cindr, the Drosophila Homolog of the CD2AP Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene, Is Required for Synaptic Transmission and Proteostasis
Ojelade S, Lee T, Giagtzoglou N, Yu L, Ugur B, Li Y, Duraine L, Zuo Z, Petyuk V, De Jager P, Bennett D, Arenkiel B, Bellen H, Shulman J. cindr, the Drosophila Homolog of the CD2AP Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene, Is Required for Synaptic Transmission and Proteostasis. Cell Reports 2019, 28: 1799-1813.e5. PMID: 31412248, PMCID: PMC6703184, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membrane calcium ATPaseDisease risk genesDisease susceptibility genesSynaptic vesicle recyclingUbiquitin-proteasome systemMembrane calcium ATPaseAlzheimer’s disease risk genesDrosophila homologConserved roleAlzheimer's disease susceptibility genesSynaptic proteostasisAdaptor proteinNeuronal requirementsVesicle recyclingProteostasisCindrRisk genesSusceptibility genesSynapse maturationHuman postmortem brainHuman tauProtein levelsNeurofibrillary tangle pathologyNull miceAD susceptibility