Deleting HDAC3 rescues long-term memory impairments induced by disruption of the neuron-specific chromatin remodeling subunit BAF53b

Feb 17, 2018Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)

Removing HDAC3 improves long-term memory problems caused by disrupting a neuron-specific gene regulator

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Abstract

Deleting HDAC3 can improve long-term memory and synaptic plasticity impairments caused by BAF53b mutation.

  • Histone acetylation and nucleosome remodeling are both involved in long-term memory formation.
  • Enhancing histone acetylation typically leads to improved long-term memory.
  • Blocking the chromatin remodeling subunit BAF53b disrupts nucleosome remodeling and impairs memory.
  • The deletion of HDAC3 may counteract the negative effects of BAF53b mutation on memory and synaptic function.
  • There is a dynamic interplay between histone modification and nucleosome remodeling in memory regulation.

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