Loss of IRF2BPL impairs neuronal maintenance through excess Wnt signaling
Marcogliese P, Dutta D, Ray S, Dang N, Zuo Z, Wang Y, Lu D, Fazal F, Ravenscroft T, Chung H, Kanca O, Wan J, Douine E, Network U, Pena L, Yamamoto S, Nelson S, Might M, Meyer K, Yeo N, Bellen H. Loss of IRF2BPL impairs neuronal maintenance through excess Wnt signaling. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabl5613. PMID: 35044823, PMCID: PMC8769555, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl5613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonal lossPatient-derived astrocytesChildhood-onset neurodegenerative disordersNeuronal depletionNeural dysfunctionNeuronal expressionNeurological defectsPharmacological inhibitionNeurodegenerative disordersNeuronal maintenanceNeurological phenotypeWnt antagonistsDownstream signalingIRF2BPLBinding proteinInhibitionWntSignalingWnt transcriptionAstrocytesDysfunctionAntagonistBrain