2023
Neuronal transcriptome, tau and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s knock-in mice require prion protein
Stoner A, Fu L, Nicholson L, Zheng C, Toyonaga T, Spurrier J, Laird W, Cai Z, Strittmatter S. Neuronal transcriptome, tau and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s knock-in mice require prion protein. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2023, 15: 201. PMID: 37968719, PMCID: PMC10647125, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-023-01345-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapse lossDKI miceTau accumulationBrain immune activationNeural network dysfunctionPhospho-tau accumulationAccumulation of tauNeuronal genesInflammatory markersAD miceAβ levelsPrion proteinDystrophic neuritesImmune activationTau pathologyNeuronal gene expressionAmyloid-β OligomersGliotic reactionNetwork dysfunctionBehavioral deficitsSynaptic failureAD modelMemory impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseFunction of age
2020
Nogo receptor decoy promotes recovery and corticospinal growth in non-human primate spinal cord injury
Wang X, Zhou T, Maynard GD, Terse PS, Cafferty WB, Kocsis JD, Strittmatter SM. Nogo receptor decoy promotes recovery and corticospinal growth in non-human primate spinal cord injury. Brain 2020, 143: 1697-1713. PMID: 32375169, PMCID: PMC7850069, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injuryFemale African green monkeysTreatment-related adverse eventsChronic neurological deficitsNogo receptor 1Left motor cortexRecovery of functionPreclinical rodent modelsSpinal cord injury animalsAfrican green monkeysRaphespinal fibersAdverse eventsCervical cordNeurological deficitsSurgical complicationsCNS traumaTreatment cessationCorticospinal axonsLumbar catheterInjury animalsNeural recoverySpontaneous feedingLateral hemisectionThe stress-responsive gene GDPGP1/mcp-1 regulates neuronal glycogen metabolism and survival
Schulz A, Sekine Y, Oyeyemi MJ, Abrams AJ, Basavaraju M, Han SM, Groth M, Morrison H, Strittmatter SM, Hammarlund M. The stress-responsive gene GDPGP1/mcp-1 regulates neuronal glycogen metabolism and survival. Journal Of Cell Biology 2020, 219: e201807127. PMID: 31968056, PMCID: PMC7041677, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201807127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal stress resistanceStress resistanceNovel cellular responsesMouse neuronsVariety of stressesCaenorhabditis elegansC. elegansTranscriptional analysisSingle homologueEnvironmental stressFunctional characterizationCellular responsesCell deathNeuronal cell deathNeuronal glycogenGlycogen metabolismWidespread neuronal cell deathElegansSurvival of animalsTauopathy modelMaladaptive responsesKey roleHomologuesGlycogen levelsKnockdown
2019
Plexina2 and CRMP2 Signaling Complex Is Activated by Nogo-A-Liganded Ngr1 to Restrict Corticospinal Axon Sprouting after Trauma
Sekine Y, Algarate PT, Cafferty WBJ, Strittmatter SM. Plexina2 and CRMP2 Signaling Complex Is Activated by Nogo-A-Liganded Ngr1 to Restrict Corticospinal Axon Sprouting after Trauma. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 3204-3216. PMID: 30804090, PMCID: PMC6788813, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2996-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCNS traumaNeural repairMouse cervical spinal cordSpinal cord traumaCervical spinal cordNon-neuronal cellsInteraction of NogoAxon growth inhibitionAxonal guidance mechanismsNeurological recoveryAxonal sproutingCNS pathwaysCord traumaFunctional recoveryAxon sproutingSpinal cordNgR1 functionUnilateral pyramidotomyAxon regenerationAdult traumaNgR1TraumaAxon growthNogoCytoplasmic mediatorsSystematic and standardized comparison of reported amyloid-β receptors for sufficiency, affinity, and Alzheimer's disease relevance
Smith LM, Kostylev MA, Lee S, Strittmatter SM. Systematic and standardized comparison of reported amyloid-β receptors for sufficiency, affinity, and Alzheimer's disease relevance. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 6042-6053. PMID: 30787106, PMCID: PMC6463724, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAD brainLeukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptorsNogo receptor 1Human AD brainsImmunoglobulin-like receptorsB member 2Brains of individualsReceptor candidatesSoluble AβOsDisease relevanceCell surface expressionHippocampal neuronsMouse modelSynthetic AβAβO bindingMemory impairmentReceptor 1Cellular prion proteinNeuronal synapsesNgR1Molecular pathologyAβAβ speciesMember 2
2018
Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers
