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Sleep deprivation causes memory deficits by negatively impacting neuronal connectivity in hippocampal area CA1

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Havekes, Robbert; Park, Alan J.; Tudor, Jennifer C.; Luczak, Vincent G.; Hansen, Rolf T.; Ferri, Sarah L.; Bruinenberg, Vibeke M.; Poplawski, Shane G.; Day, Jonathan P.; Aton, Sara J.; Radwanska, Kasia; Meerlo, Peter; Houslay, Miles D.; Baillie, George S.; Abel, Ted

Issue Date
2016-08
Publisher
ELIFE SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS LTD
Citation
ELIFE, Vol.5
Abstract
Brief periods of sleep loss have long-lasting consequences such as impaired memory consolidation. Structural changes in synaptic connectivity have been proposed as a substrate of memory storage. Here, we examine the impact of brief periods of sleep deprivation on dendritic structure. In mice, we find that five hours of sleep deprivation decreases dendritic spine numbers selectively in hippocampal area CA1 and increased activity of the filamentous actin severing protein cofilin. Recovery sleep normalizes these structural alterations. Suppression of cofilin function prevents spine loss, deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, and impairments in long-term memory caused by sleep deprivation. The elevated cofilin activity is caused by cAMP-degrading phosphodiesterase-4A5 (PDE4A5), which hampers cAMP-PKA-LIMK signaling. Attenuating PDE4A5 function prevents changes in cAMP-PKA-LIMK-cofilin signaling and cognitive deficits associated with sleep deprivation. Our work demonstrates the necessity of an intact cAMP-PDE4-PKA-LIMK-cofilin activation-signaling pathway for sleep deprivation-induced memory disruption and reduction in hippocampal spine density.
ISSN
2050-084X
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/203383
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.13424
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