Joshua Hawk,現為耶魯博士後研究員,領導這項研究。這項研究是他在賓大神經科學畢業小組時,其博士研究的一部分。他與 Brush 家族生物學教授,Ted Abel 一同研究。其他賓大團隊成員包括 Shane Poplawski、 Morgan Bridi、Allison Rao、Michael Sulewski 以及 Brian Kroener。賓大研究者與 Howard Hughes 醫學研究所與德州大學西南醫學中心的 Angie Bookout 及 David Manglesdorf 合作。
「這裡有許多種藥物能治療這些症候群中的某些疾病,例如精神分裂症,」Abel 說,「但它們並沒有治療病患的認知缺陷,那能包括記憶障礙(difficulties with memory)。這項研究探尋更明確的目標以治療認知中的缺陷。」
這項發表在 Journal of Clinical Investigation 中的研究,聚焦在一群稱為細胞核受體(nuclear receptors)的蛋白質,那涉及各種生物功能的調控,包括記憶形成。
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細胞核受體是一種轉錄因子(transcription factor),這種蛋白能與 DNA 結合,並調控其他基因的活性。它們的調控角色也許在記憶形成裡十分重要,因為在腦中透過神經元突觸的強化,將短期記憶轉變成持續很久的記憶,需要基因轉錄。
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