Excitation–transcription coupling, neuronal gene expression and synaptic plasticity

H Ma, HG Khaled, X Wang, NJ Mandelberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Excitation–transcription coupling (E–TC) links synaptic and cellular activity to nuclear gene
transcription. It is generally accepted that E–TC makes a crucial contribution to learning and …

Paeoniflorin: a neuroprotective monoterpenoid glycoside with promising anti-depressive properties

XL Wang, ST Feng, YT Wang, NH Chen, ZZ Wang… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Depression, as a prevalent and debilitating psychiatric disease, severely
decreases the life quality of individuals and brings heavy burdens to the whole society …

Brain‐targeted liposomes loaded with monoclonal antibodies reduce alpha‐synuclein aggregation and improve behavioral symptoms in Parkinson's disease

M Sela, M Poley, P Mora‐Raimundo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) hold promise in treating Parkinson's disease (PD), although
poor delivery to the brain hinders their therapeutic application. In the current study, it is …

[HTML][HTML] A high-performance genetically encoded fluorescent indicator for in vivo cAMP imaging

L Wang, C Wu, W Peng, Z Zhou, J Zeng, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract cAMP is a key second messenger that regulates diverse cellular functions including
neural plasticity. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular cAMP in intact …

Fast and slow: Recording neuromodulator dynamics across both transient and chronic time scales

P Ma, P Chen, EI Tilden, S Aggarwal, A Oldenborg… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Neuromodulators transform animal behaviors. Recent research has demonstrated the
importance of both sustained and transient change in neuromodulators, likely due to tonic …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of nuclear Ca2+ transients and subnuclear protein shuttling provides a novel mechanism for the regulation of CREB-dependent gene expression

A Karpova, S Samer, R Turacak, PA Yuanxiang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Nuclear Ca2+ waves elicited by NMDAR and L-type voltage-gated Ca2+-channels as well
as protein transport from synapse-to-nucleus are both instrumental in control of plasticity …

[HTML][HTML] More than double the fun with two-photon excitation microscopy

P Luu, SE Fraser, F Schneider - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
For generations researchers have been observing the dynamic processes of life through the
lens of a microscope. This has offered tremendous insights into biological phenomena that …

Genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for imaging neuronal dynamics in vivo

J Day‐Cooney, R Dalangin, H Zhong… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The brain relies on many forms of dynamic activities in individual neurons, from synaptic
transmission to electrical activity and intracellular signaling events. Monitoring these …

Dendritic, delayed, and stochastic CaMKII activation underlies behavioral time scale plasticity in CA1 synapses

A Jain, Y Nakahata, T Watabe, P Rusina, K South… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Behavioral time scale plasticity (BTSP), is a form of non-Hebbian plasticity induced by
integrating pre-and postsynaptic components separated by behavioral time scale (seconds) …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescence imaging of cell membrane potential: From relative changes to absolute values

DM Nikolaev, VN Mironov, AA Shtyrov… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane potential is a fundamental property of biological cells. Changes in membrane
potential characterize a vast number of vital biological processes, such as the activity of …