2022
TET3 epigenetically controls feeding and stress response behaviors via AGRP neurons
Xie D, Stutz B, Li F, Chen F, Lv H, Sestan-Pesa M, Catarino J, Gu J, Zhao H, Stoddard CE, Carmichael GG, Shanabrough M, Taylor HS, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Horvath TL, Huang Y. TET3 epigenetically controls feeding and stress response behaviors via AGRP neurons. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e162365. PMID: 36189793, PMCID: PMC9525119, DOI: 10.1172/jci162365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsNeuropeptide YExpression of AgRPControl of feedingHypothalamic agoutiAnxiolytic effectsNeurotransmitter GABAMouse modelLeptin signalingStress-like behaviorsGenetic ablationNeuronsAgRPCritical central regulatorsEnergy expenditureGABAEnergy metabolismAppetiteFeedingCentral regulatorMetabolismCentral controlHuman cellsTET3ObesityAgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids
Endle H, Horta G, Stutz B, Muthuraman M, Tegeder I, Schreiber Y, Snodgrass IF, Gurke R, Liu ZW, Sestan-Pesa M, Radyushkin K, Streu N, Fan W, Baumgart J, Li Y, Kloss F, Groppa S, Opel N, Dannlowski U, Grabe HJ, Zipp F, Rácz B, Horvath TL, Nitsch R, Vogt J. AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids. Nature Metabolism 2022, 4: 683-692. PMID: 35760867, PMCID: PMC9940119, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00589-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFasting-induced hyperphagiaCortical excitabilityAgRP neuronsLysophosphatidic acidPeripheral metabolismHigher body mass indexFasting-induced elevationHypothalamic AgRP neuronsEffects of LPABody mass indexHigher cortical excitabilityBrain lipid levelsCentral nervous systemPrevalence of typeGlutamatergic transmissionHypothalamic agoutiMass indexOvernight fastingPeptide neuronsCortical synapsesLipid levelsFood intakeCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemPhospholipid levels
2018
Targeting AMPK Signaling as a Neuroprotective Strategy in Parkinson’s Disease
Curry DW, Stutz B, Andrews ZB, Elsworth JD. Targeting AMPK Signaling as a Neuroprotective Strategy in Parkinson’s Disease. Journal Of Parkinson's Disease 2018, 8: 161-181. PMID: 29614701, PMCID: PMC6004921, DOI: 10.3233/jpd-171296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine/threonine kinaseFunction of AMPKParkinson's diseaseCellular energy balanceThreonine kinaseCellular stressorsIntracellular α-synuclein aggregatesProtein kinaseAMPK activationAMPK activityNumerous dietary supplementsPreclinical PD modelsNigrostriatal dopaminergic neuronsBroad neuroprotective effectsCell deathCommon neurodegenerative disorderAMPKΑ-synuclein aggregatesNeuroprotective treatmentNeuroprotective strategiesNeuroprotective effectsNeuronal atrophyPD patientsDopaminergic neuronsKinase
2017
Molecular and cellular reorganization of neural circuits in the human lineage
Sousa AMM, Zhu Y, Raghanti MA, Kitchen RR, Onorati M, Tebbenkamp ATN, Stutz B, Meyer KA, Li M, Kawasawa YI, Liu F, Perez RG, Mele M, Carvalho T, Skarica M, Gulden FO, Pletikos M, Shibata A, Stephenson AR, Edler MK, Ely JJ, Elsworth JD, Horvath TL, Hof PR, Hyde TM, Kleinman JE, Weinberger DR, Reimers M, Lifton RP, Mane SM, Noonan JP, State MW, Lein ES, Knowles JA, Marques-Bonet T, Sherwood CC, Gerstein MB, Sestan N. Molecular and cellular reorganization of neural circuits in the human lineage. Science 2017, 358: 1027-1032. PMID: 29170230, PMCID: PMC5776074, DOI: 10.1126/science.aan3456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptomic dataDistinct functional categoriesDistinct cell typesBiosynthesis genesTranscriptome sequencingHuman lineageTranscriptomic dataFunctional categoriesCellular reorganizationExpression differencesPhylogenetic reorganizationFunctional analysisCell typesGenesCellular featuresCellular differencesHuman specificityNeural circuitsLineagesMultiple levelsReorganizationSequencingHumansChimpanzeesAdult humans