The ras superfamily of small gtpases in non-neoplastic cerebral diseases

L Qu, C Pan, SM He, B Lang, GD Gao… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The small GTPases from the Ras superfamily play crucial roles in basic cellular processes
during practically the entire process of neurodevelopment, including neurogenesis …

Molecules, mechanisms, and disorders of self-domestication: keys for understanding emotional and social communication from an evolutionary perspective

G Šimić, V Vukić, J Kopić, Ž Krsnik, PR Hof - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The neural crest hypothesis states that the phenotypic features of the domestication
syndrome are due to a reduced number or disruption of neural crest cells (NCCs) migration …

The small GTPase Rit2 modulates LRRK2 kinase activity, is required for lysosomal function and protects against alpha-synuclein neuropathology

J Obergasteiger, AM Castonguay, S Pizzi… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
In Parkinson's disease (PD) misfolded alpha-synuclein (aSyn) accumulates in the substantia
nigra, where dopaminergic neurons are progressively lost. The mechanisms underlying …

Application of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: a preliminary study with artificial neural networks

S Ghafouri-Fard, M Taheri, MD Omrani… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes different neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by deficits in social communication, and restricted, repetitive patterns of …

[HTML][HTML] RIT2 regulates autophagy lysosomal pathway induction and protects against α-synuclein pathology in a cellular model of Parkinson's disease

AYL Gao, DR Montagna, WD Hirst, PA Temkin - Neurobiology of Disease, 2024 - Elsevier
Substantial work has been devoted to better understand the contribution of the myriad of
genes that may underly the development of Parkinson's disease (PD) and their role in …

Conditional, inducible gene silencing in dopamine neurons reveals a sex-specific role for Rit2 GTPase in acute cocaine response and striatal function

CG Sweeney, PJ Kearney, RR Fagan… - …, 2020 - nature.com
Dopamine (DA) signaling is critical for movement, motivation, and addictive behavior. The
neuronal GTPase, Rit2, is enriched in DA neurons (DANs), binds directly to the DA …

DIP2C polymorphisms are implicated in susceptibility and clinical phenotypes of autism spectrum disorder

Y Li, C Sun, Y Guo, S Qiu, Y Li, Y Liu, W Zhong… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Disco-interacting protein 2 C (DIP2C) has recently been reported as a new
susceptibility gene for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a genome-wide association study …

Dopamine transporter trafficking and Rit2 GTPase: Mechanism of action and in vivo impact

RR Fagan, PJ Kearney, CG Sweeney, D Luethi… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Following its evoked release, dopamine (DA) signaling is rapidly terminated by presynaptic
reuptake, mediated by the cocaine-sensitive DA transporter (DAT). DAT surface availability …

Silencing Parkinson's risk allele Rit2 sex-specifically compromises motor function and dopamine neuron viability

PJ Kearney, Y Zhang, M Liang, Y Tan… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease and
arises from dopamine (DA) neuron death selectively in the substantia nigra pars compacta …

Presynaptic Gq-coupled receptors drive biphasic dopamine transporter trafficking that modulates dopamine clearance and motor function

PJ Kearney, NC Bolden, E Kahuno, TL Conklin… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Extracellular dopamine (DA) levels are constrained by the presynaptic DA transporter (DAT),
a major psychostimulant target. Despite its necessity for DA neurotransmission, DAT …