Axonal transport: cargo-specific mechanisms of motility and regulation

S Maday, AE Twelvetrees, AJ Moughamian… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Axonal transport is essential for neuronal function, and many neurodevelopmental and
neurodegenerative diseases result from mutations in the axonal transport machinery …

A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development: update 2012

AJ Barkovich, R Guerrini, RI Kuzniecky, GD Jackson… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Malformations of cerebral cortical development include a wide range of developmental
disorders that are common causes of neurodevelopmental delay and epilepsy. In addition …

[HTML][HTML] Exome-wide rare variant analysis identifies TUBA4A mutations associated with familial ALS

BN Smith, N Ticozzi, C Fallini, AS Gkazi, S Topp… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Exome sequencing is an effective strategy for identifying human disease genes. However,
this methodology is difficult in late-onset diseases where limited availability of DNA from …

The role of the microtubule cytoskeleton in neurodevelopmental disorders

M Lasser, J Tiber, LA Lowery - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neurons depend on the highly dynamic microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton for many different
processes during early embryonic development including cell division and migration …

Clinical, genetic and imaging findings identify new causes for corpus callosum development syndromes

TJ Edwards, EH Sherr, AJ Barkovich, LJ Richards - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The corpus callosum is the largest fibre tract in the brain, connecting the two cerebral
hemispheres, and thereby facilitating the integration of motor and sensory information from …

Human TUBB3 mutations perturb microtubule dynamics, kinesin interactions, and axon guidance

MA Tischfield, HN Baris, C Wu, G Rudolph… - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
We report that eight heterozygous missense mutations in TUBB3, encoding the neuron-
specific β-tubulin isotype III, result in a spectrum of human nervous system disorders that we …

The wide spectrum of tubulinopathies: what are the key features for the diagnosis?

N Bahi-Buisson, K Poirier, F Fourniol, Y Saillour… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Complex cortical malformations associated with mutations in tubulin genes: TUBA1A,
TUBA8, TUBB2B, TUBB3, TUBB5 and TUBG1 commonly referred to as tubulinopathies, are …

Microtubule dysfunction: a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases

A Sferra, F Nicita, E Bertini - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurons are particularly susceptible to microtubule (MT) defects and deregulation of the MT
cytoskeleton is considered to be a common insult during the pathogenesis of …

Mutations in TUBG1, DYNC1H1, KIF5C and KIF2A cause malformations of cortical development and microcephaly

K Poirier, N Lebrun, L Broix, G Tian, Y Saillour… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The genetic causes of malformations of cortical development (MCD) remain largely
unknown. Here we report the discovery of multiple pathogenic missense mutations in …

Neurodegeneration and microtubule dynamics: death by a thousand cuts

J Dubey, N Ratnakaran, SP Koushika - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microtubules form important cytoskeletal structures that play a role in establishing and
maintaining neuronal polarity, regulating neuronal morphology, transporting cargo, and …