Translational control of mGluR-dependent long-term depression and object-place learning by eIF2?.

ABSTRACT: At hippocampal synapses, activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) induces long-term depression (LTD), which requires new protein synthesis. However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here we describe the translational program that underlies mGluR-LTD and identify the translation factor eIF2? as its master effector. Genetically reducing eIF2? phosphorylation, or specifically blocking the translation controlled by eIF2? phosphorylation, prevented mGluR-LTD and the internalization of surface AMPA receptors (AMPARs). Conversely, direct phosphorylation of eIF2?, bypassing mGluR activation, triggered a sustained LTD and removal of surface AMPARs. Combining polysome profiling and RNA sequencing, we identified the mRNAs translationally upregulated during mGluR-LTD. Translation of one of these mRNAs, oligophrenin-1, mediates the LTD induced by eIF2? phosphorylation. Mice deficient in phospho-eIF2?-mediated translation are impaired in object-place learning, a behavioral task that induces hippocampal mGluR-LTD in vivo. Our findings identify a new model of mGluR-LTD, which promises to be of value in the treatment of mGluR-LTD-linked cognitive disorders.

SUBMITTER: Di Prisco GV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4340591 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature