2022
Targeting RTN4/NoGo-Receptor reduces levels of ALS protein ataxin-2
Rodriguez CM, Bechek SC, Jones GL, Nakayama L, Akiyama T, Kim G, Solow-Cordero DE, Strittmatter SM, Gitler AD. Targeting RTN4/NoGo-Receptor reduces levels of ALS protein ataxin-2. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111505. PMID: 36288715, PMCID: PMC9664481, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisSpinocerebellar ataxia type 2Nogo receptorAtaxin-2 levelsNovel therapeutic targetNeurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosisGene-based therapeutic strategiesDisease amyotrophic lateral sclerosisNerve injuryAtaxin-2Axonal regenerationAxonal regrowthLateral sclerosisTherapeutic strategiesHuman neuronsKnockout miceTherapeutic targetPotential treatmentType 2Protein levelsPotent modifierProtein ataxin-2Additional strategiesMiceRNA screenAlzheimer risk gene product Pyk2 suppresses tau phosphorylation and phenotypic effects of tauopathy
Brody AH, Nies SH, Guan F, Smith LM, Mukherjee B, Salazar SA, Lee S, Lam TKT, Strittmatter SM. Alzheimer risk gene product Pyk2 suppresses tau phosphorylation and phenotypic effects of tauopathy. Molecular Neurodegeneration 2022, 17: 32. PMID: 35501917, PMCID: PMC9063299, DOI: 10.1186/s13024-022-00526-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPS19 miceTau phosphorylationDisease riskPyk2 expressionPyk2 activityHuman neuronal culturesAlzheimer's disease riskNeuro-inflammationSynapse lossTau accumulationTau pathologyMouse survivalC1q depositionT cellsAssociated pathologyMouse modelLittermate controlsMAPK activityHuman neuronsHuman tauNeuronal culturesPyk2 inhibitionVivo modelMouse brainSynaptic function
2021
Transcriptomic taxonomy and neurogenic trajectories of adult human, macaque, and pig hippocampal and entorhinal cells
Franjic D, Skarica M, Ma S, Arellano JI, Tebbenkamp ATN, Choi J, Xu C, Li Q, Morozov YM, Andrijevic D, Vrselja Z, Spajic A, Santpere G, Li M, Zhang S, Liu Y, Spurrier J, Zhang L, Gudelj I, Rapan L, Takahashi H, Huttner A, Fan R, Strittmatter SM, Sousa AMM, Rakic P, Sestan N. Transcriptomic taxonomy and neurogenic trajectories of adult human, macaque, and pig hippocampal and entorhinal cells. Neuron 2021, 110: 452-469.e14. PMID: 34798047, PMCID: PMC8813897, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-related proteinsCellular diversityCross-species analysisSingle-nucleus transcriptomesLipid droplet proteinsSpecies-specific propertiesImmature neuron populationTranscriptomic taxonomyAlzheimer's disease-related proteinsEndoplasmic reticulumCell typesHuman neuronsSpecies differencesHistologic signatureNeurogenic capabilityProteinExcitatory neuronsDiversityAdult miceGranule cellsAlzheimer's diseaseNeuron populationsCognitive functionEntorhinal cellsAdult humans