Aggrecan directs extracellular matrix mediated neuronal plasticity
Aggrecan directs extracellular matrix mediated neuronal plasticity
In the adult brain, the extracellular matrix (ECM) influences recovery after injury,susceptibility to mental disorders, and is in general a strong regulator of neuronal plasticity. The proteoglycan aggrecan is a core component of the condensed ECM structures termed perineuronal nets (PNNs), and the specific role of PNNs on neural plasticity remains elusive. Here, we genetically targeted the Acan gene encoding for aggrecan utilizing a novel animal model. This allowed for conditional and targeted loss of aggrecan in vivo, which ablated the PNN structure and caused a shift in the population of parvalbumin expressing inhibitory interneurons towards a high plasticity state. Selective deletion of the Acan gene in the visual cortex of male adult mice reinstated juvenile ocular dominance plasticity, which was mechanistically identical to critical period plasticity. Brain-wide targeting improved object recognition memory.
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Rowlands, Daire
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Andrews, Melissa
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Fyhn, Marianne
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21 November 2018
Rowlands, Daire
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lensjo, Kristian K.
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Dinh, Tovy
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yang, sujeong
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Andrews, Melissa
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Hafting, Torkel
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Fyhn, Marianne
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Fawcett, J.W.
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Dick, Gunnar
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Rowlands, Daire, lensjo, Kristian K., Dinh, Tovy, yang, sujeong, Andrews, Melissa, Hafting, Torkel, Fyhn, Marianne, Fawcett, J.W. and Dick, Gunnar
(2018)
Aggrecan directs extracellular matrix mediated neuronal plasticity.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 38 (47), .
(doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1122-18.2018).
Abstract
In the adult brain, the extracellular matrix (ECM) influences recovery after injury,susceptibility to mental disorders, and is in general a strong regulator of neuronal plasticity. The proteoglycan aggrecan is a core component of the condensed ECM structures termed perineuronal nets (PNNs), and the specific role of PNNs on neural plasticity remains elusive. Here, we genetically targeted the Acan gene encoding for aggrecan utilizing a novel animal model. This allowed for conditional and targeted loss of aggrecan in vivo, which ablated the PNN structure and caused a shift in the population of parvalbumin expressing inhibitory interneurons towards a high plasticity state. Selective deletion of the Acan gene in the visual cortex of male adult mice reinstated juvenile ocular dominance plasticity, which was mechanistically identical to critical period plasticity. Brain-wide targeting improved object recognition memory.
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Accepted/In Press date: 20 September 2018
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Published date: 21 November 2018
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