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Publication : A high through-put reverse genetic screen identifies two genes involved in remote memory in mice.

First Author  Matynia A Year  2008
Journal  PLoS One Volume  3
Issue  5 Pages  e2121
PubMed ID  18464936 Mgi Jnum  J:136217
Mgi Id  MGI:3795641 Doi  10.1371/journal.pone.0002121
Citation  Matynia A, et al. (2008) A high through-put reverse genetic screen identifies two genes involved in remote memory in mice. PLoS One 3(5):e2121
abstractText  Previous studies have revealed that the initial stages of memory formation require several genes involved in synaptic, transcriptional and translational mechanisms. In contrast, very little is known about the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying later stages of memory, including remote memory (i.e. 7-day memory). To identify genes required for remote memory, we screened randomly selected mouse strains harboring known mutations. In our primary reverse genetic screen, we identified 4 putative remote memory mutant strains out of a total of 54 lines analyzed. Additionally, we found 11 other mutant strains with other abnormal profiles. Secondary screens confirmed that mutations of integrin beta2 (Itgbeta2) and steryl-O-acyl transferase 1 (Soat1) specifically disrupted remote memory. This study identifies some of the first genes required for remote memory, and suggests that screens of targeted mutants may be an efficient strategy to identify molecular requirements for this process.
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