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Zemla R, Moore JJ, Hopkins MD, Basu J. Task-selective place cells show behaviorally driven dynamics during learning and stability during memory recall. Cell Rep 2022; 41:111700. [PMID: 36417882 PMCID: PMC9787705 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Decades of work propose that hippocampal activity supports internal representation of learned experiences and contexts, allowing individuals to form long-term memories and quickly adapt behavior to changing environments. However, recent studies insinuate hippocampal representations can drift over time, raising the question: how could the hippocampus hold stable memories when activity of its neuronal maps fluctuates? We hypothesized that task-dependent hippocampal maps set by learning rules and structured attention stabilize as a function of behavioral performance. To test this, we imaged hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons during learning and memory recall phases of a new task where mice use odor cues to navigate between two reward zones. Across learning, both orthogonal and overlapping task-dependent place maps form rapidly, discriminating trial context with strong correlation to behavioral performance. Once formed, task-selective place maps show increased long-term stability during memory recall phases. We conclude that memory demand and attention stabilize hippocampal activity to maintain contextually rich spatial representations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roland Zemla
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Computational Neuroscience, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, New York, NY 10010, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Magnus CJ, Lee PH, Bonaventura J, Zemla R, Gomez JL, Ramirez MH, Hu X, Galvan A, Basu J, Michaelides M, Sternson SM. Ultrapotent chemogenetics for research and potential clinical applications. Science 2019; 364:science.aav5282. [PMID: 30872534 DOI: 10.1126/science.aav5282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chemogenetics enables noninvasive chemical control over cell populations in behaving animals. However, existing small-molecule agonists show insufficient potency or selectivity. There is also a need for chemogenetic systems compatible with both research and human therapeutic applications. We developed a new ion channel-based platform for cell activation and silencing that is controlled by low doses of the smoking cessation drug varenicline. We then synthesized subnanomolar-potency agonists, called uPSEMs, with high selectivity for the chemogenetic receptors. uPSEMs and their receptors were characterized in brains of mice and a rhesus monkey by in vivo electrophysiology, calcium imaging, positron emission tomography, behavioral efficacy testing, and receptor counterscreening. This platform of receptors and selective ultrapotent agonists enables potential research and clinical applications of chemogenetics.
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- Christopher J Magnus
- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.,Medical Scientist Training Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.,Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.,Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
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The hippocampus is crucial for the formation and recall of long-term memories about people, places, objects, and events. Capitalizing on high-resolution microscopy, in vivo electrophysiology, and genetic manipulation, recent research in rodents provides evidence for hippocampal ensemble coding on the spatial, episodic, and contextual dimensions. Here we highlight the functional contribution of newly described long-range connections between hippocampus and cortical areas, and the relative impact of inhibitory and excitatory dynamics in generating behaviorally relevant population activity. Our goal is to provide an integrated view of hippocampal circuit function to understand mnemonic computations at the systems and cellular levels that underlie adaptive learned behaviors.
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- Roland Zemla
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, New York University School of Medicine, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, USA; Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.
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Savas JN, Ribeiro LF, Wierda KD, Wright R, DeNardo-Wilke LA, Rice HC, Chamma I, Wang YZ, Zemla R, Lavallée-Adam M, Vennekens KM, O'Sullivan ML, Antonios JK, Hall EA, Thoumine O, Attie AD, Yates JR, Ghosh A, de Wit J. The Sorting Receptor SorCS1 Regulates Trafficking of Neurexin and AMPA Receptors. Neuron 2015; 87:764-80. [PMID: 26291160 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The formation, function, and plasticity of synapses require dynamic changes in synaptic receptor composition. Here, we identify the sorting receptor SorCS1 as a key regulator of synaptic receptor trafficking. Four independent proteomic analyses identify the synaptic adhesion molecule neurexin and the AMPA glutamate receptor (AMPAR) as major proteins sorted by SorCS1. SorCS1 localizes to early and recycling endosomes and regulates neurexin and AMPAR surface trafficking. Surface proteome analysis of SorCS1-deficient neurons shows decreased surface levels of these, and additional, receptors. Quantitative in vivo analysis of SorCS1-knockout synaptic proteomes identifies SorCS1 as a global trafficking regulator and reveals decreased levels of receptors regulating adhesion and neurotransmission, including neurexins and AMPARs. Consequently, glutamatergic transmission at SorCS1-deficient synapses is reduced due to impaired AMPAR surface expression. SORCS1 mutations have been associated with autism and Alzheimer disease, suggesting that perturbed receptor trafficking contributes to synaptic-composition and -function defects underlying synaptopathies.
