Emerging roles of N-linked glycosylation in brain physiology and disorders

LR Conroy, TR Hawkinson, LEA Young… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2021 - cell.com
N-linked glycosylation is a complex, co-and post-translational series of events that connects
metabolism to signaling in almost all cells. Metabolic assembly of N-linked glycans spans …

Putative roles for homeostatic plasticity in epileptogenesis

NP Issa, KC Nunn, S Wu, HA Haider, JX Tao - Epilepsia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Homeostatic plasticity allows neural circuits to maintain an average activity level while
preserving the ability to learn new associations and efficiently transmit information. This …

On-demand cell-autonomous gene therapy for brain circuit disorders

Y Qiu, N O'Neill, B Maffei, C Zourray… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Several neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders are characterized by
intermittent episodes of pathological activity. Although genetic therapies offer the ability to …

miR‐124‐dependent tagging of synapses by synaptopodin enables input‐specific homeostatic plasticity

S Dubes, A Soula, S Benquet, B Tessier… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Homeostatic synaptic plasticity is a process by which neurons adjust their synaptic strength
to compensate for perturbations in neuronal activity. Whether the highly diverse synapses on …

Homeostatic regulation of neuronal function: importance of degeneracy and pleiotropy

J Yang, SA Prescott - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neurons maintain their average firing rate and other properties within narrow bounds
despite changing conditions. This homeostatic regulation is achieved using negative …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy for neurological disease: state of the art and opportunities for next-generation approaches

G Morris, S Schorge - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Gene therapy for rare monogenetic neurological disorders is reaching clinics and offering
hope to families affected by these diseases. There is also potential for gene therapy to offer …

The relationship between sleep, epilepsy, and development: a review

AH Roliz, S Kothare - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the relationship between sleep, neurodevelopment,
and epilepsy and potential underlying physiological mechanisms. Recent Findings Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Pinpointing the locus of GABAergic vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease

L Melgosa-Ecenarro, N Doostdar, CI Radulescu… - Seminars in cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been linked to microcircuit dysfunction
and pathophysiological neuronal firing in several brain regions. Inhibitory GABAergic …

Kainate and AMPA receptors in epilepsy: Cell biology, signalling pathways and possible crosstalk

JM Henley, JD Nair, R Seager, BP Yucel, G Woodhall… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is caused when rhythmic neuronal network activity escapes normal control
mechanisms, resulting in seizures. There is an extensive and growing body of evidence that …

DREADDs in epilepsy research: network-based review

JS Mueller, FC Tescarollo, H Sun - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy can be interpreted as altered brain rhythms from overexcitation or insufficient
inhibition. Chemogenetic tools have revolutionized neuroscience research because they …