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Muscle regulates mTOR dependent axonal local translation in motor neurons via CTRP3 secretion: implications for a neuromuscular disorder, spinal muscular atrophy

Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2019
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder, which causes dysfunction/loss of lower motor neurons and muscle weakness as well as atrophy.
Wiebke A. Rehorst, Maximilian P. Thelen, Hendrik Nolte, Clara Türk, Sebahattin Cirak, Jonathan M. Peterson, G. William Wong, Brunhilde Wirth, Marcus Krüger, Dominic Winter, Min Jeong Kye   +10 more
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The centrosomal protein C-Nap1 is required for cell cycle-regulated centrosome cohesion [PDF]

, 2000
Duplicating centrosomes are paired during interphase, but are separated at the onset of mitosis. Although the mechanisms controlling centrosome cohesion and separation are important for centrosome function throughout the cell cycle, they remain poorly ...
Fry, A. M., Erich A. Nigg, Andrew M. Fry, Stierhof, Y. D., Mayor, T., York-Dieter Stierhof, Tanaka, K., Nigg, E. A., Thibault Mayor, Kayoko Tanaka   +9 more
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Septin 9 PB domains coordinate centrosome positioning and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
Ting ting Cai, Mohyeddine Omrane, Nassima Benzoubir, Didier Samuel, Ama Gassama‐Diagne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynactin1 depletion leads to neuromuscular synapse instability and functional abnormalities

Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2019
Background Dynactin subunit 1 is the largest subunit of the dynactin complex, an activator of the molecular motor protein complex dynein. Reduced levels of DCTN1 mRNA and protein have been found in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients ...
Valérie Bercier, Jeffrey M. Hubbard, Kevin Fidelin, Karine Duroure, Thomas O. Auer, Céline Revenu, Claire Wyart, Filippo Del Bene   +7 more
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Pharmacogenetic stimulation of cholinergic pedunculopontine neurons reverses motor deficits in a rat model of Parkinson's disease [PDF]

, 2015
Background Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) often present with axial symptoms, including postural- and gait difficulties that respond poorly to dopaminergic agents.
Pienaar, Ilse, De Paola, V, Gretenkord, Sabine, David Dexter (3572210), Sabine Gretenkord, Withers, Dominic, Ilse Pienaar (4504357), Dominic Withers (3572216), Gartside, Sarah, De Paola, Vincenzo, Puneet Sharma, Ilse S. Pienaar, Puneet Sharma (3572222), Sharma, Puneet, Dominic Withers, Sabine Gretenkord (3572213), David T. Dexter, Vincenzo De Paola, Joanna L. Elson, Ilse Pienaar (3572219), Joanna L Elson (16036517), Sarah Gartside (3572225), Dexter, David, Elson, Joanna, Sarah E. Gartside, Joanna Elson (271089), Vincenzo De Paola (275215), Sarah E Gartside (16264538), David T Dexter (9237410)   +28 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of zebrafish primary motor neurons reveals subtype-specific gene expression signatures

iScience
Summary: Motor neurons (MNs) connect the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, enabling movement. In zebrafish, the three MN subtypes, RoP, MiP, and CaP, are defined anatomically, but their molecular identities remain underexplored.
Laurie Nemoz-Billet, Nathan Gil, Chloé Exbrayat-Héritier, Mathilde Bouchet, Marilyne Malbouyres, Sandrine Hughes, Benjamin Gillet, Jonathan Enriquez, Sandrine Bretaud, Florence Ruggiero   +9 more
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A study of the Microtubule associated protein family, MAP65, in Arabidopsis [PDF]

, 2004
Microtubules (MTs) play a key role in cell division and morphogenesis. Plant cells form four distinct MT arrays through the cell cycle; the interphase cortical array, the preprophase band, the spindle and the phragmoplast.
Kaloriti, Despina
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Protein import into chloroplasts: new aspects of a well-known topic [PDF]

, 2007
Protein import into plant chloroplasts is a fascinating topic that is being investigated by many research groups. Since the majority of chloroplast proteins are synthesised as precursor proteins in the cytosol, they have to be posttranslationally ...
Bölter, Bettina, Stengel, Anna, Soil, Juergen   +2 more
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The ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy as guardians of the cellular proteome

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Perspective covers the three principles governing the crosstalk between the ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy in cellular proteostasis: (1) a shared ubiquitin code routing substrates via shuttle factors or autophagy receptors; (2) spatial compartmentalization into phase‐separated degradation hubs and organelle‐specific modules (exemplified
Ivan Dikic
wiley   +1 more source