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mTORC2: actin on your memory

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To be become long-lasting, short-term memories must be transformed into more permanent forms. mTORC2 has now been found to be crucial for the molecular reorganization of the cytoskeleton needed for memory consolidation.

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Figure 1: mTORC2 regulates actin dynamics to form long-term memories.

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Josselyn, S., Frankland, P. mTORC2: actin on your memory. Nat Neurosci 16, 379–380 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3362

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