Acid-sensing ion channel 1a regulates the specificity of reconsolidation of conditioned threat responses
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2-22-2022
Journal
JCI insight
Volume
7
Issue
4
DOI
10.1172/jci.insight.155341
Keywords
Ion channels; Memory; Neuroscience; Psychiatric diseases
Abstract
Recent research on altering threat memory has focused on a reconsolidation window. During reconsolidation, threat memories are retrieved and become labile. Reconsolidation of distinct threat memories is synapse dependent, whereas the underlying regulatory mechanism of the specificity of reconsolidation is poorly understood. We designed a unique behavioral paradigm in which a distinct threat memory can be retrieved through the associated conditioned stimulus. In addition, we proposed a regulatory mechanism by which the activation of acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) strengthens the distinct memory trace associated with the memory reconsolidation to determine its specificity. The activation of ASICs by CO2 inhalation, when paired with memory retrieval, triggers the reactivation of the distinct memory trace, resulting in greater memory lability. ASICs potentiate the memory trace by altering the amygdala-dependent synaptic transmission and plasticity at selectively targeted synapses. Our results suggest that inhaling CO2 during the retrieval event increases the lability of a threat memory through a synapse-specific reconsolidation process.
APA Citation
Koffman, Erin E.; Kruse, Charles M.; Singh, Kritika; Naghavi, Farzaneh Sadat; Curtis, Melissa A.; Egbo, Jennifer; Houdi, Mark; Lin, Boren; Lu, Hui; Debiec, Jacek; and Du, Jianyang, "Acid-sensing ion channel 1a regulates the specificity of reconsolidation of conditioned threat responses" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 125.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/125
Department
Pharmacology and Physiology