2017
Regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis by neuronal cell adhesion molecule 1
Rathjen T, Yan X, Kononenko NL, Ku MC, Song K, Ferrarese L, Tarallo V, Puchkov D, Kochlamazashvili G, Brachs S, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Yi CX, Schriever SC, Tattikota SG, Carlo AS, Moroni M, Siemens J, Heuser A, van der Weyden L, Birkenfeld AL, Niendorf T, Poulet JFA, Horvath TL, Tschöp MH, Heinig M, Trajkovski M, Haucke V, Poy MN. Regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis by neuronal cell adhesion molecule 1. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1096-1103. PMID: 28628102, PMCID: PMC5533218, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial Dynamics Mediated by Mitofusin 1 Is Required for POMC Neuron Glucose-Sensing and Insulin Release Control
Ramírez S, Gómez-Valadés AG, Schneeberger M, Varela L, Haddad-Tóvolli R, Altirriba J, Noguera E, Drougard A, Flores-Martínez Á, Imbernón M, Chivite I, Pozo M, Vidal-Itriago A, Garcia A, Cervantes S, Gasa R, Nogueiras R, Gama-Pérez P, Garcia-Roves PM, Cano DA, Knauf C, Servitja JM, Horvath TL, Gomis R, Zorzano A, Claret M. Mitochondrial Dynamics Mediated by Mitofusin 1 Is Required for POMC Neuron Glucose-Sensing and Insulin Release Control. Cell Metabolism 2017, 25: 1390-1399.e6. PMID: 28591639, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitofusin 1Mitochondrial dynamicsGene expression programsNutrient sensing mechanismsExpression programsMitochondrial architectureMitochondrial oxygen fluxNutrient sensingMitochondrial flexibilityNutrient availabilityPancreatic β-cellsUnrecognized linkDefective insulin secretionOxygen species generationMetabolism controlΒ-cellsSubset of neuronsSystemic glucose metabolismPOMC neuronsCritical sensorsSpecies generationPrecise mechanismGlucose homeostasis
2004
Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus
Saldanha CJ, Schlinger BA, Micevych PE, Horvath TL. Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2004, 469: 522-534. PMID: 14755533, DOI: 10.1002/cne.11035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHP neuronsVertebrate hippocampusSongbird hippocampusN-methyl-d-aspartate receptor expressionSubcellular characteristicsInfluence of estrogenFunctional plasticityType glutamate receptorsZebra finch brainPrecise mechanismSomal sizeExcitatory pathwaysReceptor expressionExcitatory neurotransmissionExcitatory synapsesGlutamate receptorsPostsynaptic locusPresynaptic boutonsHippocampusEstrogenKey interfacePlasticityNeuronsAromataseAutoreception