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- Jeffrey N Savas
- Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- UMR 5297, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, University of Bordeaux and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York 10016, USA
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- Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- UMR 5297, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, University of Bordeaux and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Neuroscience Discovery, F. Hoffman-La Roche, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Savas JN, De Wit J, Comoletti D, Zemla R, Ghosh A, Yates JR. Ecto-Fc MS identifies ligand-receptor interactions through extracellular domain Fc fusion protein baits and shotgun proteomic analysis. Nat Protoc 2014; 9:2061-74. [PMID: 25101821 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Ligand-receptor interactions represent essential biological triggers that regulate many diverse and important cellular processes. We have developed a discovery-based proteomic biochemical protocol that couples affinity purification with multidimensional liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometry (LCLC-MS/MS) and bioinformatic analysis. Compared with previous approaches, our analysis increases sensitivity, shortens analysis duration and boosts comprehensiveness. In this protocol, receptor extracellular domains are fused with the Fc region of IgG to generate fusion proteins that are purified from transfected HEK293T cells. These 'ecto-Fcs' are coupled to protein A beads and serve as baits for binding assays with prey proteins extracted from rodent brain. After capture, the affinity-purified proteins are digested into peptides and comprehensively analyzed by LCLC-MS/MS with ion-trap mass spectrometers. In 4 working days, this protocol can generate shortlists of candidate ligand-receptor protein-protein interactions. Our 'ecto-Fc MS' approach outperforms antibody-based approaches and provides a reproducible and robust framework for identifying extracellular ligand-receptor interactions.
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- Jeffrey N Savas
- 1] Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA. [2]
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- 1] Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) Center for the Biology of Disease, Leuven, Belgium. [2] Center for Human Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. [3] Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. [4]
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- Child Health Institute of New Jersey and Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- 1] Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. [2] Neuroscience Discovery, F. Hoffman-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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Tsai SY, Sennett R, Rezza A, Clavel C, Grisanti L, Zemla R, Najam S, Rendl M. Wnt/β-catenin signaling in dermal condensates is required for hair follicle formation. Dev Biol 2013; 385:179-88. [PMID: 24309208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Broad dermal Wnt signaling is required for patterned induction of hair follicle placodes and subsequent Wnt signaling in placode stem cells is essential for induction of dermal condensates, cell clusters of precursors for the hair follicle dermal papilla (DP). Progression of hair follicle formation then requires coordinated signal exchange between dermal condensates and placode stem cells. However, it remains unknown whether continued Wnt signaling in DP precursor cells plays a role in this process, largely due to the long-standing inability to specifically target dermal condensates for gene ablation. Here we use the Tbx18(Cre) knockin mouse line to ablate the Wnt-responsive transcription factor β-catenin specifically in these cells at E14.5 during the first wave of guard hair follicle formation. In the absence of β-catenin, canonical Wnt signaling is effectively abolished in these cells. Sox2(+) dermal condensates initiate normally; however by E16.5 guard hair follicle numbers are strongly reduced and by E18.5 most whiskers and guard hair follicles are absent, suggesting that active Wnt signaling in dermal condensates is important for hair follicle formation to proceed after induction. To explore the molecular mechanisms by which Wnt signaling in dermal condensates regulates hair follicle formation, we analyze genome-wide the gene expression changes in embryonic β-catenin null DP precursor cells. We find altered expression of several signaling pathway genes, including Fgfs and Activin, both previously implicated in hair follicle formation. In summary, these data reveal a functional role of Wnt signaling in DP precursors for embryonic hair follicle formation and identify Fgf and Activin signaling as potential effectors of Wnt signaling-regulated events.
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- Su-Yi Tsai
- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA
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- Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY 10029, USA.
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