[HTML][HTML] Integrated bioinformatics and statistical approach to identify the common molecular mechanisms of obesity that are linked to the development of two …

MK Islam, MR Islam, MH Rahman, MZ Islam… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Obesity is a chronic multifactorial disease characterized by the accumulation of body fat and
serves as a gateway to a number of metabolic-related diseases. Epidemiologic data indicate …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics of Dwarfism in Italian local chicken breeds

F Perini, F Cendron, Z Wu, N Sevane, Z Li, C Huang… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The identification of the dwarf phenotype in chicken is based on body weight, height, and
shank length, leaving the differentiation between dwarf and small breeds ambiguous. The …

RGS6 mediates exercise-induced recovery of hippocampal neurogenesis, learning, and memory in an Alzheimer's mouse model

MM Spicer, J Yang, D Fu, AN DeVore, M Lauffer… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Hippocampal neuronal loss causes cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Adult
hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) is reduced in AD patients. Exercise stimulates AHN in …

Regulator of G protein signaling 6 (RGS6) in dopamine neurons promotes EtOH seeking, behavioral reward, and susceptibility to relapse

MM Spicer, MA Weber, Z Luo, J Yang… - …, 2024 - Springer
Mesolimbic dopamine (DA) transmission is believed to play a critical role in mediating
reward responses to drugs of abuse, including alcohol (EtOH). The neurobiological …

[HTML][HTML] Demographic and genome wide association analyses according to muscle mass using data of the korean genome and epidemiology study

JA Gim, S Lee, SC Kim, KW Baek… - Journal of Korean …, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background Sarcopenia is commonly found in the elderly due to a decline in muscle mass.
Many researchers have performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to find genetic …

A splice acceptor variant in RGS6 associated with intellectual disability, microcephaly, and cataracts disproportionately promotes expression of a subset of RGS6 …

KE Ahlers-Dannen, J Yang, MM Spicer, D Fu… - Journal of human …, 2024 - nature.com
Intellectual disability (ID) is associated with an increased risk of developing psychiatric
disorders, suggesting a common underlying genetic factor. Importantly, altered signaling …

Regulator of G protein signaling 6 (RGS6) in ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons promotes EtOH seeking, behavioral reward and susceptibility to relapse

MM Spicer, MA Weber, Z Luo, J Yang, NS Narayanan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Mesolimbic dopamine (DA) transmission is believed to play a critical role in mediating
reward responses to drugs of abuse, including alcohol (EtOH). EtOH is the most abused …

Characterizing Molecular Alternations in Glioma Growth and Progression

VCJ Ye - 2023 - search.proquest.com
High grade gliomas (HGG) are incurable, aggressive brain malignances that occur in
patients of all ages. These cancers carry universally poor prognoses. Significant scientific …

[HTML][HTML] C5aR1 antagonism suppresses inflammatory glial gene expression and alters cellular signaling in an aggressive Alzheimer's model

ND Schartz, HY Liang, K Carvalho, SH Chu… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in older adults, and the need for
effective, sustainable therapeutic targets is imperative. Pharmacologic inhibition of C5aR1 …