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A role for α-adducin (ADD-1) in nematode and human memory.
The EMBO journal - 21 Mar 2012
Vukojevic Vanja, Gschwind Leo, Vogler Christian, Demougin Philippe, de Quervain Dominique J-F, Papassotiropoulos Andreas, Stetak Attila
Abstract excerpt
Identifying molecular mechanisms that underlie learning and memory is one of the major challenges in neuroscience. Taken the advantages of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, we investigated α-adducin (add-1) in aversive olfactory associative learning and memory. Loss of add-1 function selectively impaired short- and long-term memory without causing acquisition, sensory, or motor deficits. We showed that...
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