Notch is required for long-term memory in Drosophila |
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Authors: | Presente Asaf Boyles Randy S Serway Christine N de Belle J Steven Andres Andrew J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, USA. |
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Abstract: | A role for Notch in the elaboration of existing neural processes is emerging that is distinct from the increasingly well understood function of this gene in binary cell-fate decisions. Several research groups, by using a variety of organisms, have shown that Notch is important in the development of neural ultrastructure. Simultaneously, Presenilin (Psn) was identified both as a key mediator of Notch signaling and as a site of genetic lesions that cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Here we demonstrate that Notch loss of function produces memory deficits in Drosophila melanogaster. The effects are specific to long-term memory, which is thought to depend on ultrastructural remodeling. We propose that Notch plays an important role in the neural plasticity underlying consolidated memory. |
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