Marc Hammarlund, PhD
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Professor of Genetics and of NeuroscienceCards
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Professor of Genetics and of Neuroscience
Biography
Marc did his doctoral work with Erik Jorgensen, studying genetics and synaptic transmission. In his postdoc with Mike Bastiani he pioneered the study of axon regeneration in C. elegans and discovered the DLK regeneration pathway.
The Hammarlund lab studies neuronal degeneration, regeneration, and cell fate. We aim to discover fundamental mechanisms of neuronal cell biology.
Appointments
Genetics
ProfessorFully JointNeuroscience
ProfessorFully Joint
Other Departments & Organizations
- Center for RNA Science and Medicine
- Genetics
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience Track
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Stem Cell Center
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Utah (2003)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Axons; Caenorhabditis elegans; Cell Biology; Gene Expression; Nerve Regeneration
Publications
Featured Publications
Molecular topography of an entire nervous system
Taylor SR, Santpere G, Weinreb A, Barrett A, Reilly MB, Xu C, Varol E, Oikonomou P, Glenwinkel L, McWhirter R, Poff A, Basavaraju M, Rafi I, Yemini E, Cook SJ, Abrams A, Vidal B, Cros C, Tavazoie S, Sestan N, Hammarlund M, Hobert O, Miller DM. Molecular topography of an entire nervous system. Cell 2021, 184: 4329-4347.e23. PMID: 34237253, PMCID: PMC8710130, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsFluorescent DyesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, ReporterLarvaNervous SystemNeuronsNeuropeptidesNucleotide MotifsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA-SeqSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsGene expressionSpecific gene familiesCis-regulatory elementsNeuron-specific gene expressionIndividual neuron classesSingle-cell resolutionGene expression profilesNeuron classesGene familyAdhesion proteinsNeuropeptide genesExpression profilesExpression dataEntire nervous systemCombinatorial expressionMolecular topographyNervous systemSynaptic specificityNeuropeptide receptorsExpressionPotential roleWiring diagramComputational approachGenesProteinActivation of the CaMKII-Sarm1-ASK1-p38 MAP kinase pathway protects against axon degeneration caused by loss of mitochondria
Ding C, Wu Y, Dabas H, Hammarlund M. Activation of the CaMKII-Sarm1-ASK1-p38 MAP kinase pathway protects against axon degeneration caused by loss of mitochondria. ELife 2022, 11: e73557. PMID: 35285800, PMCID: PMC8920508, DOI: 10.7554/elife.73557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAPK pathwayLoss of mitochondriaMitochondrial defectsUnbiased genetic screenMAP kinase pathwayCell-specific activationTrafficking complexGenetic screenCEBP-1Kinase pathwayUnderlying cellular mechanismsCellular mechanismsL-type voltage-gated calcium channelsMitochondriaVoltage-gated calcium channelsPathwayUNCAxon degenerationCaenorhabditisActivationCalcium channelsFurther analysisTraffickingSuppressesCaMKIIA Functional Non-coding RNA Is Produced from xbp-1 mRNA
Liu X, Beaudoin JD, Davison CA, Kosmaczewski SG, Meyer BI, Giraldez AJ, Hammarlund M. A Functional Non-coding RNA Is Produced from xbp-1 mRNA. Neuron 2020, 107: 854-863.e6. PMID: 32640191, PMCID: PMC7486263, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Organization of a functional glycolytic metabolon on mitochondria for metabolic efficiency
Wang H, Vant J, Zhang A, Sanchez R, Wu Y, Micou M, Luczak V, Whiddon Z, Carlson N, Yu S, Jabbo M, Yoon S, Abushawish A, Ghassemian M, Masubuchi T, Gan Q, Watanabe S, Griffis E, Hammarlund M, Singharoy A, Pekkurnaz G. Organization of a functional glycolytic metabolon on mitochondria for metabolic efficiency. Nature Metabolism 2024, 6: 1712-1735. PMID: 39261628, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01121-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsO-GlcNAc transferaseO-GlcNAcylation sitesGlycolytic metabolonO-GlcNAcylationEnzyme O-GlcNAc transferaseOuter mitochondrial membraneDynamic O-GlcNAcylationPost-translational modificationsReduced ATP generationMitochondrial ATP productionMetabolic efficiencyEnergy-demanding tissuesCellular energy sourceOGT activityMitochondrial associationRegulatory domainMitochondrial membraneMultiple cell typesATP generationATP productionMitochondrial functionMitochondrial couplingMetabolonCell typesGlucose fluxPolarized localization of kinesin-1 and RIC-7 drives axonal mitochondria anterograde transport
