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
2007
ROCK and Rho: Biochemistry and Neuronal Functions of Rho-Associated Protein Kinases
Schmandke A, Schmandke A, Strittmatter SM. ROCK and Rho: Biochemistry and Neuronal Functions of Rho-Associated Protein Kinases. The Neuroscientist 2007, 13: 454-469. PMID: 17901255, PMCID: PMC2849133, DOI: 10.1177/1073858407303611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesCentral Nervous SystemCytoskeletonHumansLipoproteinsMyelin ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNogo ProteinsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, ImmunologicRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesSignal TransductionConceptsProtein kinaseRho-Associated Protein KinaseSignal transduction mechanismsNeuronal functionDiverse neuronal functionsActin cytoskeletonRho familyExtracellular signalsROCK functionSignaling pathwaysBiochemical knowledgeCell survivalTransduction mechanismsCell migrationAxonal guidanceDendritic spine morphologyKinaseROCK pathwayPathwayNeuronal regenerationSpine morphologyRhoBrain developmentKey rolePotential sites