Clustered miRNAs and their role in biological functions and diseases

SP Kabekkodu, V Shukla, VK Varghese… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, small non‐coding RNAs known to regulate
expression of protein‐coding genes. A large proportion of miRNAs are highly conserved …

Epigenetics of Alzheimer's disease

M Nikolac Perkovic, A Videtic Paska, M Konjevod… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are currently no validated biomarkers which can be used to accurately diagnose
Alzheimer's disease (AD) or to distinguish it from other dementia-causing neuropathologies …

BDNF-induced local protein synthesis and synaptic plasticity

G Leal, D Comprido, CB Duarte - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important regulator of synaptic transmission
and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus and in other brain regions, playing a …

Alteration of the micro RNA network during the progression of Alzheimer's disease

P Lau, K Bossers, R Janky, E Salta… - EMBO molecular …, 2013 - embopress.org
An overview of miRNAs altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was established by profiling the
hippocampus of a cohort of 41 late‐onset AD (LOAD) patients and 23 controls, showing …

CREB: a multifaceted regulator of neuronal plasticity and protection

K Sakamoto, K Karelina… - Journal of neurochemistry, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2011) 116, 1–9. Abstract Since its initial characterization over 20 years ago,
there has been intense and unwavering interest in understanding the role of the …

Role of miRNAs in neurodegeneration: From disease cause to tools of biomarker discovery and therapeutics

B Roy, E Lee, T Li, M Rampersaud - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases originate from neuronal loss in the central nervous system
(CNS). These debilitating diseases progress with age and have become common due to an …

miR-132/212 deficiency impairs tau metabolism and promotes pathological aggregation in vivo

PY Smith, J Hernandez-Rapp, F Jolivette… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies comprise a large group of
neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein …

MicroRNAs: key regulators in the central nervous system and their implication in neurological diseases

DD Cao, L Li, WY Chan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, well-conserved noncoding RNAs that regulate
gene expression post-transcriptionally. They have been demonstrated to regulate a lot of …

miR-212/132 expression and functions: within and beyond the neuronal compartment

A Wanet, A Tacheny, T Arnould… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
During the last two decades, microRNAs (miRNAs) emerged as critical regulators of gene
expression. By modulating the expression of numerous target mRNAs mainly at the post …

De-repression of FOXO3a death axis by microRNA-132 and-212 causes neuronal apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease

HKA Wong, T Veremeyko, N Patel… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial and fatal neurodegenerative disorder for which
the mechanisms leading to profound neuronal loss are incompletely recognized. MicroRNAs …