2020
Retromer subunit, VPS29, regulates synaptic transmission and is required for endolysosomal function in the aging brain
Ye H, Ojelade S, Li-Kroeger D, Zuo Z, Wang L, Li Y, Gu J, Tepass U, Rodal A, Bellen H, Shulman J. Retromer subunit, VPS29, regulates synaptic transmission and is required for endolysosomal function in the aging brain. ELife 2020, 9: e51977. PMID: 32286230, PMCID: PMC7182434, DOI: 10.7554/elife.51977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBrainDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEndosomesLysosomesSynaptic TransmissionVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsRetromer functionRetromer localizationVps26 proteinsRetromer subunitsRab7 GTPaseProtein complexesEndolysosomal functionEndolysosomal pathwayLysosomal stressVPS29Endolysosomal dysfunctionSynaptic transmissionSubstrate clearanceRetromerGTPaseProteinVPS35Adult brainBrain homeostasisAlzheimer's diseaseTBC1D5Vps26Ultrastructural evidenceEmbryogenesisMutants
2019
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
2017
The Krebs Cycle Enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3A Couples Mitochondrial Metabolism to Synaptic Transmission
Ugur B, Bao H, Stawarski M, Duraine LR, Zuo Z, Lin YQ, Neely GG, Macleod GT, Chapman ER, Bellen HJ. The Krebs Cycle Enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3A Couples Mitochondrial Metabolism to Synaptic Transmission. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 3794-3806. PMID: 29281828, PMCID: PMC5747319, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesiclesKrebs cycle enzymeRole of metabolitesC2 domainPlasma membraneMitochondrial metabolismSynaptic transmissionMetabolic regulationCycle enzymesSynaptic roleAlpha-ketoglutarateSyt1ΑKGNeurodegenerative disordersDependent processesRegulationMetabolitesIDH3ASynaptotagmin1Multiple levelsFliesRoleFusionVesiclesATP