Defective lysosomal acidification: a new prognostic marker and therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases

CH Lo, J Zeng - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Lysosomal acidification dysfunction has been implicated as a key driving factor in the
pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and …

Potential benefits of medium chain fatty acids in aging and neurodegenerative disease

E Dunn, B Zhang, VK Sahota… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases are a large class of neurological disorders characterized by
progressive dysfunction and death of neurones. Examples include Alzheimer's disease …

Loss of oxidation resistance 1, OXR1, is associated with an autosomal-recessive neurological disease with cerebellar atrophy and lysosomal dysfunction

J Wang, J Rousseau, E Kim, S Ehresmann… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
We report an early-onset autosomal-recessive neurological disease with cerebellar atrophy
and lysosomal dysfunction. We identified bi-allelic loss-of-function (LoF) variants in …

Structure, dynamics and functions of UBQLNs: at the crossroads of protein quality control machinery

T Zheng, Y Yang, CA Castañeda - Biochemical Journal, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Cells rely on protein homeostasis to maintain proper biological functions. Dysregulation of
protein homeostasis contributes to the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative diseases …

Variants in ATP6V0A1 cause progressive myoclonus epilepsy and developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

LC Bott, M Forouhan, M Lieto, AJ Sala… - Brain …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The vacuolar H+-ATPase is a large multi-subunit proton pump, composed of an integral
membrane V0 domain, involved in proton translocation, and a peripheral V1 domain …

Roles of VMP1 in autophagy and ER–membrane contact: potential implications in neurodegenerative disorders

P Wang, D Kou, W Le - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cellular communication processes are highly dynamic and mediated, at least in part, by
contacts between various membrane structures. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the major …

ALS-linked VapB P56S mutation alters neuronal mitochondrial turnover at the synapse

HTC Wong, AE Lang, C Stein, CM Drerup - Journal of Neuroscience, 2024 - jneurosci.org
Mitochondrial population maintenance in neurons is essential for neuron function and
survival. Contact sites between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are …

VMP1: a multifaceted regulator of cellular homeostasis with implications in disease pathology

J Tong, Q Wang, Z Gao, Y Liu, C Lu - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Vacuole membrane protein 1 (VMP1) is an integral membrane protein that plays a pivotal
role in cellular processes, particularly in the regulation of autophagy. Autophagy, a self …

Loss of activity-induced mitochondrial ATP production underlies the synaptic defects in a Drosophila model of ALS

NE Karagas, R Gupta, E Rastegari, KL Tan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Mutations in the gene encoding vesicle-associated membrane protein B (VAPB) cause a
familial form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Expression of an ALS-related variant of …

Modeling sporadic juvenile ALS in iPSC-derived motor neurons explores the pathogenesis of FUSR503fs mutation

L Chen, G Chen, M Zhang, X Zhang - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Fused in sarcoma (FUS) mutations represent the most common genetic etiology
of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (JALS), for which effective treatments are lacking. In …