[HTML][HTML] Using C. elegans to discover therapeutic compounds for ageing-associated neurodegenerative diseases
Age-associated neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease are a major
public health challenge, due to the demographic increase in the proportion of older …
public health challenge, due to the demographic increase in the proportion of older …
Proteotoxicity and cardiac dysfunction
PM McLendon, J Robbins - Circulation research, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Baseline physiological function of the mammalian heart is under the constant threat of
environmental or intrinsic pathological insults. Cardiomyocyte proteins are thus subject to …
environmental or intrinsic pathological insults. Cardiomyocyte proteins are thus subject to …
Complete suppression of Htt fibrilization and disaggregation of Htt fibrils by a trimeric chaperone complex
A Scior, A Buntru, K Arnsburg, A Ast, M Iburg… - The EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG
trinucleotide repeat in the huntingtin gene (HTT). Molecular chaperones have been …
trinucleotide repeat in the huntingtin gene (HTT). Molecular chaperones have been …
Consensus paper: strengths and weaknesses of animal models of spinocerebellar ataxias and their clinical implications
J Cendelin, M Cvetanovic, M Gandelman, H Hirai… - The Cerebellum, 2022 - Springer
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) represent a large group of hereditary degenerative diseases
of the nervous system, in particular the cerebellum, and other systems that manifest with a …
of the nervous system, in particular the cerebellum, and other systems that manifest with a …
[HTML][HTML] Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system for studying aging-associated neurodegenerative diseases
KM Van Pelt, MC Truttmann - Translational medicine of aging, 2020 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a heterogeneous group of aging-associated
disorders characterized by the disruption of cellular proteostasis machinery and the …
disorders characterized by the disruption of cellular proteostasis machinery and the …
Proteins in aggregates functionally impact multiple neurodegenerative disease models by forming proteasome‐blocking complexes
Age‐dependent neurodegenerative diseases progressively form aggregates containing
both shared components (eg, TDP‐43, phosphorylated tau) and proteins specific to each …
both shared components (eg, TDP‐43, phosphorylated tau) and proteins specific to each …
Hypoxia disrupts proteostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans
EM Fawcett, JM Hoyt, JK Johnson, DL Miller - Aging Cell, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen is fundamentally important for cell metabolism, and as a consequence, O2
deprivation (hypoxia) can impair many essential physiological processes. Here, we show …
deprivation (hypoxia) can impair many essential physiological processes. Here, we show …
[HTML][HTML] A new Caenorhabditis elegans model of human huntingtin 513 aggregation and toxicity in body wall muscles
Expanded polyglutamine repeats in different proteins are the known determinants of at least
nine progressive neurodegenerative disorders whose symptoms include cognitive and …
nine progressive neurodegenerative disorders whose symptoms include cognitive and …
[HTML][HTML] Towards Understanding Neurodegenerative Diseases: Insights from Caenorhabditis elegans
Y Wu, Y Chen, X Yu, M Zhang, Z Li - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The elevated occurrence of debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, such as amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease (HD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's …
lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease (HD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's …
Advances in cerebellar disorders: pre-clinical models, therapeutic targets, and challenges
ABSTRACT Introduction Cerebellar ataxias (CAs) represent neurological disorders with
multiple etiologies and a high phenotypic variability. Despite progress in the understanding …
multiple etiologies and a high phenotypic variability. Despite progress in the understanding …