CREB

noun

1. cyclic amp-response element binding protein; a protein involved in the long-term memory process

Example Sentences

It is part of a switch, mediated by a critical molecule called CREB, that converts short-term to long-term memory.

From US News

From the pattern of genes affected, Villeda traced the mechanism back to a master regulator in the brain, a protein known as CREB, which behaves like a switch that turns on many genes at once, and is instrumental in memory and learning from birth.

From The Guardian

To confirm young plasma was working through CREB, Villeda’s PhD student Kristopher Plambeck designed a virus that turned the master regulator off.

From The Guardian

It showed that young plasma worked through CREB, though not exclusively.

From The Guardian

For example, said Dr. Martin Angst, a Stanford anesthesiologist and a study author, if the signal from the protein CREB, measured an hour before surgery, increased by 60 percent an hour after surgery, the patient took about 32 days to regain most hip function.

From New York Times