that underlie this protein synthesis-independent form of consolidated memory in remain poorly understood. Whether the several signaling molecules, receptors, and synaptic proteins currently implicated in ARM operate in one or more pathways and how they function in the process remain unclear. We present evidence that Drk, the ortholog of the adaptor protein Grb2, is essential for ARM within adult mushroom body neurons. Significantly, Drk signals engage the Rho kinase Drok, implicating dynamic cytoskeletal changes in ARM, and this is supported by reduced F-actin in the mutants and after pharmacological inhibition of Drok. Interestingly, Drk-Drok signaling appears independent of the function of Radish (Rsh), a protein long implicated in ARM, suggesting that the process involves at least two distinct molecular pathways. Based on these results, we propose that signaling pathways involved in structural plasticity likely underlie this form of translation-independent memory.

DOI10.1073/pnas.1704835114
Alternate JournalProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
PubMed ID28973902
PubMed Central IDPMC5642687

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