2022
Chapter 8 Exploring the role of protein quality control in aging and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases
Gogia N, Olmos V, Haidery F, Luttik K, Tejwani L, Lim J. Chapter 8 Exploring the role of protein quality control in aging and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases. 2022, 139-171. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-90235-9.00012-4.ChaptersPQC systemAge-associated neurodegenerative diseasesAge-related neurodegenerative diseasesProtein quality control systemCell deathNeurodegenerative diseasesProtein quality controlHallmark of agingAlters cellular functionCellular proteomeCellular functionsProtein misfoldingQuality control systemCellular agingBiological processesPostmitotic natureNeuronal cell deathProteinDisease symptomsEfficient clearanceTherapeutic targetCellsDisease conditionsNervous system tissueEffective therapeutics
2021
Microglia regulate brain Progranulin levels through the endocytosis-lysosomal pathway
Dong T, Tejwani L, Jung Y, Kokubu H, Luttik K, Driessen TM, Lim J. Microglia regulate brain Progranulin levels through the endocytosis-lysosomal pathway. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e136147. PMID: 34618685, PMCID: PMC8663778, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.136147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPGRN levelsNovel potential therapeutic targetFrontotemporal lobar degenerationPotential therapeutic targetNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisPGRN deficiencyPGRN expressionLysosomal pathwayProgranulin levelsPathological changesHaploinsufficient miceTherapeutic targetMicrogliaNeuropathological phenotypeAlzheimer's diseaseProgranulinCeroid lipofuscinosisGlycoprotein progranulinNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseaseMiceGenetic alterationsNemo-like kinaseGenetic interaction studiesGenetic variants