Crossroads between membrane trafficking machinery and copper homeostasis in the nerve system

MH Wen, X Xie, PS Huang, K Yang… - Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Imbalanced copper homeostasis and perturbation of membrane trafficking are two common
symptoms that have been associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and …

Selective dopaminergic vulnerability in Parkinson's disease: new insights into the role of DAT

MM Harraz - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
One of the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the progressive loss of dopaminergic
neurons and associated dopamine depletion. Several mechanisms, previously considered …

SWIP mediates retromer‐independent membrane recruitment of the WASH complex

V Dostál, T Humhalová, P Beránková, O Pácalt… - Traffic, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The pentameric WASH complex facilitates endosomal protein sorting by activating Arp2/3,
which in turn leads to the formation of F‐actin patches specifically on the endosomal surface …

VPS35 and α-Synuclein fail to interact to modulate neurodegeneration in rodent models of Parkinson's disease

X Chen, E Tsika, N Levine, DJ Moore - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Background Mutations in the vacuolar protein sorting 35 ortholog (VPS35) gene cause late-
onset, autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease (PD), with a single missense mutation …

Retromer‐mediated recruitment of the WASH complex involves discrete interactions between VPS35, VPS29, and FAM21

M Romano‐Moreno, EN Astorga‐Simón… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Endosomal trafficking ensures the proper distribution of lipids and proteins to various
cellular compartments, facilitating intracellular communication, nutrient transport, waste …

Beware of misdelivery: multifaceted role of retromer transport in neurodegenerative diseases

S Yoshida, T Hasegawa - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Retromer is a highly integrated multimeric protein complex that mediates retrograde cargo
sorting from endosomal compartments. In concert with its accessory proteins, the retromer …

Herpesviridae, Neurodegenerative Disorders and Autoimmune Diseases: What Is the Relationship between Them?

MA De Francesco - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease represent the most common forms of cognitive
impairment. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous …

The Parkinson's disease related mutant VPS35 (D620N) amplifies the LRRK2 response to endolysosomal stress

KR McCarron, H Elcocks, H Mortiboys… - Biochemical …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
The identification of multiple genes linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) invites the question
as to how they may co-operate. We have generated isogenic cell lines that inducibly express …

Neurons Specialize in Presynaptic Autophagy: A Perspective to Ameliorate Neurodegeneration

AK Mishra, MK Tripathi, D Kumar, SP Gupta - Molecular Neurobiology, 2024 - Springer
The efficient and prolonged neurotransmission is reliant on the coordinated action of
numerous synaptic proteins in the presynaptic compartment that remodels synaptic vesicles …

Deliver on time or pay the fine: scheduling in membrane trafficking

G Placidi, CC Campa - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Membrane trafficking is all about time. Automation in such a biological process is crucial to
ensure management and delivery of cellular cargoes with spatiotemporal precision. Shared …