Evaluating the beneficial effects of dietary restrictions: A framework for precision nutrigeroscience

KA Wilson, M Chamoli, TA Hilsabeck, M Pandey… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Dietary restriction (DR) has long been viewed as the most robust nongenetic means to
extend lifespan and healthspan. Many aging-associated mechanisms are nutrient …

Homeostatic control of Drosophila neuromuscular junction function

CA Frank, TD James, M Müller - Synapse, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to adapt to changing internal and external conditions is a key feature of biological
systems. Homeostasis refers to a regulatory process that stabilizes dynamic systems to …

Glial sphingosine-mediated epigenetic regulation stabilizes synaptic function in Drosophila models of Alzheimer's disease

P Yin, Y Cai, T Cui, AJ Berg, T Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Destabilization of neural activity caused by failures of homeostatic regulation has been
hypothesized to drive the progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, the …

Genetic inactivation of mTORC1 or mTORC2 in neurons reveals distinct functions in glutamatergic synaptic transmission

MP McCabe, ER Cullen, CM Barrows, AN Shore… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Although mTOR signaling is known as a broad regulator of cell growth and proliferation, in
neurons it regulates synaptic transmission, which is thought to be a major mechanism …

A glutamate receptor C-tail recruits CaMKII to suppress retrograde homeostatic signaling

S Perry, Y Han, C Qiu, C Chien, P Goel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Presynaptic homeostatic plasticity (PHP) adaptively enhances neurotransmitter release
following diminished postsynaptic glutamate receptor (GluR) functionality to maintain …

Statins Induce Locomotion and Muscular Phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster That Are Reminiscent of Human Myopathy: Evidence for the Role of the Chloride …

MH Al-Sabri, N Behare, AM Alsehli, S Berkins, A Arora… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The underlying mechanisms for statin-induced myopathy (SIM) are still equivocal. In this
study, we employ Drosophila melanogaster to dissect possible underlying mechanisms for …

Skeletal muscle mTORC1 regulates neuromuscular junction stability

M Baraldo, A Geremia, M Pirazzini… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Skeletal muscle is a plastic tissue that can adapt to different stimuli. It is well
established that Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) signalling is a key …

Cul3 and insomniac are required for rapid ubiquitination of postsynaptic targets and retrograde homeostatic signaling

K Kikuma, X Li, S Perry, Q Li, P Goel, C Chen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
At the Drosophila neuromuscular junction, inhibition of postsynaptic glutamate receptors
activates retrograde signaling that precisely increases presynaptic neurotransmitter release …

Development of a tissue-specific ribosome profiling approach in Drosophila enables genome-wide evaluation of translational adaptations

X Chen, D Dickman - PLoS genetics, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Recent advances in next-generation sequencing approaches have revolutionized our
understanding of transcriptional expression in diverse systems. However, measurements of …

Sarcopenia: tilting the balance of protein homeostasis

KT Tan, STJ Ang, SY Tsai - Proteomics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcopenia, defined as age‐associated decline of muscle mass and function, is a risk factor
for mortality and disability, and comorbid with several chronic diseases such as type II …