Canonical and noncanonical Wnt signaling in neural stem/progenitor cells

N Bengoa-Vergniory, RM Kypta - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015 - Springer
The first mammalian Wnt to be discovered, Wnt-1, was found to be essential for the
development of a large part of the mouse brain over 25 years ago. We have since learned …

Wnt signalling in neuronal differentiation and development

NC Inestrosa, L Varela-Nallar - Cell and tissue research, 2015 - Springer
Wnts are secreted glycoproteins that play multiple roles in early development, including the
differentiation of precursor cells. During this period, gradients of Wnts and other morphogens …

Anti–ribosomal P protein autoantibodies from patients with neuropsychiatric lupus impair memory in mice

M Bravo‐Zehnder, EM Toledo… - Arthritis & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To define whether anti‐ribosomal P (anti‐P) autoantibodies from patients with
neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) impair the function of hippocampal …

[HTML][HTML] How the Wnt signaling pathway protects from neurodegeneration: the mitochondrial scenario

MS Arrázola, C Silva-Alvarez… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is
characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive decline. One of the hallmarks of AD …

RoR2 functions as a noncanonical Wnt receptor that regulates NMDAR-mediated synaptic transmission

W Cerpa, E Latorre-Esteves… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Wnt signaling has a well-established role as a regulator of nervous system development, but
its role in the maintenance and regulation of established synapses in the mature brain …

Neural differentiation of human adipose tissue‐derived stem cells involves activation of the Wnt5a/JNK signalling

S Jang, JS Park, HS Jeong - Stem Cells International, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cells are a powerful resource for cell‐based transplantation therapies, but
understanding of stem cell differentiation at the molecular level is not clear yet. We …

WASP-1, a canonical Wnt signaling potentiator, rescues hippocampal synaptic impairments induced by Aβ oligomers

JY Vargas, J Ahumada, MS Arrázola… - Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers are a key factor in Alzheimer's disease (AD)-associated synaptic
dysfunction. Aβ oligomers block the induction of hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) in …

A novel Wnt5a‐Frizzled4 signaling pathway mediates activity‐independent dendrite morphogenesis via the distal PDZ motif of Frizzled 4

WJ Bian, WY Miao, SJ He, ZF Wan… - Developmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The morphology of the dendritic tree is critical to neuronal function and neural circuit wiring.
Several Wnt family members have been demonstrated to play important roles in dendrite …

The soluble extracellular fragment of neuroligin-1 targets Aβ oligomers to the postsynaptic region of excitatory synapses

MC Dinamarca, M Di Luca, JA Godoy… - … and biophysical research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β oligomers (Aβo) play a major role in the synaptic dysfunction of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Neuroligins are postsynaptic cell-adhesion molecules, that share an …

Wnt-5a prevents Aβ-induced deficits in long-term potentiation and spatial memory in rats

GL Zhang, J Zhang, SF Li, L Lei, HY Xie, F Deng… - Physiology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Although the neurotoxicity of amyloid β (Aβ) protein in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been
reported widely, the exact molecular mechanism underlying the Aβ-induced synaptic …