2006
Identification of pyruvate kinase as an antigen associated with Tourette syndrome
Kansy JW, Katsovich L, McIver KS, Pick J, Zabriskie JB, Lombroso PJ, Leckman JF, Bibb JA. Identification of pyruvate kinase as an antigen associated with Tourette syndrome. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 2006, 181: 165-176. PMID: 17011640, PMCID: PMC1853370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigensAutoantibodiesBrainChildCross ReactionsHumansImmunohistochemistryLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Sequence DataProspective StudiesPyruvate KinaseRatsSeroepidemiologic StudiesStreptococcal InfectionsTicsTourette SyndromeConceptsStreptococcal infectionObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeAutoimmune targetExacerbated symptomsBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderStreptococcal M proteinPediatric populationTic disordersImmune responseSurface antigenInfectious strainsSyndromeInfectionDisordersPyruvate kinaseM proteinPatientsImmunoreactivitySymptomsAntigenAntibodiesGlycolytic enzymesM1 isoform
2003
Expression of BEN, a member of TFII-I family of transcription factors, during mouse pre- and postimplantation development
Bayarsaihan D, Bitchevaia N, Enkhmandakh B, Tussie-Luna MI, Leckman JF, Roy A, Ruddle F. Expression of BEN, a member of TFII-I family of transcription factors, during mouse pre- and postimplantation development. Gene Expression Patterns 2003, 3: 579-589. PMID: 12971990, DOI: 10.1016/s1567-133x(03)00118-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTFII-I familyTranscription factorsPostimplantation developmentEarly gastrulation stagesExtensive expression patternMouse preTwo-cell stageGastrulation stageEarly blastocyst stageRepeat domainNuclear localizationExpression patternsTissue developmentBlastocyst stageMost tissuesCytoplasmExpressionExtensive expression
1995
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex
Vaccarino F, Schwartz M, Hartigan D, Leckman J. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1995, 5: 64-78. PMID: 7719131, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/5.1.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorNerve growth factorGlutamate-containing neuronsCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factorGrowth factorAspartate-containing neuronsDifferent neurotransmitter phenotypesNumber of GABARatio of glutamateStem cellsNeurotransmitter phenotypeExcitatory neuronsInhibitory neuronsRat telencephalonVentricular zoneBFGF mRNAGABANeuronsCortexGlutamateDiffusible factorsThreefold increaseCellsFactors