miR-151-5p modulates APH1a expression to participate in contextual fear memory formation.

RNA Biol

e Department of Breast Surgery , Qilu hospital, Shandong University, Jinan , Shandong , People's Republic of China.

Published: March 2019

Long-term memory formation requires gene expression and new protein synthesis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a family of small non-coding RNAs that inhibit target gene mRNA expression, are involved in new memory formation. In this study, elevated miR-151-5p (miR-151) levels were found to be responsible for hippocampal contextual fear memory formation. Using a luciferase reporter assay, we demonstrated that miR-151 targets APH1a, a protein that has been identified as a key factor in γ-secretase activity, namely APH1a. Blocking miR-151 can upregulate APH1a protein levels and subsequently impair hippocampal fear memory formation. These results indicate that miR-151 is involved in hippocampal contextual fear memory by inhibiting APH1a protein expression. This work provides novel evidence for the role of miRNAs in memory formation and demonstrates the implication of APH1a protein in miRNA processing in the adult brain.

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