Going retro: ancient viral origins of cognition.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Campioni, Matthew R; Finkbeiner, Steven

Year of Publication: 2015

Journal: Neuron

Volume: 86

Issue: 2

Pagination: 346-8

Date Published: 2015 Apr 22

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 1097-4199

Keywords: Animals, Cognition disorders, Genes, Immediate-Early, Neuronal Plasticity, Retroelements, Synapses

Abstract:

In this issue of Neuron, Zhang et al. (2015) provide the first crystal structure of a domain Arc. These results confirm prior computational approaches that suggested Arc, a master regulator of vertebrate synaptic plasticity, was "domesticated" from Ty3/Gypsy retrotransposons.

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627315003372

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25905805

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.04.008

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25905805?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Neuron

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