2023
Astroglial Hmgb1 regulates postnatal astrocyte morphogenesis and cerebrovascular maturation
Freitas-Andrade M, Comin C, Van Dyken P, Ouellette J, Raman-Nair J, Blakeley N, Liu Q, Leclerc S, Pan Y, Liu Z, Carrier M, Thakur K, Savard A, Rurak G, Tremblay M, Salmaso N, da F. Costa L, Coppola G, Lacoste B. Astroglial Hmgb1 regulates postnatal astrocyte morphogenesis and cerebrovascular maturation. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4965. PMID: 37587100, PMCID: PMC10432480, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40682-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh mobility group box 1Blood-brain barrierGroup box 1Brain blood vesselsMouse cortical astrocytesPostnatal brain developmentAstroglial factorsNeurovascular couplingAstrocyte morphogenesisCortical astrocytesPostnatal weekAdult miceBox 1Aquaporin-4Endothelial ultrastructureAstrocyte morphologyNeuronal functionAstrocytesBrain developmentTranscriptional changesHMGB1Blood vesselsBirthAlters distributionImportant players
2020
Genetic pathways disrupted by ENPP1 deficiency provide insight into mechanisms of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and paradoxical mineralization
Maulding ND, Kavanagh D, Zimmerman K, Coppola G, Carpenter TO, Jue NK, Braddock DT. Genetic pathways disrupted by ENPP1 deficiency provide insight into mechanisms of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and paradoxical mineralization. Bone 2020, 142: 115656. PMID: 32980560, PMCID: PMC7744330, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic pathwaysSkeletal phenotypeGene expressionHuman disease phenotypesAsj/Suppression of WntTranscript countsGene transcriptionENPP1-deficient miceGene pathwaysEnzyme functionENPP1 deficiencyWnt ligandsSoluble Wnt inhibitorsWnt activityReduced gene transcriptionBiomechanical phenotypeTranscriptionWnt inhibitorsBone findingsUnbiased analysisDisease phenotypePhenotypeOld miceStrong signature