8-Nitro-cGMP attenuates context-dependent fear memory in mice.
8-Nitro-cGMP attenuates context-dependent fear memory in mice.
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8-Nitro-cGMP 减弱小鼠情境依赖性恐惧记忆。
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.01.138
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2019
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Ihara H.
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Kishimoto Y;Kasamatsu S;Yanai S;Endo S;Akaike T;Ihara H.
We previously reported that 8-nitroguanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (8-nitro-cGMP) is endogenously produced via nitric oxide/reactive oxygen species signaling pathways and it reacts with protein thiol residues to add cGMP structure to proteins throughS-guanylation.S-Guanylation occurs on synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP-25), which is a part of the solubleN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex that regulates exocytosis. However, the biological relevance of 8-nitro-cGMP in the nervous system remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of intracerebroventricular (icv) infusion of 8-nitro-cGMP on mouse brain functions. The results of an open-field test and fear-conditioning task revealed that icv infusion of 8-nitro-cGMP decreased the vertical activity and context-dependent fear memory of mice, which are both associated with the hippocampus. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed increased c-Fos-positive cells in the dentate gyrus in 8-nitro-cGMP-infused mice. Further, biochemical analyses showed that icv infusion of 8-nitro-cGMP increasedS-guanylated proteins including SNAP-25 and SNARE complex formation as well as decreased complexes containing complexin, which regulates exocytosis by binding to the SNARE complex, in the hippocampus. These findings suggest that accumulation of 8-nitro-cGMP in the hippocampus affects its functions, including memory, viaS-guanylation of hippocampal proteins such as SNAP-25.