Nucleic acid tests for clinical translation

M Li, F Yin, L Song, X Mao, F Li, C Fan, X Zuo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acids, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), are
natural biopolymers composed of nucleotides that store, transmit, and express genetic …

The discovery and development of liraglutide and semaglutide

LB Knudsen, J Lau - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone with important effects
on glycemic control and body weight regulation, led to efforts to extend its half-life and make …

Prolonged breastfeeding protects from obesity by hypothalamic action of hepatic FGF21

V Pena-Leon, C Folgueira, S Barja-Fernández… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Early-life determinants are thought to be a major factor in the rapid increase of obesity.
However, while maternal nutrition has been extensively studied, the effects of breastfeeding …

[HTML][HTML] P2X7R influences tau aggregate burden in human tauopathies and shows distinct signalling in microglia and astrocytes

P Beltran-Lobo, MM Hughes, C Troakes… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The purinoceptor P2X 7 R is a promising therapeutic target for tauopathies,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Pharmacological inhibition or genetic knockdown of …

Biosynthesis and extracellular concentrations of N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in mammalian brain

JG Dean, T Liu, S Huff, B Sheler, SA Barker… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a psychedelic compound identified endogenously
in mammals, is biosynthesized by aromatic-L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) and …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostics based on nucleic acid sequence variant profiling: PCR, hybridization, and NGS approaches

D Khodakov, C Wang, DY Zhang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid sequence variations have been implicated in many diseases, and reliable
detection and quantitation of DNA/RNA biomarkers can inform effective therapeutic action …

Deep Parallel Characterization of AAV Tropism and AAV-Mediated Transcriptional Changes via Single-Cell RNA Sequencing

D Brown, M Altermatt, T Dobreva, S Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Engineered variants of recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) are being developed
rapidly to meet the need for gene-therapy delivery vehicles with particular cell-type and …

Synapse-enriched m6A-modified Malat1 interacts with the novel m6A reader, DPYSL2, and is required for fear-extinction memory

SU Madugalle, WS Liau, Q Zhao, X Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
The RNA modification N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates the interaction between RNA
and various RNA binding proteins within the nucleus and other subcellular compartments …

Neuropeptide and small transmitter coexistence: fundamental studies and relevance to mental illness

T Hökfelt, S Barde, ZQD Xu, E Kuteeva… - Frontiers in neural …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neuropeptides are auxiliary messenger molecules that always co-exist in nerve cells with
one or more small molecule (classic) neurotransmitters. Neuropeptides act both as …

A ZNRF3-dependent Wnt/β-catenin signaling gradient is required for adrenal homeostasis

KJ Basham, S Rodriguez, AF Turcu… - Genes & …, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Spatiotemporal control of Wnt signaling is essential for the development and homeostasis of
many tissues. The transmembrane E3 ubiquitin ligases ZNRF3 (zinc and ring finger 3) and …