title: A-kinase anchoring proteins in amygdala are involved in auditory fear memory.
abstract: A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) constitute a family of scaffolding proteins that bind the regulatory subunits of protein kinase A (PKA). AKAP binding to PKA regulates the phosphorylation of various proteins, some of which have been implicated in synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation. Here we show that the regulatory subunits of PKA are colocalized with AKAP150 (an AKAP isoform that is expressed in the brain) in the lateral amygdala (LA) and that infusion to the LA of the peptide St-Ht31, which blocks PKA anchoring onto AKAPs, impairs memory consolidation of auditory fear conditioning.
authors.affiliation: W. M. Keck Foundation Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Marta A P
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moita
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lamprecht
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nader
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: LeDoux
mesh_terms: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000679:Amygdala / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins; C085467:AKAP13 protein, human; C487775:AKAP5 protein, human; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C415703:Akap5 protein, rat; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases