2015
Activating 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
2014
BDNF Promotes Axon Branching of Retinal Ganglion Cells via miRNA-132 and p250GAP
Marler KJ, Suetterlin P, Dopplapudi A, Rubikaite A, Adnan J, Maiorano NA, Lowe AS, Thompson ID, Pathania M, Bordey A, Fulga T, Van Vactor DL, Hindges R, Drescher U. BDNF Promotes Axon Branching of Retinal Ganglion Cells via miRNA-132 and p250GAP. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 969-979. PMID: 24431455, PMCID: PMC3891972, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1910-13.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorRetinal culturesMiRNA-132Neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factorRetinal ganglion cell axonsAxon branchingGanglion cell axonsRetinal ganglion cellsMouse superior colliculusBDNF actionBDNF treatmentNeurotrophic factorRGC axonsTopographic targetingGanglion cellsCell axonsSuperior colliculusExpression of microRNAsTermination zonesP250GAPProtein levelsVertebrate visual systemAxonsUpregulationMap formation
2009
Olfactory ensheathing cell membrane properties are shaped by connectivity
Rela L, Bordey A, Greer CA. Olfactory ensheathing cell membrane properties are shaped by connectivity. Glia 2009, 58: 665-678. PMID: 19998494, PMCID: PMC2830329, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsBiophysicsConnexin 43Cyclooxygenase InhibitorsElectric StimulationEpithelial CellsFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsGap JunctionsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesIsoquinolinesMeclofenamic AcidMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNerve Tissue ProteinsNonlinear DynamicsOlfactory BulbOlfactory MucosaPatch-Clamp TechniquesS100 ProteinsSensory Receptor Cells