ReMAPping the microtubule landscape: How phosphorylation dictates the activities of microtubule‐associated proteins

A Ramkumar, BY Jong… - Developmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Classical microtubule‐associated proteins (MAPs) were originally identified based on their
co‐purification with microtubules assembled from mammalian brain lysate. They have since …

The tubulin code in neuronal polarity

JH Park, A Roll-Mecak - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Isoforms and posttranslational modifications generate the tubulin code for
neuronal polarization.•Tubulin isoforms have distinct properties and functions.•Tubulin …

Correction of cognitive deficits in mouse models of Down syndrome by a pharmacological inhibitor of DYRK1A

TL Nguyen, A Duchon… - Disease models & …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Growing evidence supports the implication of DYRK1A in the development of cognitive
deficits seen in Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We here demonstrate …

DYRK1A-haploinsufficiency in mice causes autistic-like features and febrile seizures

M Raveau, A Shimohata, K Amano, H Miyamoto… - Neurobiology of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mutations and copy number variants affecting DYRK1A gene encoding the dual-specificity
tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A are among the most frequent genetic causes …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in branching mechanisms underlying neuronal morphogenesis

S Menon, S Gupton - F1000Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Proper neuronal wiring is central to all bodily functions, sensory perception, cognition,
memory, and learning. Establishment of a functional neuronal circuit is a highly regulated …

Microtubule dynamics: moving toward a multi-scale approach

M Hemmat, BT Castle, DJ Odde - Current opinion in cell biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Microtubule self-assembly dynamics serve to facilitate many vital cellular functions, such as
chromosome segregation during mitosis and synaptic plasticity. However, the detailed …

Design and synthesis of conformationally constraint Dyrk1A inhibitors by creating an intramolecular H-bond involving a benzothiazole core

M Salah, M Abdel-Halim, M Engel - Medchemcomm, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We present the development of conformationally pre-organised Dyrk1A inhibitors based on
the hydroxybenzothiazole urea scaffold. The modifications introduced to the discovered hit …

Mnb/Dyrk1A orchestrates a transcriptional network at the transition from self-renewing neurogenic progenitors to postmitotic neuronal precursors

MN Shaikh, FJ Tejedor - Journal of Neurogenetics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The Down syndrome and microcephaly related gene Mnb/Dyrk1A encodes an evolutionary
conserved protein kinase subfamily that plays important roles in neurodevelopment …

Motif-Based Prediction of Plant Tubulin Phosphorylation Sites Associated with Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana

PA Karpov, DO Novozhylov, SV Isayenkov… - Cytology and …, 2018 - Springer
New motifs for phosphorylation sites associated with calcium-dependent protein kinases
were developed using 494 sites experimentally proved in mammalians. Subsequent motif …

A giant ankyrin-B mechanism for neuro-diversity/divergence through stochastic ectopic axon projections

R Yang, KK Walder-Christensen, N Kim, D Wu… - bioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT ANK2 is a high-confidence autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gene where
affected individuals exhibit diverse symptoms with a wide range of IQ. We report a cellular …