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ArticleCell research2025

Disturbed engram network caused by NPTX downregulation underlies aging-related contextual fear memory deficits.

Tao Jin, Yang Yang, Yu Guo, Yi Zhang, Qiumin Le, Nan Huang, Xing Liu, Jintai Yu, Lan Ma, Feifei Wang

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Article in Cell research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tao Jin *School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yang Yang *School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yu Guo *School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yi ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qiumin LeSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2596-3052
Nan HuangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xing LiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9722-3109
Jintai YuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lan MaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9034-5472
Feifei WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disorders, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, and Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. ffwang@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2351-6873

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31930046National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31970543National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32171041National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32222033National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32270660National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82021002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engram cells storing episodic memories are allocated to separate neuronal ensembles. However, how these ensembles maintain their stability to drive precise memory expression, and whether their destabilization contributes to aging-related memory deficits, remain elusive. Here, we show that during contextual fear memory consolidation, neuronal pentraxin 1 (NPTX1) in Fos transcription-dependent ensemble (F-RAM) of the dentate gyrus (DG) promotes memory expression in the fear context. NPTX1 facilitates K

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AgingC-Reactive ProteinFearMemory DisordersNerve Tissue ProteinsAnimalsDentate GyrusDown-RegulationInterneuronsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLParvalbuminsPentraxinsC-Reactive ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsParvalbuminsPentraxins

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PMID40750687
PMCPMC12408839

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