Memory, synaptic translation, and...prions?

Cell. 2003 Dec 26;115(7):767-8. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)01022-5.

Abstract

Two papers from Kausik Si, Eric Kandel, Susan Lindquist, and colleagues set forth a bold new idea for thinking about the mechanisms underlying the generation and maintenance of long-term memories (Si et al., 2003a, 2003b [this issue of Cell]).

Publication types

  • Comment
  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Memory / physiology*
  • Neuronal Plasticity / physiology
  • Prions / physiology*
  • Protein Biosynthesis / physiology
  • Synaptic Transmission / physiology*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Xenopus Proteins / genetics
  • Xenopus Proteins / metabolism
  • mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors

Substances

  • Cpeb1 protein, Xenopus
  • Prions
  • Transcription Factors
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors