2022
Alzheimer 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
2020
Elucidating the role of the AD risk factor Pyk2 in tau‐induced neuronal dysfunction
Brody A, Strittmatter S. Elucidating the role of the AD risk factor Pyk2 in tau‐induced neuronal dysfunction. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.036625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatial memory impairmentCell layer thicknessGenetic deletionTau pathologyTau phosphorylationMemory impairmentPharmacological inhibitionAcute hippocampal slice preparationsTau-induced neuronal dysfunctionHippocampal slice preparationPS19 miceNeuronal dysfunctionSlice preparationHistological assessmentMouse modelKnockout micePyk2 activityExacerbationMicePyk2PathologyImpairmentAnimalsTauPhenotype