The roles of hnRNP family in the brain and brain-related disorders

C Brandão-Teles, ASLM Antunes… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) belong to a complex family of RNA-
binding proteins that are essential to control alternative splicing, mRNA trafficking, synaptic …

[HTML][HTML] Life history of a brain autoreactive T cell: From thymus through intestine to blood-brain barrier and brain lesion

N Kawakami, H Wekerle - Neurotherapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Brain antigen-specific autoreactive T cells seem to play a key role in inducing inflammation
in the central nervous system (CNS), a characteristic feature of human multiple sclerosis …

Single-cell profiling indicates a proinflammatory role of meningeal ectopic lymphoid tissue in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

J Diddens, G Lepennetier, V Friedrich… - Neurology …, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives The factors that drive progression in multiple sclerosis (MS)
remain obscure. Identification of key properties of meningeal inflammation will contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] Single cell transcriptomics of cerebrospinal fluid cells from patients with recent-onset narcolepsy

A Huth, I Ayoub, L Barateau, LA Gerdes… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Narcolepsy is a rare cause of hypersomnolence and may be associated or not with
cataplexy, ie sudden muscle weakness. These forms are designated narcolepsy-type 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Precision in Action: The Role of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/Cas in Gene Therapies

A Banda, O Impomeni, A Singh, AR Baloch, W Hu… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-associated enzyme-
CAS holds great promise for treating many uncured human diseases and illnesses by …

T cell trafficking in human chronic inflammatory diseases

A Giovenzana, V Codazzi, M Pandolfo, A Petrelli - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Circulating T cells, which migrate from the periphery to sites of tissue inflammation, play a
crucial role in the development of various chronic inflammatory conditions. Recent research …

An evolutionary-conserved VPS34-PIKfyve-TRPML1-Myosin II axis regulates the speed of amoeboid cell migration

P Dehio, C Michard, JC Yam-Puc, AA Martí i Líndez… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Amoeboid cell migration is key to efficient T cell immunity. Spatial polarization of organelles
within cells, including endo-lysosomes, is a prerequisite of migration. However, how …

Regulatory T-cells in multiple sclerosis are activated by Epstein-Barr Virus and produce IL-10 in the central nervous system

N Pulvirenti, C Righetti, F Clemente, B Serafini… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) maintain immune homeostasis, but antigens activating adaptive
Tregs in human pathologies are ill-defined. EOMES+ type-1 regulatory (EOMES+ Tr1-like) T …

Phosphoinositide-focused CRISPR screen identifies novel genetic vulnerabilities in PDAC and AML cells

DKC Lee, R Loke, JTS Chow, MM Gabra, L Salmena - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Phosphoinositides (PIs) are minor but essential phospholipids that play crucial roles in
cellular signaling pathways, membrane dynamics, and the regulation of various cellular …

Alzheimer's disease: A CRISPR/CAS9-mediated therapeutic approach

MQ Lari, D Kumar, Y Chaurasia, P Srivastava… - World Journal of …, 2024 - wjbphs.com
The degenerative nature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its severe effects on cognitive
function present a major challenge to worldwide healthcare systems. CRISPR/Cas9, one of …