The choroid plexus links innate immunity to CSF dysregulation in hydrocephalus

SM Robert, BC Reeves, E Kiziltug, PQ Duy, JK Karimy… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The choroid plexus (ChP) is the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier and the primary
source of CSF. Acquired hydrocephalus, caused by brain infection or hemorrhage, lacks …

Modulation of cerebrospinal fluid dysregulation via a SPAK and OSR1 targeted framework nucleic acid in hydrocephalus

Q Wang, J Cheng, F Liu, J Zhu, Y Li, Y Zhao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrocephalus is one of the most common brain disorders and a life‐long incurable
condition. An empirical “one‐size‐fits‐all” approach of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting …

[HTML][HTML] WNK1 kinase signaling in metastasis and angiogenesis

CY Hou, CY Ma, CH Yuh - Cellular Signalling, 2022 - Elsevier
With-no-lysine kinases (WNKs) are a novel family of serine/threonine protein kinases
participating in ion homeostasis via the WNK-OSR1/SPAK-NKCC cascade. Recent studies …

The less well-known little brothers: the SLC9B/NHA sodium proton exchanger subfamily—structure, function, regulation and potential drug-target approaches

MA Anderegg, G Gyimesi, TM Ho, MA Hediger… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The SLC9 gene family encodes Na+/H+ exchangers (NHEs), a group of membrane transport
proteins critically involved in the regulation of cytoplasmic and organellar pH, cell volume, as …

An update regarding the role of WNK kinases in cancer

M Xiu, L Li, Y Li, Y Gao - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Mammalian WNK kinases (WNKs) are serine/threonine kinases that contain four members,
WNK1–4. They function to maintain ion homeostasis and regulate blood pressure in …

Efficacy of novel SPAK inhibitor ZT-1a derivatives (1c, 1d, 1g & 1h) on improving post-stroke neurological outcome and brain lesion in mice

MIH Bhuiyan, S Fischer, SM Patel, H Oft… - Neurochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
SPAK inhibitor ZT-1a was previously shown to be neuroprotective in murine ischemic stroke
models. In this study, we further examined the efficacy of four ZT-1a derivatives (ZT-1c,-1d …

STK39-mediated amplification of γ-H2A. X promotes homologous recombination and contributes to PARP inhibitor resistance

Y Xu, C Li, H Yin, S Nowsheen, X Xu… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The phosphorylation of histone H2A. X into γH2A. X is a crucial early event in the DNA
damage response, marking DNA damage sites and initiating repair processes. While ATM …

GABAergic Neurotransmission Abnormalities in Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy: Experimental and Human Studies

S Orozco-Suárez, IA Feria-Romero… - … in Epilepsy: From …, 2023 - Springer
Despite the fact that there are several drugs available for the treatment of epilepsy,
pharmacoresistance remains a major challenge in seizure control. Therefore, a significant …

[HTML][HTML] The thrombus proteome in stroke reveals a key role of the innate immune system and new insights associated with its etiology, severity, and prognosis

C Lopez-Pedrera, R Oteros, A Ibáñez-Costa… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nowadays little is known about the molecular profile of the occluding thrombus
of patients with ischemic stroke. Objectives To analyze the proteomic profile of thrombi in …

A New Phase for WNK Kinase Signaling Complexes as Biomolecular Condensates

CR Boyd-Shiwarski, DJ Shiwarski… - Physiology, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The purpose of this review is to highlight transformative advances that have been made in
the field of biomolecular condensates with special emphasis on condensate material …