Expression of NR2B in cerebellar granule cells specifically facilitates effect of motor training on motor learning

It is believed that gene/environment interaction (GEI) plays a pivotal role in the development of motor skills, which are acquired via practicing or motor training. However, the underlying molecular/neuronal mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we reported that the expression of NR2B, a subunit of NMDA receptors, in cerebellar granule cells specifically enhanced the effect of voluntary motor training on motor learning in the mouse. Moreover, this effect was characterized as motor learning-specific and developmental stage-dependent, because neither emotional/spatial memory was affected nor was the enhanced motor learning observed when the motor training was conducted starting at the age of 3 months old in these transgenic mice. These results indicate that changes in the expression of gene(s) that are involved in regulating synaptic plasticity in cerebellar granule cells may constitute a molecular basis for the cerebellum to be involved in the GEI by facilitating motor skill learning.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

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PloS one - 3(2008), 2 vom: 27. Feb., Seite e1684

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiao, Jianwei [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Akira [VerfasserIn]
Janssen, William G M [VerfasserIn]
Bindokas, Vytautas P [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Morrison, John H [VerfasserIn]
Brorson, James R [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Ya-Ping [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
NR2B NMDA receptor
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 15.07.2008

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0001684

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM17787516X