2012 May 11; 149(4):886-98. An expert in the molecular basis of specific forms of long-term learning and memory, Dr. Worley serves on the faculty of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences and as an associated investigator with the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various ⦠I worked in Dr. Paul Worley's lab studying the interactions between proteins involved in the upstream signaling of mTORC1. Arc is an immediate early gene involved in synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. Research Associates. My research uses PET scanning to uncover key insights ⦠Here we examine a fundamental property of memory, which is its dependence on rapid de novo protein synthesis, and identify pathways that contribute to normal memory and that underlie human memory loss. The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program. Based on this emerging work, we hypothesize that the memory consolidation process is central to an understanding of brain disorders, and in pathological conditions may become a driver of disease progression. Paul Worleyâs laboratory examines the molecular basis of learning and memory. Nat Neurosci. When this changes, we will update this web site. Dr. Worley’s research also has clinical potential in the treatment of patients with degenerative memory conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. "It suggests that synapses are restructured throughout the mouse brain every 12 hours or so, which is quite remarkable. Wenxue Liu. Lab Website: Paul Worley Lab
Despite these intriguing associations with plasticity, Arcâs function remains enigmatic. Liuqing Yang. Kanato Yamagata Project Leader Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science . Wu J, Petralia RS, Kurushima H, Patel H, Jung MY, Volk L, Chowdhury S, Shepherd JD, Dehoff M, Li Y, Kuhl D, Huganir RL, Price DL, Scannevin R, Troncoso JC, Wong PC, Worley PF. Raozhou Lin. Lisa Learman CMM program . Arc co-localizes with bassoon, which is a presynaptic marker. The authors thank Eric N. Olson (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) for providing the Mef2a/c/d flox/flox mice and Paul Worley (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA) for the antiâArc antibody. Dr. Worley’s laboratory examines the molecular basis of learning and memory. In particular, we cloned a set of immediate early genes (IEGs) that are rapidly transcribed in neurons involved in information processing, and that are essential for long term memory. Teacher- Trip Lyday; Secretary- ⦠Co-Producer on Track 8 â Paul Worley; Engineers â Joseph Bogan and Kyle Lehning; Assistant Engineers â Russ Martin and Kirt Odle ; Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios, Audio Media Recorders and Masterâs Touch (Nashville, TN); Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, TN). All animal procedures used in this study were conducted in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.. Our focus is on a small set of genes whose mRNAs are rapidly transcribed as neurons process information, and whose protein products modify the strength of synaptic connections to enhance the formation of ensembles of neurons linked to experience (engrams). Paul Worley MD. Min Jia. Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, ; Molecular basis of long-term learning and memory; Molecular mechanisms of neuronal plasticity. I work in Paul Worley's lab in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Worley’s laboratory focuses on a class of proteins found at the interfaces of connecting neurons (synapses) that ramp up as the neurons engage in information processing and storage. Applied Physics Laboratory. Jiechao Zhou. Studies showed that Homer1a -- named for the ancient Greek author and the scientific "odyssey" required to identify it -- is important for the regulation ⦠Postdoctoral Fellows. Paul Worley Lab The Paul Worley Lab examines the molecular basis of learning and memory. The Arc antisense riboprobe was synthesized in our laboratory, using digoxigenin-labeled nucleotides, from a plasmid kindly given by Dr. Paul Worleyâs lab. “Preso1 dynamically regulates Group1 metabotropic glutamate receptors.” Nature Neuroscience. Bangash MA, Park JM, Melnikova T, Wang D, Jeon SK, Lee D, Syeda S, Kim J, Kouser M, Schwartz J, Cui Y, Zhao X, Speed HE, Kee SE, Tu JC, Hu JH, Petralia RS, Linden DJ, Powell CM, Savonenko A, Xiao B, Worley PF. Here we examine a fundamental property of memory, which is its dependence on rapid de novo protein synthesis, and identify pathways