Kostylev MA, Tuttle MD, Lee S, Klein LE, Takahashi H, Cox TO, Gunther EC, Zilm KW, Strittmatter SM. Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers. Molecular Cell 2018, 72: 426-443.e12. PMID: 30401430, PMCID: PMC6226277, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal GlyCellular prion proteinProtein phase separationAmyloid-β OligomersPlasma membraneMembraneless organellesAla residuesRecombinant PrPPrion proteinCell surfaceConformation shiftConformational transitionHelical conformationAβ speciesPrPSupSpongiform degenerationEndogenous AβOsOrganellesPrPCSuch domainsSpeciesDomainProteinAβOsThe nociceptin receptor inhibits axonal regeneration and recovery from spinal cord injury
Sekine Y, Siegel CS, Sekine-Konno T, Cafferty WBJ, Strittmatter SM. The nociceptin receptor inhibits axonal regeneration and recovery from spinal cord injury. Science Signaling 2018, 11 PMID: 29615517, PMCID: PMC6179440, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aao4180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryAxonal regenerationMid-thoracic spinal cordTraumatic spinal cord injuryPartial neurological recoveryTraumatic CNS injuryDorsal hemisectionNeurological recoveryPeptide nociceptinCNS injuryAxon sproutingORL1 agonistSelective blockadeSpinal cordLocomotor functionNociceptin receptorAxon regenerationNeural repairPrimary neuronsNgR1 proteinAxonal growthNull miceMRNA expressionORL1
2017
Loss of TMEM106B Ameliorates Lysosomal and Frontotemporal Dementia-Related Phenotypes in Progranulin-Deficient Mice
Klein ZA, Takahashi H, Ma M, Stagi M, Zhou M, Lam TT, Strittmatter SM. Loss of TMEM106B Ameliorates Lysosomal and Frontotemporal Dementia-Related Phenotypes in Progranulin-Deficient Mice. Neuron 2017, 95: 281-296.e6. PMID: 28728022, PMCID: PMC5558861, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysosomal protein levelsFrontotemporal lobar degenerationProtein levelsMultiple lysosomal enzymesLysosomal enzymesV0 subunitsTMEM106B geneProteomic analysisProgranulin-deficient miceExtent of neurodegenerationCommon neurodegenerative disorderLysosomal acidificationLysosomal enzyme levelsProtein 1Microglial accumulationRisk modificationFTLD riskBehavioral abnormalitiesRetinal degenerationNeurodegenerative disordersFrontotemporal dementiaGRNTMEM106BFunctional relationshipEnzyme levels
2016
Axonal branching in lateral olfactory tract is promoted by Nogo signaling
Iketani M, Yokoyama T, Kurihara Y, Strittmatter SM, Goshima Y, Kawahara N, Takei K. Axonal branching in lateral olfactory tract is promoted by Nogo signaling. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 39586. PMID: 28000762, PMCID: PMC5175167, DOI: 10.1038/srep39586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral olfactory tractCultured OB neuronsOB neuronsCollateral branchesAxonal branchingOlfactory bulbOlfactory tractAxonal bundlesMajor projection neuronsReceptor 1 antagonistKnockdown of NogoCollateral formationProjection neuronsPrimary axonsNogo signalingMitral cellsMiceNeuronsExpression levelsAbnormal increaseTractNogoAntagonistAxonsRewiring the spinal cord: Direct and indirect strategies
Dell’Anno M, Strittmatter SM. Rewiring the spinal cord: Direct and indirect strategies. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 652: 25-34. PMID: 28007647, PMCID: PMC5466898, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordNeural stem cellsNeural stem cell-derived neuronsTransplanted neural stem cellsNeural stem cell transplantationAdult central nervous systemLong-distance axonsNeutralization of myelinRecipient spinal cordStem cell transplantationSpinal cord injuryStem cell-derived neuronsCentral nervous systemCell-derived neuronsIntrinsic regenerative capacityPoor intrinsic regenerative capacityStem cellsNeurologic recoveryAxonal sproutingSecondary complicationsCell transplantationCord injuryAxonal regenerationGlial cellsAdult brainZika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia
Onorati M, Li Z, Liu F, Sousa AMM, Nakagawa N, Li M, Dell’Anno M, Gulden FO, Pochareddy S, Tebbenkamp AT, Han W, Pletikos M, Gao T, Zhu Y, Bichsel C, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Lisgo S, Zhang Y, Testen A, Gao XB, Mlakar J, Popovic M, Flamand M, Strittmatter SM, Kaczmarek LK, Anton ES, Horvath TL, Lindenbach BD, Sestan N. Zika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2576-2592. PMID: 27568284, PMCID: PMC5135012, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBrainCell DeathCentrosomeFetusGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunity, InnateMicrocephalyMitochondriaMitosisNeocortexNeural Stem CellsNeuroepithelial CellsNeurogliaNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsNucleosidesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSpinal CordTranscription, GeneticVirus ReplicationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsRadial glial cellsNES cellsNeuroepithelial stem cellsZIKV infectionFetal brain slicesStem cellsEarly human neurodevelopmentHuman neuroepithelial stem cellsHuman neural stem cellsCell deathSingle-cell RNA-seqNeural stem cellsNeurodevelopment defectsZIKV replicationGlial cellsBrain slicesPotential treatmentRadial gliaZika virusPhospho-TBK1Neurodevelopmental defectsRNA-seqSupernumerary centrosomesNucleoside analoguesHuman neurodevelopment
