2012
Vps10 Family Proteins and the Retromer Complex in Aging-Related Neurodegeneration and Diabetes
Lane RF, St George-Hyslop P, Hempstead BL, Small SA, Strittmatter SM, Gandy S. Vps10 Family Proteins and the Retromer Complex in Aging-Related Neurodegeneration and Diabetes. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 14080-14086. PMID: 23055476, PMCID: PMC3576841, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3359-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorType 2 diabetes mellitusNeurotrophic signaling pathwaysFrontotemporal lobar degenerationNon-neuronal cellsPathogenesis of neurodegenerationGenetic risk factorsBDNF levelsDiabetes mellitusFamily of receptorsNeurotrophic factorRisk factorsParkinson's diseaseTrk receptorsAcute responseAutosomal dominant formAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseaseCell surface receptorsReceptorsSignaling pathwaysSurface receptorsPleiotropic functionsIntracellular responses
2011
A Multi-domain Fragment of Nogo-A Protein Is a Potent Inhibitor of Cortical Axon Regeneration via Nogo Receptor 1*
Huebner EA, Kim BG, Duffy PJ, Brown RH, Strittmatter SM. A Multi-domain Fragment of Nogo-A Protein Is a Potent Inhibitor of Cortical Axon Regeneration via Nogo Receptor 1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 18026-18036. PMID: 21454605, PMCID: PMC3093876, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.208108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature cortical neuronsCortical neuronsNogo-66Axon regenerationReceptor 1Central nervous system injuryDorsal root ganglion neuronsNogo-66 receptor 1Expression of PirBMature cortical culturesNogo receptor 1Nervous system injuryNogo-A proteinImmunoglobulin-like receptorsChick dorsal root ganglion neuronsFunctional recoverySystem injuryGanglion neuronsCortical culturesPredominant receptorNgR1Genetic deletionPirBCell surface receptorsNeurons
2009
Cellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-β oligomers
Laurén J, Gimbel DA, Nygaard HB, Gilbert JW, Strittmatter SM. Cellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-β oligomers. Nature 2009, 457: 1128-1132. PMID: 19242475, PMCID: PMC2748841, DOI: 10.1038/nature07761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAmyloidosisAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsHippocampusHumansLong-Term PotentiationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPeptide FragmentsPrionsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationReceptors, Cell SurfaceSynapsesConceptsCellular prion protein PrPCPrion protein PrPCSoluble amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) oligomersAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinDisease pathologyPlasma membrane glycoproteinsCell surface receptorsHigh affinity cell surface receptorsAlzheimer's disease pathologySoluble Aβ oligomersLipid raftsInfectious prion diseasesUnexpected linkMechanistic basisMembrane glycoproteinsPrion proteinAmyloid-β peptide (Aβ) oligomersSynaptic plasticityPrion diseasesTherapeutic potentialDiseaseAβ oligomersCentral roleDeleterious effects