that contribute to normal memory and that underlie human memory loss. Lab personnel (current) Post baccalaureate students. He received his PhD in Biology and Biological Engineering at the California Institute of Technology in May 2019, where he conducted his thesis work in the lab of ⦠In conventional imaging techniques such ⦠The Worley lab studies the molecular basis of memory consolidation, and how this process is disrupted in human diseases including drug addiction, schizophrenia, and Alzheimerâs disease. Dr. Paul F. Worley is a professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Mei-Fang Xiao. IEG proteins can directly modify synapses and provide insight into cellular mechanisms that support synapse-specific plasticity. These observations provide a molecular basis for understanding Arcâs function, and suggest a model in which dendritically localized Arc protein synthesis can modulate synaptic properties. Paul Brakeman Associate Professor of Pediatrics UCSF. 2012. Hu JH, Yang L, Kammermeier P, Moore CG, Brakeman PR, Tu JC, Yu S, Petralia RS, Li Z, Zhang PW, Park JM, Dong X, Xiao B and Worley PF. For a more complete list of publications, click here. Specifically, she focused on ARC, a gene that encodes a signaling protein linked to autism. For example, we can detect key molecules, such as NPTX2, in postmortem human brain and cerebrospinal fluid of living human subjects, and studies have revealed strong associations in Alzheimer’s disease with cognitive performance, regional brain connectivity, and disease progression. During her postdoc in Paul Worleyâs lab at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she and her colleagues showed that overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)âa major mediator of inflammationâin the brain led to Alzheimerâs disease-like symptoms in mice: age-dependent inflammation and cognitive loss. Professor of Neuroscience. Resting-State Functional Connectivity Is Associated With Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of the Synaptic Protein NPTX2 ⦠Yang-An Chuang BCMB. Walter Kaufmann Adjunct Professor Emory Department of ⦠Co-authored publication with Peter Agre (receipient of Nobel Prize in 2003) on ⦠Hours later, these processes are joined by a cell non-autonomous process that strengthens network specific excitatory drive of fast-spiking inhibitory neurons. These proteins directly modify the strength of the signals sent between neurons and are essential for information storage. Core Facility: Wu J, Petralia RS, Kurushima H, Patel H, Jung MY, Volk L, Chowdhury S, Shepherd JD, Dehoff M, Li Y, Kuhl D, Huganir RL, Price DL, Scannevin R, Troncoso JC, Wong PC, Worley PF. Smith-Hicks found her way into autism research via her postdoctoral work in Paul Worleyâs lab at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. This latter process is required for neural rhythmicity important for cognition, and to rebalance excitation-inhibition to prevent epilepsy or excitotoxicity. It turned out ⦠For example, Narp is secreted and induces excitatory synapse formation. "To learn specifically which molecules were responsible for the phenomenon, the team turned to a protein called Homer1a, discovered in 1997 by Paul Worley, M.D., professor of neuroscience, who was also part of the team conducting the new study. Arc mRNA is rapidly transcribed and targeted to dendrites of neurons as they engage in information processing and storage. Homer catalyzes conformational coupling of multi-protein machines involved in calcium signaling. I am interested in applying advances in human neuroimaging, cognitive assessment, and machine learning to critical challenges faced by the Intelligence and Defense communities. The Arc riboprobe was diluted into 100 μL of hybridization buffer (Amersham), denatured by heating at 95°C for 5 min, and then chilled on ice until it was added to each slide (100 ng riboprobe per slide section). Animals used in this study included mice with a genetic deletion (knockout) of the drd1a dopamine receptor (Drago et al., 1994) or the protein phosphatase inhibitor, DARPP-32 (Fienberg et al., 1998).Both mice are on a C57/BL6 ⦠2010; 13(9):1090-7. In my own laboratory, the reversible ligand-binding technology that permitted the identification of neurotransmitter receptors was extended to second messengers. Ismael Gonzalez. Arc protein induction is required for both late-phase LTP and spatial learning. Katrin Andreasson Professor Neurology and Neuroscience Stanford . The Worley lab studies the molecular basis of memory