Targeting epigenetics: A novel promise for Alzheimer's disease treatment

D Jeremic, L Jiménez-Díaz, JD Navarro-López - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
So far, the search for a cure for Alzheimer Disease (AD) has been unsuccessful. The only
approved drugs attenuate some symptoms, but do not halt the progress of this disease …

Epigenome editing for targeted DNA (de) methylation: a new perspective in modulating gene expression

K Seem, S Kaur, S Kumar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Traditionally, it has been believed that inheritance is driven as phenotypic variations
resulting from changes in DNA sequence. However, this paradigm has been challenged and …

[HTML][HTML] Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms shape human brain morphology

H Wang, C Makowski, Y Zhang, A Qi, T Kaufmann… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The impact of chromosomal inversions on human brain morphology remains underexplored.
We studied 35 common inversions classified from genotypes of 33,018 adults with European …

Genetic and sporadic forms of tauopathies—TAU as a disease driver for the majority of patients but the minority of tauopathies

H Zempel - Cytoskeleton, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ageing‐associated tauopathies like frontotemporal dementia (FTD), variants thereof (like
progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), pick diseases (PiD), corticobasal degeneration …

Mechanisms linking cerebrovascular dysfunction and tauopathy: Adding a layer of epiregulatory complexity

YA Kim, M Mellen, C Kizil… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular accumulation of hyperphosphorylated misfolded tau proteins are found in many
neurodegenerative tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Tau pathology can …

Microtubule affinity regulating kinase (MARK/Par1) isoforms differentially regulate Alzheimer-like TAU missorting and Aβ-mediated synapse pathology

J Chudobová, H Zempel - Neural regeneration research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Dementia currently affects about 55 million people worldwide, with Alzheimers disease (AD)
being the most prevalent form. The one crucial pathological hallmark of AD that correlates …

Laser-induced axotomy of human iPSC-derived and murine primary neurons decreases somatic tau and AT8 tau phosphorylation: a single-cell approach to study …

M Bell-Simons, S Buchholz, J Klimek… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The microtubule-associated protein Tau is highly enriched in axons of brain neurons where
it regulates axonal outgrowth, plasticity, and transport. Efficient axonal Tau sorting is critical …

Perinatal S-Adenosylmethionine Supplementation Represses PSEN1 Expression by the Cellular Epigenetic Memory of CpG and Non-CpG Methylation in Adult …

T Raia, F Armeli, RA Cavallaro, G Ferraguti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation, the main epigenetic modification regulating gene expression, plays a role
in the pathophysiology of neurodegeneration. Previous evidence indicates that 5′-flanking …

Role of DNMTs in the Brain

CB Yildiz, G Zimmer-Bensch - DNA Methyltransferases-Role and Function, 2022 - Springer
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are widely expressed in the brain, dictating the
transcriptional activity of genes through various epigenetic mechanisms. Functional …

Targeting epigenetic regulators for inflammation: Mechanisms and intervention therapy

S Zhang, Y Meng, L Zhou, L Qiu, H Wang, D Su… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence indicates that resolution of inflammation is a critical and dynamic
endogenous process for host tissues defending against external invasive pathogens or …