2024
Cellular Prion Protein Conformational Shift after Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation Regulated by a Polymeric Antagonist and Mutations
Liu Y, Tuttle M, Kostylev M, Roseman G, Zilm K, Strittmatter S. Cellular Prion Protein Conformational Shift after Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation Regulated by a Polymeric Antagonist and Mutations. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 27903-27914. PMID: 39326869, PMCID: PMC11469297, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c10590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiquid-liquid phase separationCellular prion proteinAssociated with neurodegenerative diseasesAmyloid-bMaturation processDisordered proteinsPrion proteinConformational shiftProtein conformationConformational changesNeurodegenerative diseasesInduction conditionsConformational statesProteinPrPMutationsPhase separationSaturating concentrationsMolecular motionSolid-like stateMaturationDisease-related cognitive deficitsNeurodegenerationInductionAlzheimer
2012
Vps10 Family Proteins and the Retromer Complex in Aging-Related Neurodegeneration and Diabetes
Lane RF, St George-Hyslop P, Hempstead BL, Small SA, Strittmatter SM, Gandy S. Vps10 Family Proteins and the Retromer Complex in Aging-Related Neurodegeneration and Diabetes. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 14080-14086. PMID: 23055476, PMCID: PMC3576841, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3359-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorType 2 diabetes mellitusNeurotrophic signaling pathwaysFrontotemporal lobar degenerationNon-neuronal cellsPathogenesis of neurodegenerationGenetic risk factorsBDNF levelsDiabetes mellitusFamily of receptorsNeurotrophic factorRisk factorsParkinson's diseaseTrk receptorsAcute responseAutosomal dominant formAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseaseCell surface receptorsReceptorsSignaling pathwaysSurface receptorsPleiotropic functionsIntracellular responses
2009
β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease
Gunther EC, Strittmatter SM. β-amyloid oligomers and cellular prion protein in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2009, 88: 331-338. PMID: 19960174, PMCID: PMC2846635, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0568-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseAβ oligomersDisease pathophysiologyCellular prion proteinProgression of ADAlzheimer's disease pathophysiologyΒ-amyloid oligomersΒ-amyloid peptidePrion proteinBrain slicesAlzheimer's diseaseSynaptic functionFunctional receptorsNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseasePotential mediatorsAβ assembliesReceptorsAβ monomersPrPCPathophysiologyNeurotoxicityPlaquesProgression
2007
The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions
Yang YS, Strittmatter SM. The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions. Genome Biology 2007, 8: 234. PMID: 18177508, PMCID: PMC2246256, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse functionsEndoplasmic reticulum-Golgi traffickingReticulon homology domainMembrane-associated proteinsAmino-terminal domainFamily of proteinsEukaryotic kingdomsMembrane morphogenesisHomology domainHydrophilic loopReticulon 4Reticulon familyReticulonsDiversity of structuresExpression patternsVesicle formationEndoplasmic reticulumAmino acidsCell surfaceHydrophobic regionAxon growthDiverse groupNeurodegenerative diseasesProteinAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
2002
Modulation of axonal regeneration in neurodegenerative disease
Strittmatter SM. Modulation of axonal regeneration in neurodegenerative disease. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2002, 19: 117-121. PMID: 12212768, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-002-0021-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research