consolidation, and how this process is disrupted in human diseases including drug addiction, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Anthony Lanahan Associate Research Scientist Yale. Foundational molecular events include the rapid de novotranslation of proteins within dendrites, cooperative interactions with neuromodulator signaling to activate mTORC1 signaling, and activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors to bidirectionally control synaptic strength. David Basta is a 4 th year medical student in the USC-Caltech MD-PhD Program at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Worley, Paul Worley Principal Engineer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Baltimore, Maryland Area 109 connections David Basta, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Initiated early work on defining the role of tumor suppressor genes (APC) during neuronal development (in collaboration with Bert Vogelstein, Ken Kinzler & Richard Mains). Animals and treatments. We are experiencing extremely high call volume related to COVID-19 vaccine interest. Please understand that our phone lines must be clear for urgent medical care needs. Thus, rapid de novo transcription provides novel insights into the cellular and neural network basis of behavioral plasticity. Patient Care Options | Visitor Guidelines | Coronavirus Information | Self-Checker | Get Email Alerts, Immediate early genes (IEGs); Addiction; Molecular basis of long-term learning and memory; Molecular mechanisms of neuronal plasticity ...read more. Previously, in collaboration with Doug Galaskoâs group at University of California, San Diego, researchers at Paul Worleyâs lab at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, reported that NPTX2 levels fall in the brains and cerebrospinal fluid of AD patients (Xiao et al., 2017). Paul Worley, M.D. Building on collaborations within the Hopkins community, we are examining each of these processes as potential mechanisms of cognitive or addictive disease using best available basic approaches including structural biology, transcription analysis, signaling and pathway analysis, brain slice electrophysiology, in vivoimaging in awake rodents, and behavior. Dr. Dean Foster Wong Professor, Department of Radiology and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences School of Medicine. Former Lab Members. Please know that our vaccine supply is extremely small. The picture above shows Arc(red) and bassoon (green)staining in a 4 week old Hippocampal Neuron. Lab Website: Paul Worley Lab Core Facility: ES Cell Targeting Core Facility Selected Publications. Graduate students. Pharmacological regulation of immediate early gene expression in CNS (Jay Baraban and Paul Worley) in the Neuroscience Dept (Chair Solomon Snyder). Alexander Platero BCMB. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Systems, Cognitive + Computational Neuroscience. To learn specifically which molecules were responsible for the phenomenon, the team turned to a protein called Homer1a, discovered in 1997 by Paul Worley, M.D., professor of neuroscience, who was also part of the team conducting the new study. Dr. Paul F. Worley is a professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Jessica Qiu. The Kammermeier lab is interested in understanding the function of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), G protein coupled receptors with widespread expression in the brain that are located at most synapses and activated by the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Seung-Eon Roh . Soldan A, Moghekar A, Walker KA, Pettigrew C, Hou X, Lu H, Miller MI, Alfini A, Albert M, Xu D, Xiao MF, Worley P, Team BR. Paul Worley and his lab have made, neurons within the same region of the and continue to make, significant brain would not be possible using the contributions to neuroscience. Mastered by Doug Sax at The ⦠She studied how certain genes contribute to synaptic plasticity â the ability of synapses to change in strength â as part of learning and memory. Bob Gaudio, Paul Worley, Don Cook, Richard Landis, James Stroud: Neil Diamond chronology; The Christmas Album, Volume II (1994) Tennessee Moon (1996) The Movie Album: As Time Goes By (1998) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic : Tennessee Moon is the twenty-third studio album by Neil Diamond. We are particularly interested in how mGluRs interact with each other, with scaffolding proteins, and how they regulate synaptic ⦠Thus, Jay Baraban and Paul Worley, then fellows in my lab, used binding