Presynaptic dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders: Insights from the synaptic vesicle life cycle

K Bonnycastle, EC Davenport… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The activity‐dependent fusion, retrieval and recycling of synaptic vesicles is essential for the
maintenance of neurotransmission. Until relatively recently it was believed that most …

Emerging evidence implicating a role for neurexins in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders

K Cuttler, M Hassan, J Carr, R Cloete… - Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Synaptopathies are brain disorders characterized by dysfunctional synapses, which are
specialized junctions between neurons that are essential for the transmission of information …

Disorders of synaptic vesicle fusion machinery

H Melland, EH Arvell, SL Gordon - Journal of neurochemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The revolution in genetic technology has ushered in a new age for our understanding of the
underlying causes of neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative …

[PDF][PDF] Role of aberrant spontaneous neurotransmission in SNAP25-associated encephalopathies

B Alten, Q Zhou, OH Shin, L Esquivies, PY Lin, KI White… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex,
composed of synaptobrevin, syntaxin, and SNAP25, forms the essential fusion machinery for …

The neurodevelopmental spectrum of synaptic vesicle cycling disorders

A John, E Ng‐Cordell, N Hanna… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we describe and discuss neurodevelopmental phenotypes arising from rare,
high penetrance genomic variants which directly influence synaptic vesicle cycling (SVC …

Emerging and converging molecular mechanisms in dystonia

P Gonzalez-Latapi, N Marotta, NE Mencacci - Journal of Neural …, 2021 - Springer
Dystonia is a clinically, genetically, and biologically heterogeneous hyperkinetic movement
disorder caused by the dysfunctional activity of neural circuits involved in motor control. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome analysis reveals the contribution of non-coding de novo transposon insertions to autism spectrum disorder

R Borges-Monroy, C Chu, C Dias, J Choi, S Lee, Y Gao… - Mobile DNA, 2021 - Springer
Background Retrotransposons have been implicated as causes of Mendelian disease, but
their role in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has not been systematically defined, because …

De novo variants in SNAP25 cause an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

C Klöckner, H Sticht, P Zacher, B Popp… - Genetics in …, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose This study aims to provide a comprehensive description of the phenotypic and
genotypic spectrum of SNAP25 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (SNAP25 …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of core genes and screening of potential targets in glioblastoma multiforme by integrated bioinformatic analysis

J Yang, Q Yang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common primary intracranial malignancy, but its
etiology and pathogenesis are still unclear. With the deepening of human genome research …

[HTML][HTML] Function of Drosophila Synaptotagmins in membrane trafficking at synapses

MC Quiñones-Frías, JT Littleton - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The Synaptotagmin (SYT) family of proteins play key roles in regulating membrane
trafficking at neuronal synapses. Using both Ca 2+-dependent and Ca 2+-independent …