2014
The Nogo Receptor NgR1 Mediates Infection by Mammalian Reovirus
Konopka-Anstadt JL, Mainou BA, Sutherland DM, Sekine Y, Strittmatter SM, Dermody TS. The Nogo Receptor NgR1 Mediates Infection by Mammalian Reovirus. Cell Host & Microbe 2014, 15: 681-691. PMID: 24922571, PMCID: PMC4100558, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemReceptor NgR1Reovirus infectionExpression of NgR1Primary cortical neuronsDistinct cell surface moleculesJunctional adhesion molecule ASoluble NgR1Cell surface moleculesNeurotropic virusesCortical neuronsMammalian reovirusesNonsusceptible cellsNervous systemNgR1Null miceSystemic spreadInfectionIndependent receptorsMultiple receptorsReovirus replicationInitial siteReovirus virionsNeuronsReceptors
2013
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein
Um JW, Kaufman AC, Kostylev M, Heiss JK, Stagi M, Takahashi H, Kerrisk ME, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Koleske AJ, Gunther EC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein. Neuron 2013, 79: 887-902. PMID: 24012003, PMCID: PMC3768018, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCalciumCells, CulturedElongation Factor 2 KinaseHEK293 CellsHumansMiceNeuronsOocytesPhosphorylationPost-Synaptic DensityProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynPrPC ProteinsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSignal TransductionXenopusConceptsDisease pathophysiologyHuman AD brain extractsCellular prion proteinMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Postsynaptic densityDendritic spine lossAD brain extractsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsGlutamate receptor 5Alzheimer's disease pathophysiologyExtracellular AβOsMGluR5 antagonismPrion proteinSpine lossSynapse densityGlutamate receptorsIntracellular calciumMGluR5Receptor 5Neuronal functionAβOsBrain extractsAβ oligomersFyn kinasePSD proteinsAmyloid-β induced signaling by cellular prion protein and Fyn kinase in Alzheimer disease
Um JW, Strittmatter SM. Amyloid-β induced signaling by cellular prion protein and Fyn kinase in Alzheimer disease. Prion 2013, 7: 37-41. PMID: 22987042, PMCID: PMC3609048, DOI: 10.4161/pri.22212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular prion proteinPrion proteinSignal transduction downstreamTransduction downstreamAlzheimer's diseaseFyn kinaseFunctional consequencesAβ oligomersAmyloid-β OligomersNeuronal surfaceHigh-affinity receptorOligomer complexesAD-related phenotypesCentral roleProteinAD pathogenesisRecent evidencePrevalent causeTherapeutic interventionsFynKinaseOligomersPhenotypeDiseaseDownstream
2012
Alzheimer amyloid-β oligomer bound to postsynaptic prion protein activates Fyn to impair neurons
Um JW, Nygaard HB, Heiss JK, Kostylev MA, Stagi M, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Gunther EC, Strittmatter SM. Alzheimer amyloid-β oligomer bound to postsynaptic prion protein activates Fyn to impair neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 15: 1227-1235. PMID: 22820466, PMCID: PMC3431439, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBlotting, WesternCalcium SignalingCell LineDendritic SpinesElectroencephalographyEnzyme ActivationHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeuronsPhosphorylationProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynPrPC ProteinsRatsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSeizuresSynapses
2011
Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Regulates Neuronal Responsiveness to Myelin through Nogo-66 Receptor 1 Cleavage*
Ferraro GB, Morrison CJ, Overall CM, Strittmatter SM, Fournier AE. Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Regulates Neuronal Responsiveness to Myelin through Nogo-66 Receptor 1 Cleavage*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 31418-31424. PMID: 21768085, PMCID: PMC3173120, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.249169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase-3Primary neuronsMetalloproteinase-3Neuronal responsesSH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cellsMetalloproteinase-dependent mannerNeuronal responsivenessAxonal regrowthCortical neuronsNeuronal knockdownNgR1Receptor 1Neuroblastoma cellsNeuronsCell surfaceMT3-MMPMyelinSpecific metalloproteinasesGlycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored receptorInhibitorsPhysiological consequencesCleavage fragmentsCleavage-resistant formMetalloproteinasesReceptorsInosine Augments the Effects of a Nogo Receptor Blocker and of Environmental Enrichment to Restore Skilled Forelimb Use after Stroke