techniques to identify receptors for the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). In particular, his laboratory has cloned a set of immediate early genes (IEGs) that are rapidly transcribed in neurons involved in information processing, and that are essential for long term memory. Read all COVID-19 Vaccine Information. The authors also thank Masahiro Yamaguchi (University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) for providing the initial nestinâGFP breeders that helped establish the colony at University of ⦠“Arc/Arg3.1 regulates an endosomal pathway essential for activity-dependent β-amyloid generation.” Cell. "Arc/Arg3.1 regulates an endosomal pathway essential for activity-dependent β-amyloid generation." In particular, research in the Worley Lab have cloned a set of immediate early genes (IEGs) that are rapidly transcribed in neurons involved in information processing, and that are essential for long-term memory. Around the same time that Arc was discovered, another group of researchers led by Oswald Steward were investigating whether protein synthesis could occur at the synapse, rather than the cell body like in most cells. An expert in the molecular basis of specific forms of long-term learning and memory, Dr. Worley serves on the faculty of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences and as an associated investigator with the Alzheimerâs Disease Research Center. Dr. Worley's laboratory pioneered the discovery and analysis of cellular immediate early genes (IEGs) as effectors of protein synthesis-dependent memory, and has described mechanisms ⦠Chang MC, Park JM, Pelkey KA, Grabenstatter HL, Xu D et al. Dr. Worley's laboratory pioneered the discovery and analysis of cellular immediate early genes (IEGs) as effectors of protein synthesis-dependent memory, and has described mechanisms mediated by ⦠2011 Oct 28;147(3):615-28. Her work ⦠2011 May 27;145(5):758-772. Arc was first discovered in the mid-90âs by two independent research groups (led by Paul Worley and Dietmar Kuhl) looking for genes that could be switched on by learning. Our lab has recently found that Arc regulates AMPA receptor trafficking by interacting with the endocytic machinery. Recent work reveals how molecules that regulate reward-signaling neuronal responses (such as dopamine) can selectively strengthen communication across synapses – and implicates this process in addiction. IEGs and Excitement at the Synapse . Mixed at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN) and Morningstar Sound Studio. Dean of Students- Paul Worley; Legal Counsel- Beau Howard; Counselor- Daniel Worley; Math Teacher â Glenn Mize; Math Teacher â Barry Shildneck ; English Teacher â Katie Lyday; English Teacher â Jason NeSmith; History Teacher â Kathryn Worley; History Teacher-Chris Chapman ; Science teacher- Michelle Lawhorn; Science Teacher- Emily Dorris; P.E. We are unable to accept phone calls to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations at this time. Tanya Marton of the Neuroscience Program in Paul Worley's lab received a Turock Award; Seyed 'Ali' Rabi of the Immunology Program in Robert Siliciano's lab received a Kelly Award; Renata Shraybman formerly of the Pathobiology Program received a Kort Award; Yunke Song of the Biomedical Engineering Program in Tza-Huei 'Jeff' Wang's lab received a Drescher Award; Gerald Sun of the Neuroscience ⦠Enhanced Polyubiquitination of Shank3 and NMDA receptor in a Mouse Model of Autism. Rheb regulates mTor (target of rapamycin) and protein translation. Carol Shi . 1. BARABAN: Studies focusing on a protein called Narp discovered by Narp regulates homeostatic scaling of excitatory synapses on parvalbumin-expressing interneurons. Department of Neuroscience and Neurology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland September 11, 2000 . Arc induces the formation of endosomes that function in trafficking of glutamate receptors. Studies showed ⦠Okuno H, Akashi K, Ishii Y, Yagishita-Kyo N, Suzuki K, Nonaka M, Kawashima T, Fujii H, Takemoto-Kimura S, Abe M, Natsume R, Chowdhury S, Sakimura K, Worley PF, Bito H. “Inverse Synaptic Tagging of Inactive Synapses via Dynamic Interaction of Arc/Arg3.1 with CaMKIIβ.” Cell. Cell. Professor of Neuroscience. Lab Personnel; Selected Publications; Former Lab Members; Paul Worley MD. Currently, we propose these processes drive a cell cycle-like progression that begins with cell-autonomous events in pyramidal neurons that weaken inactive synapses while preserving the strength of active synapses.