Regulation of adult neurogenesis in mammalian brain

MV Niklison-Chirou, M Agostini, I Amelio… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adult neurogenesis is a multistage process by which neurons are generated and integrated
into existing neuronal circuits. In the adult brain, neurogenesis is mainly localized in two …

Structural diversity of p63 and p73 isoforms

C Osterburg, V Dötsch - Cell death & differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
The p53 protein family is the most studied protein family of all. Sequence analysis and
structure determination have revealed a high similarity of crucial domains between p53, p63 …

Deconstructing Sox2 function in brain development and disease

S Mercurio, L Serra, M Pagin, SK Nicolis - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
SOX2 is a transcription factor conserved throughout vertebrate evolution, whose expression
marks the central nervous system from the earliest developmental stages. In humans, SOX2 …

The multiple facets of Cajal-Retzius neurons

F Causeret, MX Moreau, A Pierani… - Development, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Cajal-Retzius neurons (CRs) are among the first-born neurons in the
developing cortex of reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans. The peculiarity of CRs …

Cancer predictive studies

I Amelio, R Bertolo, P Bove, E Candi, M Chiocchi… - Biology direct, 2020 - Springer
The identification of individual or clusters of predictive genetic alterations might help in
defining the outcome of cancer treatment, allowing for the stratification of patients into …

Cajal-retzius cells: Recent advances in identity and function

V Elorriaga, A Pierani, F Causeret - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cajal-Retzius cells (CRs) are a transient neuronal type of the developing cerebral
cortex. Over the years, they have been shown or proposed to play important functions in …

p73 isoforms meet evolution of metastasis

S Logotheti, A Pavlopoulou, S Marquardt… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer largely adheres to Darwinian selection. Evolutionary forces are prominent during
metastasis, the final and incurable disease stage, where cells acquire combinations of …

Glutamate released by Cajal-Retzius cells impacts specific hippocampal circuits and behaviors

M Anstötz, SK Lee, G Maccaferri - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The impact of Cajal-Retzius cells on the regulation of hippocampal circuits and
related behaviors is unresolved. Here, we directly address this issue by impairing the …

Dichotomous transactivation domains contribute to growth inhibitory and promotion functions of TAp73

D Li, CYL Kok, C Wang, D Ray… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The transcription factor p73, a member of the p53 tumor-suppressor family, regulates cell
death and also supports tumorigenesis, although the mechanistic basis for the dichotomous …

p73α1, a p73 C-terminal isoform, regulates tumor suppression and the inflammatory response via Notch1

KN Laubach, W Yan, X Kong, W Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
p73, a p53 family member, undergoes alternative splicing at the 3′ end to produce multiple
isoforms, but their expression and activity are largely unknown. Thus, CRISPR was used to …