Functional dissection of astrocyte-secreted proteins: Implications in brain health and diseases

MK Jha, JH Kim, GJ Song, WH Lee, IK Lee… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Astrocytes, which are homeostatic cells of the central nervous system (CNS), display
remarkable heterogeneity in their morphology and function. Besides their physical and …

[HTML][HTML] The making of the Drosophila mushroom body

S Lin - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The mushroom body (MB) is a computational center in the Drosophila brain. The intricate
neural circuits of the mushroom body enable it to store associative memories and process …

Autism candidate gene DIP2A regulates spine morphogenesis via acetylation of cortactin

J Ma, LQ Zhang, ZX He, XX He, YJ Wang, YL Jian… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Dendritic spine development is crucial for the establishment of excitatory synaptic
connectivity and functional neural circuits. Alterations in spine morphology and density have …

Dysregulation of AMPK-mTOR signaling leads to comorbid anxiety in Dip2a KO mice

J Ma, K Li, X Sun, JN Liang, XQ An, M Tian, J Li… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Autism is often comorbid with other psychiatric disorders. We have previously shown that
Dip2a knockout (KO) induces autism-like behaviors in mice. However, the role of Dip2a in …

Vaccines to prevent coccidioidomycosis: a gene-deletion mutant of Coccidioides posadasii as a viable candidate for human trials

JN Galgiani, LF Shubitz, MJ Orbach, MA Mandel… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal infection that is reported in up to 20,000 persons
per year and has an economic impact close to $1.5 billion. Natural infection virtually always …

[HTML][HTML] DIP2A is involved in SOD-mediated antioxidative reactions in murine brain

LL Bai, LQ Zhang, J Ma, J Li, M Tian, RJ Cao… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are highly associated with oxidative stress. We have
recently shown that Disconnected-interacting protein homolog 2 A (DIP2A) functions in ASD …

DIP2 is a unique regulator of diacylglycerol lipid homeostasis in eukaryotes

S Mondal, P Kinatukara, S Singh, S Shambhavi… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Chain-length-specific subsets of diacylglycerol (DAG) lipids are proposed to regulate
differential physiological responses ranging from signal transduction to modulation of the …

Targeted disruption of mouse Dip2B leads to abnormal lung development and prenatal lethality

RK Sah, J Ma, FB Bah, Z Xing, S Adlat, ZM Oo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular and anatomical functions of mammalian Dip2 family members (Dip2A, Dip2B and
Dip2C) during organogenesis are largely unknown. Here, we explored the indispensable …

A universal pocket in fatty acyl-AMP ligases ensures redirection of fatty acid pool away from coenzyme A-based activation

GS Patil, P Kinatukara, S Mondal, S Shambhavi… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Fatty acyl-AMP ligases (FAALs) channelize fatty acids towards biosynthesis of virulent lipids
in mycobacteria and other pharmaceutically or ecologically important polyketides and …

DIP-2 suppresses ectopic neurite sprouting and axonal regeneration in mature neurons

N Noblett, Z Wu, ZH Ding, S Park, T Roenspies… - Journal of Cell …, 2019 - rupress.org
Neuronal morphology and circuitry established during early development must often be
maintained over the entirety of animal lifespans. Compared with neuronal development, the …