Featured Publications
Activation 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 analysisTraffickingSuppressesCaMKII
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
2014
Insulin/IGF1 Signaling Inhibits Age-Dependent Axon Regeneration
Byrne AB, Walradt T, Gardner KE, Hubbert A, Reinke V, Hammarlund M. Insulin/IGF1 Signaling Inhibits Age-Dependent Axon Regeneration. Neuron 2014, 81: 561-573. PMID: 24440228, PMCID: PMC3924874, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor INerve DegenerationNerve RegenerationPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)PTEN PhosphohydrolaseSignal TransductionSirolimusTime FactorsTranscription FactorsAxon Regeneration Genes Identified by RNAi Screening in C. elegans
Nix P, Hammarlund M, Hauth L, Lachnit M, Jorgensen EM, Bastiani M. Axon Regeneration Genes Identified by RNAi Screening in C. elegans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 629-645. PMID: 24403161, PMCID: PMC3870940, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3859-13.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNAi-based screenCandidate gene screenAnalysis of mutantsGrowth-inhibiting functionComplex molecular eventsCell-intrinsic factorsCaenorhabditis elegansC. elegansAxon regenerationGene candidatesRNAi screeningMembrane dynamicsMAP kinaseΒ-spectrinRegeneration genesGene screenMolecular eventsGenesElegansRobust regenerationMature neuronsMutantsMammalian CNSAntagonistic activityPathway
2012
Notch Signaling Inhibits Axon Regeneration
Bejjani R, Hammarlund M. Notch Signaling Inhibits Axon Regeneration. Neuron 2012, 73: 268-278. PMID: 22284182, PMCID: PMC3690129, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Axon Regeneration Requires a Conserved MAP Kinase Pathway
Hammarlund M, Nix P, Hauth L, Jorgensen EM, Bastiani M. Axon Regeneration Requires a Conserved MAP Kinase Pathway. Science 2009, 323: 802-806. PMID: 19164707, PMCID: PMC2729122, DOI: 10.1126/science.1165527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGrowth ConesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesModels, BiologicalMotor NeuronsMutationNerve RegenerationRNA InterferenceConceptsCell-intrinsic regeneration pathwaysKinase pathwayCaenorhabditis elegans motor neuronsMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayMAP kinase cascadeMAP kinase pathwayProtein kinase pathwayGrowth cone migrationKinase cascadeRegeneration pathwayCone migrationLater stepsLack of activationDevelopment of therapiesMature neuronsPathwayAplastic statesMost neuronsRegenerationMotor neuronsAxon injuryAxon regenerationNeuron functionActivationNeurons