Editor: Benedict C. Albensi

Transcription Factors CREB and NF-κB: Involvement in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Formation

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ISBN: 978-1-60805-418-3 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-60805-257-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2012
DOI: 10.2174/97816080525781120101

Introduction

The main theme of this book is to critically survey the role of two recognized protein molecules (i.e., transcription factors) in processes of human memory. In addition, authors provided recent data from their own labs and provided a perspective relevant to specific neurological diseases and potential drug targets. Historically, the transcription factor cAMP response element-binding (CREB) has been the most well documented transcription factor shown to play a role in memory. CREB has several functions, but its most notable function has to do with the formation of long-term memories. More recently, other transcription factors, such as C/EBP, Egr protein, AP-1, and NF-κB have been implicated in memory as well. Of these, scientific literature on NF-κB’s theorized role in synaptic plasticity and memory is growing rapidly. Interestingly, in some recent studies CREB and NF-κB have also been shown to interact with each other where both contribute in a cooperative fashion to the initiation of gene expression.

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About the Editor

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Benedict C. Albensi
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Foreword

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Brian R. Christie
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Preface

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Benedict C. Albensi
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List of Contributors

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Benedict C. Albensi
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Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity and Long-Term Memory by CREB: Implications for Targeting Memory Disorders Including Alzheimer’s Disease and Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome

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Asim J. Rashid, Sheena A. Josselyn
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The Role of CREB in Neuronal Plasticity, Learning and Memory, and in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Angela Fontan-Lozano, Rocio Romero-Granados, Eva M. Perez-Villegas, Angel M. Carrion
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Transcriptional Profiling of Hippocampal Memory-Associated Synaptic Plasticity: Old Friends and New Faces

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Niamh C. O’Sullivan,, Graham K. Sheridan, Keith J. Murphy
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Roles for NF-κB in Regulating Gene Expression in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory

- Pp. 66-78 (13)
Gary Odero, Wanda Snow, Kunjumon Vadakkan, Benedict C. Albensi
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NF-κB Proteins in Adult Neurogenesis: Relevance for Learning and Memory in Physiology and Pathology

- Pp. 79-96 (18)
Mariagrazia Grilli, Vasco Meneghini
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NF-kB Transcription Factor: A Model for the Study of Transcription Regulation in Memory Consolidation, Reconsolidation and Extinction

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Arturo Romano
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NF-κB in Neurons-Mechanisms and Myths

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Steven W. Barger, Xianrong R. Mao
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Index

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Benedict C. Albensi
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