Hypoxia-inducible factor-1a contributes to dendritic overgrowth in tuberous sclerosis
Zhang L, Feliciano DM, Huang T, Zhang S, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1a contributes to dendritic overgrowth in tuberous sclerosis. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 612: 43-47. PMID: 26655465, PMCID: PMC4728030, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexDendritic complexityOlfactory bulb neuronsNeonatal electroporationBulb neuronsTuberous sclerosisTransgenic miceTSC neuronsDendritic patterningNeurological disordersNeuronsCellular alterationsDendritic overgrowthPathological conditionsMRNA levelsRapamycin complex 1Mechanistic targetCognitive disabilitiesData highlightTranscriptional activityVivoFactor 1AOvergrowthLevel contributesActivating the translational repressor 4E-BP or reducing S6K-GSK3β activity prevents accelerated axon growth induced by hyperactive mTOR in vivo
Gong X, Zhang L, Huang T, Lin TV, Miyares L, Wen J, Hsieh L, Bordey A. Activating the translational repressor 4E-BP or reducing S6K-GSK3β activity prevents accelerated axon growth induced by hyperactive mTOR in vivo. Human Molecular Genetics 2015, 24: 5746-5758. PMID: 26220974, PMCID: PMC4581604, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAxonsCarrier ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Growth ProcessesEukaryotic Initiation FactorsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaMaleMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMultiprotein ComplexesPhosphoproteinsRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsAxon growthNew therapeutic optionsMultiple axon formationTherapeutic optionsHippocampal neuronsHyperactive mTORNeurological disordersUtero electroporationAxonal connectivityGSK3β activityTranslational repressor 4E-BPEukaryotic initiation factor 4EMTOR complex 1Translational targetsInitiation factor 4EHyperactive mTORC1VivoDownstream effectorsGSK3βAxon formationLong-range connectivityDominant negative mutantLithium chlorideMTORopathiesMTORC1