2019
Cracking the Cell Death Code
Rothlin CV, Ghosh S. Cracking the Cell Death Code. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2019, 12: a036343. PMID: 31548182, PMCID: PMC7197433, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a036343.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
ZIPping to Pain Relief: The Role (or Not) of PKMζ in Chronicc Pain
Price TJ, Ghosh S. ZIPping to Pain Relief: The Role (or Not) of PKMζ in Chronicc Pain. Molecular Pain 2013, 9: 1744-8069-9-6. PMID: 23433248, PMCID: PMC3621284, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-9-6.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell-Penetrating PeptidesChronic PainEnzyme InhibitorsHumansLipopeptidesLong-Term PotentiationModels, BiologicalProtein Kinase CConceptsChronic pain statesChronic painLong-term potentiationAnterior cingulate cortexPain statesPain plasticityCertain chronic pain statesRole of PKMζSpinal dorsal hornChronic pain developmentSignificant clinical problemPotential roleSuch off-target effectsPain reliefDorsal hornPain developmentCNS areasCNS regionsClinical problemNociceptor stimulationPainCingulate cortexNew targetsKey moleculesOff-target effectsBDNF Regulates Atypical PKC at Spinal Synapses to Initiate and Maintain a Centralized Chronic Pain State
Melemedjian OK, Tillu DV, Asiedu MN, Mandell EK, Moy JK, Blute VM, Taylor CJ, Ghosh S, Price TJ. BDNF Regulates Atypical PKC at Spinal Synapses to Initiate and Maintain a Centralized Chronic Pain State. Molecular Pain 2013, 9: 1744-8069-9-12. PMID: 23510079, PMCID: PMC3608966, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-9-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cerebral CortexChronic PainEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4FExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred ICRMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesModels, BiologicalPhosphorylationPosterior Horn CellsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Kinase CProtein TransportSynapsesTime FactorsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsChronic pain statesPain statesPersistent nociceptive sensitizationSpinal synapsesChronic painNociceptive sensitizationPotential therapeutic targetImportant medical problemNeurotrophic factorBDNF regulationPersistent sensitizationBDNFTherapeutic targetMedical problemsPainNovel therapeuticsEssential mediatorSensitizationPermanent reversalSynapsesMolecular linkPKMζKey regulator
2008
Instructive role of aPKCζ subcellular localization in the assembly of adherens junctions in neural progenitors
Ghosh S, Marquardt T, Thaler JP, Carter N, Andrews SE, Pfaff SL, Hunter T. Instructive role of aPKCζ subcellular localization in the assembly of adherens junctions in neural progenitors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 335-340. PMID: 18162555, PMCID: PMC2224213, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0705713105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherens junctionsNeural progenitorsNeural tubeApical-basal polarityCell fate determinantsNeuronal precursorsApical adherens junctionsApical membranePKCzeta/lambdaCell-cell adhesionChicken neural tubeStem cell proliferationPostmitotic neuronal precursorsAsymmetric inheritanceApical assemblyFate determinantsAsymmetric localizationNeural stem cell proliferationSubcellular compartmentalizationSubcellular localizationNeural stem cellsKinase activityInstructive signalsNeurogenic divisionsInstructive role