| Literature DB >> 22751036 |
Ana M M Oliveira1, Thekla J Hemstedt, Hilmar Bading.
Abstract
Cognitive abilities decline in normal aging, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. We found that aging was associated with a decrease in the expression of the DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a2 in the hippocampus and that rescuing Dnmt3a2 levels restored cognitive functions. Moreover, we found that Dnmt3a2 is an activity-regulated immediate early gene that is partly dependent on nuclear calcium signaling and that hippocampal Dnmt3a2 levels determine cognitive abilities in both young adult and aged mice.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22751036 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3151
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884