Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3 by lithium, a mechanism in search of specificity

D Chatterjee, JM Beaulieu - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Inhibition of Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) is a popular explanation for the effects of
lithium ions on mood regulation in bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, including …

Dysregulation of CRMP2 post-translational modifications drive its pathological functions

A Moutal, KA White, A Chefdeville, RN Laufmann… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are a family of ubiquitously expressed,
homologous phosphoproteins best known for coordinating cytoskeletal formation and …

Stimulus‐dependent modifications in astrocyte‐derived extracellular vesicle cargo regulate neuronal excitability

A Datta Chaudhuri, RM Dasgheyb, LR DeVine, H Bi… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles have now emerged as key players in cell‐to‐cell communication. This
is particularly important in the central nervous system, where glia–neuron cross‐talk helps …

Epitranscriptomic regulation of cortical neurogenesis via Mettl8-dependent mitochondrial tRNA m3C modification

F Zhang, K Yoon, DY Zhang, NS Kim, G Ming, H Song - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Increasing evidence implicates the critical roles of various epitranscriptomic RNA
modifications in different biological processes. Methyltransferase METTL8 installs 3 …

Synapse-enriched m6A-modified Malat1 interacts with the novel m6A reader, DPYSL2, and is required for fear-extinction memory

SU Madugalle, WS Liau, Q Zhao, X Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
The RNA modification N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates the interaction between RNA
and various RNA binding proteins within the nucleus and other subcellular compartments …

Probing the lithium-response pathway in hiPSCs implicates the phosphoregulatory set-point for a cytoskeletal modulator in bipolar pathogenesis

BTD Tobe, AM Crain, AM Winquist… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular pathogenesis of bipolar disorder (BPD) is poorly understood. Using human-
induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to unravel such mechanisms in polygenic diseases …

Risk assessment analysis for maternal autoantibody-related autism (MAR-ASD): a subtype of autism

A Ramirez-Celis, M Becker, M Nuño, J Schauer… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been rising, however ASD-risk
biomarkers remain lacking. We previously identified the presence of maternal …

Maternal autoantibody profiles as biomarkers for ASD and ASD with co-occurring intellectual disability

A Ramirez-Celis, LA Croen, CK Yoshida… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Maternal autoantibody-related ASD (MAR ASD) is a subtype of autism in which pathogenic
maternal autoantibodies (IgG) cross the placenta, access the developing brain, and cause …

New insights on synaptic dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders

GL Caldeira, J Peça, AL Carvalho - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Genetic and functional studies have provided important evidence pointing toward
a central role for dendritic spines on the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric conditions.•Many …

A role of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4) in astrocytic Aβ clearance

H Zhang, W Chen, Z Tan, L Zhang, Z Dong… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition occurs years before cognitive symptoms appear and is
considered a cause of Alzheimer9s disease (AD). The imbalance of Aβ production and …