Cofilin and actin dynamics: multiple modes of regulation and their impacts in neuronal development and degeneration

JR Bamburg, LS Minamide, ON Wiggan… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Proteins of the actin depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin family are ubiquitous among
eukaryotes and are essential regulators of actin dynamics and function. Mammalian neurons …

Synaptic dysfunction in early phases of Alzheimer's Disease

S Pelucchi, F Gardoni, M Di Luca, E Marcello - Handbook of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The synapse is the locus of plasticity where short-term alterations in synaptic strength are
converted to long-lasting memories. In addition to the presynaptic terminal and the …

Cofilin signaling in the CNS physiology and neurodegeneration

JN Namme, AK Bepari, H Takebayashi - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
All eukaryotic cells are composed of the cytoskeleton, which plays crucial roles in
coordinating diverse cellular functions such as cell division, morphology, migration …

Cytoskeletal dysregulation and neurodegenerative disease: Formation, monitoring, and inhibition of cofilin-actin rods

AI Wurz, AM Schulz, CT O'Bryant, JF Sharp… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The presence of atypical cytoskeletal dynamics, structures, and associated morphologies is
a common theme uniting numerous diseases and developmental disorders. In particular …

The development of ADAM10 endocytosis inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

S Musardo, S Therin, S Pelucchi, L D'Andrea… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
The development of new therapeutic avenues that target the early stages of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) is urgently necessary. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 10 …

Enhanced microglial dynamics and a paucity of tau seeding in the amyloid plaque microenvironment contribute to cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease

N Jury-Garfe, J Redding-Ochoa, Y You, P Martínez… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease (AsymAD) describes the status of individuals
with preserved cognition but identifiable Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain pathology (ie, beta …

CAPt'n of actin dynamics: recent advances in the molecular, developmental and physiological functions of cyclase-associated protein (CAP)

MB Rust, S Khudayberdiev, S Pelucchi… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cyclase-associated protein (CAP) has been discovered three decades ago in budding yeast
as a protein that associates with the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-producing …

[HTML][HTML] Disease association of cyclase-associated protein (CAP): lessons from gene-targeted mice and human genetic studies

MB Rust, E Marcello - European Journal of Cell Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyclase-associated protein (CAP) is an actin binding protein that has been initially
described as partner of the adenylyl cyclase in yeast. In all vertebrates and some …

The epilepsy-associated protein PCDH19 undergoes NMDA receptor-dependent proteolytic cleavage and regulates the expression of immediate-early genes

L Gerosa, S Mazzoleni, F Rusconi, A Longaretti… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Protocadherin-19 (PCDH19) is a synaptic cell-adhesion molecule encoded by X-
linked PCDH19, a gene linked with epilepsy. Here, we report a synapse-to-nucleus …

Adipose-derived stem cells spontaneously express neural markers when grown in a PEG-based 3D matrix

N Gomila Pelegri, AM Stanczak, AL Bottomley… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurological diseases are among the leading causes of disability and death worldwide and
remain difficult to treat. Tissue engineering offers avenues to test potential treatments; …