Atg8-family proteins—structural features and molecular interactions in autophagy and beyond

N Wesch, V Kirkin, VV Rogov - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a common name for a number of catabolic processes, which keep the cellular
homeostasis by removing damaged and dysfunctional intracellular components. Impairment …

Advances toward precision medicine for bipolar disorder: mechanisms & molecules

SJ Haggarty, R Karmacharya, RH Perlis - Molecular psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
Given its chronicity, contribution to disability and morbidity, and prevalence of more than 2%,
the effective treatment, and prevention of bipolar disorder represents an area of significant …

Novel risk loci associated with genetic risk for bipolar disorder among Han Chinese individuals: a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis

HJ Li, C Zhang, L Hui, DS Zhou, Y Li, CY Zhang… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The genetic basis of bipolar disorder (BD) in Han Chinese individuals is not fully
understood. Objective To explore the genetic basis of BD in the Han Chinese population …

The amyloid precursor protein modulates the position and length of the axon initial segment

F Ma, H Akolkar, J Xu, Y Liu, D Popova… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is linked to the genetics and pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is the parent protein of the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide, the main …

Phenotypes, mechanisms and therapeutics: insights from bipolar disorder GWAS findings

M Li, T Li, X Xiao, J Chen, Z Hu, Y Fang - Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have reported substantial genomic loci
significantly associated with clinical risk of bipolar disorder (BD), and studies combining …

Roles of palmitoylation in structural long-term synaptic plasticity

B Ji, M Skup - Molecular brain, 2021 - Springer
Long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) are important cellular
mechanisms underlying learning and memory processes. N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor …

DSCAM gene triplication causes excessive GABAergic synapses in the neocortex in Down syndrome mouse models

H Liu, RN Caballero-Florán, T Hergenreder… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Down syndrome (DS) is caused by the trisomy of human chromosome 21 (HSA21). A major
challenge in DS research is to identify the HSA21 genes that cause specific symptoms …

Ankyrins and neurological disease

SR Stevens, MN Rasband - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Ankyrins link membrane proteins to the cytoskeleton to form and maintain
membrane micro-domains.•Ankyrins cluster and organize protein complexes that modulate …

Physical and functional convergence of the autism risk genes Scn2a and Ank2 in neocortical pyramidal cell dendrites

AD Nelson, AM Catalfio, JP Gupta, L Min… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Dysfunction in sodium channels and their ankyrin scaffolding partners have both been
implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In …

Abnormal patterns of sleep and waking behaviors are accompanied by neocortical oscillation disturbances in an Ank3 mouse model of epilepsy-bipolar disorder …

JE Villacres, N Riveira, S Kim, LL Colgin… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
ANK3 is a leading bipolar disorder (BD) candidate gene in humans and provides a unique
opportunity for studying epilepsy-BD comorbidity. Previous studies showed that deletion of …