Wu Y, Ding C, Sharif B, Weinreb A, Swaim G, Hao H, Yogev S, Watanabe S, Hammarlund M. Polarized localization of kinesin-1 and RIC-7 drives axonal mitochondria anterograde transport. Journal Of Cell Biology 2024, 223: e202305105. PMID: 38470363, PMCID: PMC10932739, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202305105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinesin-1C. elegansN-terminal domainRetrograde trafficAnterograde trafficTransport mitochondriaMitochondria transportPolar localizationMiro-1CRISPR engineeringMitochondria localizationDisordered regionsMitochondriaTransport complexMitochondria distributionAxonal transportAnterograde transportAnterograde axonal transportMotor complexMiroAdaptorCRISPRGenesLocal and dynamic regulation of neuronal glycolysis in vivo
Wolfe A, Koberstein J, Smith C, Stewart M, Gonzalez I, Hammarlund M, Hyman A, Stork P, Goodman R, Colón-Ramos D. Local and dynamic regulation of neuronal glycolysis in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2314699121. PMID: 38198527, PMCID: PMC10801914, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2314699121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycolytic stateEnergy stressEnergy metabolismConditions of energy stressDynamic regulationNeuronal functionIndividual cell typesMitochondrial localizationGenetic analysisSubcellular regionsRegulatory enzymeCell-autonomousNeuronal identityGlycolysisCell typesMetabolic stateImaging dynamic changesMetabolismLiving organismsIn vivoCellsEnergy landscapeIndividual neuronsEnzymeDynamic changes
2023
The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans
Ripoll-Sánchez L, Watteyne J, Sun H, Fernandez R, Taylor S, Weinreb A, Bentley B, Hammarlund M, Miller D, Hobert O, Beets I, Vértes P, Schafer W. The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans. Neuron 2023, 111: 3570-3589.e5. PMID: 37935195, PMCID: PMC7615469, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous systemSynaptic wiring diagramGene expression datasetsReceptor-ligand interactionsStudied neuronsKey network hubNeuronal connectionsSignaling cascadesBrain functionInput connectivityNeuromodulatory signalingChemical synapsesPeptidergic neuromodulationBiochemical analysisEssential roleNeural basisNeuropeptidesConnectomeNetwork hubsWiring diagramSimilar patternA kinesin-1 adaptor complex controls bimodal slow axonal transport of spectrin in Caenorhabditis elegans
Glomb O, Swaim G, Munoz LLancao P, Lovejoy C, Sutradhar S, Park J, Wu Y, Cason S, Holzbaur E, Hammarlund M, Howard J, Ferguson S, Gramlich M, Yogev S. A kinesin-1 adaptor complex controls bimodal slow axonal transport of spectrin in Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Cell 2023, 58: 1847-1863.e12. PMID: 37751746, PMCID: PMC10574138, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructure-function analysis of ceTIR-1/hSARM1 explains the lack of Wallerian axonal degeneration in C. elegans
Khazma T, Grossman A, Guez-Haddad J, Feng C, Dabas H, Sain R, Weitman M, Zalk R, Isupov M, Hammarlund M, Hons M, Opatowsky Y. Structure-function analysis of ceTIR-1/hSARM1 explains the lack of Wallerian axonal degeneration in C. elegans. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 113026. PMID: 37635352, PMCID: PMC10675840, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. elegansCryoelectron microscopy structureNematode C. elegansC. elegans neuronsStructure-function analysisMicroscopy structureNADase activityMolecular mechanismsElegansCellular NADModel animalsSpeciesAxon degenerationWallerian axonal degenerationOrthologsOctamerProteinSARM1DivergenceNADSARMExpressionActivityAxonal degeneration
2018
Functional Genome-wide Screen Identifies Pathways Restricting Central Nervous System Axonal Regeneration
Sekine Y, Lin-Moore A, Chenette DM, Wang X, Jiang Z, Cafferty WB, Hammarlund M, Strittmatter SM. Functional Genome-wide Screen Identifies Pathways Restricting Central Nervous System Axonal Regeneration. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 269. PMID: 29972787, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.079.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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