2019
Hsp110 mitigates α-synuclein pathology in vivo
Taguchi YV, Gorenberg EL, Nagy M, Thrasher D, Fenton WA, Volpicelli-Daley L, Horwich AL, Chandra SS. Hsp110 mitigates α-synuclein pathology in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 24310-24316. PMID: 31685606, PMCID: PMC6883785, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1903268116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ-synuclein pathologyOverexpression of Hsp110Α-synuclein aggregationPresynaptic protein α-synucleinΑ-synuclein seedsΑ-synuclein oligomersLewy bodiesMouse modelParkinson's diseaseCell culture modelSynaptic proteomeΑ-synucleinProtein α-synucleinPathologyCulture modelDiseaseMammalian cell culture modelsProtein changesOverexpressionVivoHsp110Molecular facilitatorsMiceUnbiased analysisBrain
2017
Transfer of pathogenic and nonpathogenic cytosolic proteins between spinal cord motor neurons in vivo in chimeric mice
Thomas EV, Fenton WA, McGrath J, Horwich AL. Transfer of pathogenic and nonpathogenic cytosolic proteins between spinal cord motor neurons in vivo in chimeric mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e3139-e3148. PMID: 28348221, PMCID: PMC5393223, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1701465114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCytosolFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMotor NeuronsProteinsSpinal CordSuperoxide Dismutase-1ConceptsMotor neuronsChimeric miceSpinal cord motor neuronsCranial nerve motor nucleiDouble fluorescenceMammalian nervous systemMo of ageGray matter oligodendrocytesCytosolic proteinsExtraocular nucleiMotor nucleusSpinal cordNervous systemNeuronsMiceSuperoxide dismutase 1 proteinEight-cell embryosPathogenic proteinsOligodendrocytesDismutase 1 proteinThird chimeraChimeric progenyRecent studiesEGFP chimerasCells
2016
Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice
Hadzipasic M, Ni W, Nagy M, Steenrod N, McGinley MJ, Kaushal A, Thomas E, McCormick DA, Horwich AL. Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e7600-e7609. PMID: 27821773, PMCID: PMC5127366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616832113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsALS miceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAcute spinal cord slicesSingle-unit extracellular recordingsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsLoss of neuronsMotor neuron lossMotor neuron firingSpinal cord slicesPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingStep variabilityLethal neurodegenerative diseaseNeuron lossCord slicesSpinal cordLeg flexorsLateral sclerosisGait variabilityVivo effectsClamp recordingsExtracellular recordingsEMG patternsMutant miceNeuron firing
1988
Meiotic expression of human ornithine transcarbamylase in the testes of transgenic mice.
Kelley K, Chamberlain J, Nolan J, Horwich A, Kalousek F, Eisenstadt J, Herrup K, Rosenberg L. Meiotic expression of human ornithine transcarbamylase in the testes of transgenic mice. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1988, 8: 1821-1825. PMID: 2837657, PMCID: PMC363346, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.4.1821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman ornithine transcarbamylaseFusion geneBase pairsProtein-coding sequencesMale germ cellsOrnithine transcarbamylaseMeiotic expressionRegulatory sequencesRegulatory regionsTransgenic micePachytene stageMouse metallothioneinTransgenic animalsGerm cellsGenesKilobasesTransgene expressionSequenceExpressionTranscarbamylaseMeiosisTetraploid