2023
Structure-function analysis of ceTIR-1/hSARM1 explains the lack of Wallerian axonal degeneration in C. elegans
Khazma T, Grossman A, Guez-Haddad J, Feng C, Dabas H, Sain R, Weitman M, Zalk R, Isupov M, Hammarlund M, Hons M, Opatowsky Y. Structure-function analysis of ceTIR-1/hSARM1 explains the lack of Wallerian axonal degeneration in C. elegans. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 113026. PMID: 37635352, PMCID: PMC10675840, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. elegansCryoelectron microscopy structureNematode C. elegansC. elegans neuronsStructure-function analysisMicroscopy structureNADase activityMolecular mechanismsElegansCellular NADModel animalsSpeciesAxon degenerationWallerian axonal degenerationOrthologsOctamerProteinSARM1DivergenceNADSARMExpressionActivityAxonal degeneration
2016
Inhibiting poly(ADP-ribosylation) improves axon regeneration
Byrne AB, McWhirter RD, Sekine Y, Strittmatter SM, Miller DM, Hammarlund M. Inhibiting poly(ADP-ribosylation) improves axon regeneration. ELife 2016, 5: e12734. PMID: 27697151, PMCID: PMC5050021, DOI: 10.7554/elife.12734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel intrinsic regulatorAxon regenerationDLK functionChemical inhibitionIntrinsic regulatorRegeneration pathwayPARG expressionIntrinsic regenerative potentialDLK signalingCritical functionsPARGRegenerative potentialPARP inhibitorsProteinPARPMammalian cortical neuronsRegenerationMotor neuronsGABA neuronsPolymeraseCortical neuronsSignalingRegulatorSpeciesNeuronsAxon regeneration in C. elegans: Worming our way to mechanisms of axon regeneration
Byrne AB, Hammarlund M. Axon regeneration in C. elegans: Worming our way to mechanisms of axon regeneration. Experimental Neurology 2016, 287: 300-309. PMID: 27569538, PMCID: PMC5136328, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. elegansC. elegans researchC. elegans modelSimple nervous systemMammalian nervous systemConserved genomeElegansElegans modelRegeneration responseAxon regenerationCellular mechanismsRegeneration researchTransparent bodyNervous systemRegenerationGenomeFundamental questionsSpeciesMechanismTechnical advancesRegeneration studiesPotential future directions
2013
Rapid and Permanent Neuronal Inactivation In Vivo via Subcellular Generation of Reactive Oxygen with the Use of KillerRed
Williams DC, Bejjani RE, Ramirez PM, Coakley S, Kim SA, Lee H, Wen Q, Samuel A, Lu H, Hilliard MA, Hammarlund M. Rapid and Permanent Neuronal Inactivation In Vivo via Subcellular Generation of Reactive Oxygen with the Use of KillerRed. Cell Reports 2013, 5: 553-563. PMID: 24209746, PMCID: PMC3877846, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive oxygen speciesC. elegansGenetic toolsOrganelle fragmentationPlasma membraneSpecific developmental outcomesSubcellular responsesCell deathKillerRedReactive oxygenOxygen speciesTargeted cellCircuit functionSingle light stimulusSingle animalInactivationElegansCellsVivoCell bodiesSpeciesNeuronal degenerationNeuronsAnimalsNeuronal inactivation