Biology Letters 2012-12-23

Depolymerization of actin facilitates memory formation in an insect.

Olga Ganeshina, Jessika Erdmann, Sandra Tiberi, Misha Vorobyev, Randolf Menzel

Index: Biol. Lett. 8(6) , 1023-7, (2012)

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Abstract

In mammals, memory formation and stabilization requires polymerization of actin. Here, we show that, in the honeybee, inhibition of actin polymerization within the brain centres involved in memory formation, the mushroom bodies (MBs), enhances associative olfactory memory. Local application of inhibitors of actin polymerization (Cytochalasin D or Latrunculin A) to the MBs 1 h before induction of long-term memory increased memory retention 2 and 24 h after the onset of training. Post-training application of Cytochalasin D also enhanced retention, indicating that memory consolidation is facilitated by actin depolymerization. We conclude that certain aspects of memory mechanisms could have been established independently in mammals and insects.

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