[1P] 04 Synapses

[1P-401] EFA6A, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Arf6, regulates dendritic spine morphogenesis and hippocampal-dependent learning in adult mice.

*Hikaru Matsuura^1,2, Takeyuki Sugawara^1,2, Ryo Inagaki³, Shigeki Moriguchi³, Hiroyuki Sakagami^1,2 (1. Department of Anatomy, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 2. Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3. Research Center for Pharmaceutical Development, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University)

Keywords:EFA6A, dendritic spine, synaptic plasticity, hippocampus-dependent learning and memory