Atagun Isiktas
Postgraduate Associate in NeuroscienceAbout
Research
Publications
2023
D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core have distinct and valence-independent roles in learning
Zachry J, Kutlu M, Yoon H, Leonard M, Chevée M, Patel D, Gaidici A, Kondev V, Thibeault K, Bethi R, Tat J, Melugin P, Isiktas A, Joffe M, Cai D, Conn P, Grueter B, Calipari E. D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core have distinct and valence-independent roles in learning. Neuron 2023, 112: 835-849.e7. PMID: 38134921, PMCID: PMC10939818, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Systematic generation and imaging of tandem repeats reveal base-pairing properties that promote RNA aggregation
Isiktas A, Eshov A, Yang S, Guo J. Systematic generation and imaging of tandem repeats reveal base-pairing properties that promote RNA aggregation. Cell Reports Methods 2022, 2: 100334. PMID: 36452875, PMCID: PMC9701603, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular recovery after prolonged warm ischaemia of the whole body
Vrselja Z, Lysyy T, Zhang S, Skarica M, Spajic A, Dellal D, Thorn SL, Duckrow RB, Ma S, Duy PQ, Isiktas AU, Liang D, Li M, Kim SK, Daniele SG, Perincheri S, Menon MC, Huttner A, Sheth KN, Tietjen GT, Zaveri HP, Latham SR, Sinusas AJ, Sestan N. Cellular recovery after prolonged warm ischaemia of the whole body. Nature 2022, 608: 405-412. PMID: 35922506, PMCID: PMC9518831, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05016-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens core mediates latent inhibition
Kutlu M, Zachry J, Melugin P, Tat J, Cajigas S, Isiktas A, Patel D, Siciliano C, Schoenbaum G, Sharpe M, Calipari E. Dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens core mediates latent inhibition. Nature Neuroscience 2022, 25: 1071-1081. PMID: 35902648, PMCID: PMC9768922, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-022-01126-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublisher Correction: C9orf72 arginine-rich dipeptide repeats inhibit UPF1-mediated RNA decay via translational repression
Sun Y, Eshov A, Zhou J, Isiktas AU, Guo JU. Publisher Correction: C9orf72 arginine-rich dipeptide repeats inhibit UPF1-mediated RNA decay via translational repression. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 279. PMID: 34992216, PMCID: PMC8738755, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27859-4.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
C9orf72 arginine-rich dipeptide repeats inhibit UPF1-mediated RNA decay via translational repression
Sun Y, Eshov A, Zhou J, Isiktas AU, Guo JU. C9orf72 arginine-rich dipeptide repeats inhibit UPF1-mediated RNA decay via translational repression. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 3354. PMID: 32620797, PMCID: PMC7335171, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17129-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study shows that toxic proteins in ALS/FTD disrupt cellular RNA quality control mechanism, accelerating neurodegeneration.