Identifying new substrates and functions for an old enzyme: calcineurin

J Roy, MS Cyert - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in …, 2020 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Biological processes are dynamically regulated by signaling networks composed of protein
kinases and phosphatases. Calcineurin, or PP3, is a conserved phosphoserine …

Shank3 mutation in a mouse model of autism leads to changes in the S-nitroso-proteome and affects key proteins involved in vesicle release and synaptic function

H Amal, B Barak, V Bhat, G Gong, BA Joughin… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Mutation in the SHANK3 human gene leads to different neuropsychiatric diseases including
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities and Phelan-McDermid syndrome …

Selected microRNAs increase synaptic resilience to the damaging binding of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid beta oligomers

O Zolochevska, G Taglialatela - Molecular neurobiology, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by synaptic loss (at early stages) and neuronal death (at
late stages). Amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau oligomers can target and disrupt synapses thus …

Neurogranin stimulates Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II by suppressing calcineurin activity at specific calcium spike frequencies

L Li, M Lai, S Cole, N Le Novère… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Calmodulin sits at the center of molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. Its
complex and sometimes opposite influences, mediated via the binding to various proteins …

Destruction of ERP responses to deviance in an auditory oddball paradigm in amyloid infusion mice with memory deficits

B Kim, J Shin, YS Kim, JH Choi - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomer is considered one of the major pathogens responsible for
neuronal and synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains. Although the neurotoxic …

Avaliação dos efeitos de um inibidor da calcineurina em modelos experimentais da doença de Alzheimer

GF Gomes - 2020 - repositorio.ufmg.br
RESUMO A doença de Alzheimer (DA) é a principal causa de demência no mundo,
justificando o melhor entendimento de sua fisiopatologia e a busca por novos alvos …