LRP4 is required for the olfactory association task in the piriform cortex

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4) plays a critical role in the central nervous system (CNS), including hippocampal synaptic plasticity, maintenance of excitatory synaptic transmission, fear regulation, as well as long-term potentiation (LTP). In this study, we found that Lrp4...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cell & bioscience 2022-05, Vol.12 (1), p.54-54, Article 54
Hauptverfasser: Yan, Min, Xiong, Mingtao, Wu, Yongqiang, Lin, Dong, Chen, Peng, Chen, Jiang, Liu, Ziyang, Zhang, Hang, Ren, Dongyan, Fei, Erkang, Lai, Xinsheng, Zou, Suqi, Wang, Shunqi
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Zusammenfassung:Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4) plays a critical role in the central nervous system (CNS), including hippocampal synaptic plasticity, maintenance of excitatory synaptic transmission, fear regulation, as well as long-term potentiation (LTP). In this study, we found that Lrp4 was highly expressed in layer II of the piriform cortex. Both body weight and brain weight decreased in Lrp4 mice without TMD (Transmembrane domain) and ICD (intracellular domain) of LRP4. However, in the piriform cortical neurons of Lrp4 mice, the spine density increased, and the frequency of both mEPSC (miniature excitatory postsynaptic current) and sEPSC (spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current) was enhanced. Intriguingly, finding food in the buried food-seeking test was prolonged in both Lrp4 mice and Lrp4 cKO (conditional knockout of Lrp4 in the piriform cortex) mice. This study indicated that the full length of LRP4 in the piriform cortex was necessary for maintaining synaptic plasticity and the integrity of olfactory function.
ISSN:2045-3701
2045-3701
DOI:10.1186/s13578-022-00792-9