Neurodegenerative diseases: Regenerative mechanisms and novel therapeutic approaches

R Hussain, H Zubair, S Pursell, M Shahab - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Regeneration refers to regrowth of tissue in the central nervous system. It includes
generation of new neurons, glia, myelin, and synapses, as well as the regaining of essential …

Microtubules: From understanding their dynamics to using them as potential therapeutic targets

Y Ilan - Journal of cellular physiology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Microtubules (MT) and actin microfilaments are dynamic cytoskeleton components involved
in a range of intracellular processes. MTs play a role in cell division, beating of cilia and …

Subcellular transcriptomes and proteomes of developing axon projections in the cerebral cortex

A Poulopoulos, AJ Murphy, A Ozkan, P Davis, J Hatch… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The development of neural circuits relies on axon projections establishing diverse, yet well-
defined, connections between areas of the nervous system. Each projection is formed by …

SETBP1 accumulation induces P53 inhibition and genotoxic stress in neural progenitors underlying neurodegeneration in Schinzel-Giedion syndrome

F Banfi, A Rubio, M Zaghi, L Massimino… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The investigation of genetic forms of juvenile neurodegeneration could shed light on the
causative mechanisms of neuronal loss. Schinzel-Giedion syndrome (SGS) is a fatal …

Convergent and divergent mechanisms of epileptogenesis in mTORopathies

LH Nguyen, A Bordey - Frontiers in neuroanatomy, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hyperactivation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) due to
mutations in genes along the PI3K-mTOR pathway and the GATOR1 complex causes a …

A cytoplasmic long noncoding RNA LINC00470 as a new AKT activator to mediate glioblastoma cell autophagy

C Liu, Y Zhang, X She, L Fan, P Li, J Feng, H Fu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite the overwhelming number of investigations on AKT, little is known
about lncRNA on AKT regulation, especially in GBM cells. Methods RNA-binding protein …

NEGR1 and FGFR2 cooperatively regulate cortical development and core behaviours related to autism disorders in mice

J Szczurkowska, F Pischedda, B Pinto, F Manago… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental conditions with diverse aetiologies, all
characterized by common core symptoms such as impaired social skills and communication …

Audiogenic seizures in the Fmr1 knock-out mouse are induced by Fmr1 deletion in subcortical, VGlut2-expressing excitatory neurons and require deletion in the …

D Gonzalez, M Tomasek, S Hays, V Sridhar… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and the
leading monogenetic cause of autism. One symptom of FXS and autism is sensory …

Timing as a mechanism of development and evolution in the cerebral cortex

LR Fenlon - Brain, behavior and evolution, 2022 - karger.com
One of the biggest mysteries in neurobiology concerns the mechanisms responsible for the
diversification of the brain over different time scales, ie during development and evolution …

Lysine deacetylation by HDAC6 regulates the kinase activity of AKT in human neural progenitor cells

J Iaconelli, J Lalonde, B Watmuff, B Liu… - ACS chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The AKT family of serine–threonine kinases functions downstream of phosphatidylinositol 3-
kinase (PI3K) to transmit signals by direct phosphorylation of a number of targets, including …