Zai L, Ferrari C, Dice C, Subbaiah S, Havton LA, Coppola G, Geschwind D, Irwin N, Huebner E, Strittmatter SM, Benowitz LI. Inosine Augments the Effects of a Nogo Receptor Blocker and of Environmental Enrichment to Restore Skilled Forelimb Use after Stroke. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 5977-5988. PMID: 21508223, PMCID: PMC3101108, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4498-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrinsic growth potentialUnilateral strokeSpinal cordLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsForelimb motor areaSimilar functional improvementEnvironmental enrichmentCause of disabilitySkilled forelimb useEffect of treatmentUndamaged cortexReceptor blockersDenervated sidePreoperative levelsNEP1-40Stroke patientsPyramidal neuronsUndamaged hemisphereSkilled reachingTreatment optionsDenervated areaIntact hemisphereReceptor antagonistClinical trialsFunctional improvement
2010
MAG and OMgp Synergize with Nogo-A to Restrict Axonal Growth and Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Trauma
Cafferty WB, Duffy P, Huebner E, Strittmatter SM. MAG and OMgp Synergize with Nogo-A to Restrict Axonal Growth and Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Trauma. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 6825-6837. PMID: 20484625, PMCID: PMC2883258, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6239-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiotinCells, CulturedDextransDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFunctional LateralityGanglia, SpinalGPI-Linked ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNogo ProteinsPyramidal TractsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, SerotoninRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsAxonal growthSpinal Cord Injury StudyMutant miceGreater axonal growthGreater behavioral recoverySpinal cord traumaWild-type miceAxonal growth inhibitionHeterozygous mutant miceDeficient myelinNeurological recoveryCNS damageTriple-mutant miceBehavioral recoveryCord traumaFunctional recoveryNeurological functionMyelin inhibitorsAxonal regrowthReceptor mechanismsInjury studiesMyelin inhibitionDecoy receptorOptimal chanceMice
2009
Rho-Associated Kinase II (ROCKII) Limits Axonal Growth after Trauma within the Adult Mouse Spinal Cord
Duffy P, Schmandke A, Schmandke A, Sigworth J, Narumiya S, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Rho-Associated Kinase II (ROCKII) Limits Axonal Growth after Trauma within the Adult Mouse Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 15266-15276. PMID: 19955379, PMCID: PMC2855556, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4650-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAxonsBehavior, AnimalBrain InjuriesCA1 Region, HippocampalCells, CulturedCholera ToxinEnzyme InhibitorsGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationMedian NeuropathyMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyelin ProteinsNerve RegenerationNeuronsNogo ProteinsPyridinesReceptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related PeptideRhizotomyRho-Associated KinasesSpinal Cord InjuriesTime FactorsVersicansConceptsSpinal cordCNS traumaFunctional recoveryBasso Mouse Scale scoresSpinal Cord Injury StudyAxonal growthDorsal root entry zoneDorsal root ganglion neuronsAdult mouse spinal cordAxonal growth inhibitorsSpinal cord hemisectionRoot entry zoneSpinal cord injuryCaudal spinal cordMouse spinal cordDorsal hemisectionRaphespinal axonsDorsal rhizotomyCrush injuryCord hemisectionCorticospinal axonsChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanCord injuryGanglion neuronsInjury paradigmsLGI1-associated epilepsy through altered ADAM23-dependent neuronal morphology
Owuor K, Harel NY, Englot DJ, Hisama F, Blumenfeld H, Strittmatter SM. LGI1-associated epilepsy through altered ADAM23-dependent neuronal morphology. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2009, 42: 448-457. PMID: 19796686, PMCID: PMC2783222, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2009.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal morphologyAutosomal dominant partial epilepsyCA1 pyramidal neuronsSeizure thresholdSpontaneous seizuresPartial epilepsyPyramidal neuronsDendritic arborizationLGI1PSD-95LGI1 geneEpilepsy genesADAM23ADPEAFADAM22EpilepsyNeurite outgrowthIon channelsBrain genesUnbiased screenAuditory featuresOutgrowthSeizuresArborizationRelated proteins