Excitotoxicity, calcium and mitochondria: a triad in synaptic neurodegeneration

M Verma, BN Lizama, CT Chu - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022‏ - Springer
Glutamate is the most commonly engaged neurotransmitter in the mammalian central
nervous system, acting to mediate excitatory neurotransmission. However, high levels of …

Synaptopathies: synaptic dysfunction in neurological disorders–A review from students to students

K Lepeta, MV Lourenco, BC Schweitzer… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Synapses are essential components of neurons and allow information to travel coordinately
throughout the nervous system to adjust behavior to environmental stimuli and to control …

Mitochondrial processing peptidase regulates PINK1 processing, import and Parkin recruitment

AW Greene, K Grenier, MA Aguileta, S Muise… - EMBO …, 2012‏ - embopress.org
Mutations in phosphatase and tensin homologue‐induced kinase 1 (PINK1) cause
recessively inherited Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder linked to …

Rab GTPases and membrane trafficking in neurodegeneration

FR Kiral, FE Kohrs, EJ **, PR Hiesinger - Current Biology, 2018‏ - cell.com
Defects in membrane trafficking are hallmarks of neurodegeneration. Rab GTPases are key
regulators of membrane trafficking. Alterations of Rab GTPases, or the membrane …

LRRK2 Biology from structure to dysfunction: research progresses, but the themes remain the same

DC Berwick, GR Heaton, S Azeggagh… - Molecular …, 2019‏ - Springer
Since the discovery of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) as a protein that is likely central
to the aetiology of Parkinson's disease, a considerable amount of work has gone into …

Synaptic dysfunction in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases: an overview of induced pluripotent stem-cell-based disease models

E Taoufik, G Kouroupi, O Zygogianni… - Open …, 2018‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Synaptic dysfunction in CNS disorders is the outcome of perturbations in physiological
synapse structure and function, and can be either the cause or the consequence in specific …

Exosomes: mediators of neurodegeneration, neuroprotection and therapeutics

A Kalani, A Tyagi, N Tyagi - Molecular neurobiology, 2014‏ - Springer
Exosomes have emerged as prominent mediators of neurodegenerative diseases where
they have been shown to carry disease particles such as beta amyloid and prions from their …

LRRK2 is involved in the IFN-γ response and host response to pathogens

A Gardet, Y Benita, C Li, BE Sands… - The Journal of …, 2010‏ - journals.aai.org
LRRK2 was previously identified as a defective gene in Parkinson's disease, and it is also
located in a risk region for Crohn's disease. In this study, we aim to determine whether …

LRRK2 controls an EndoA phosphorylation cycle in synaptic endocytosis

S Matta, K Van Kolen, R da Cunha, G van den Bogaart… - Neuron, 2012‏ - cell.com
LRRK2 is a kinase mutated in Parkinson's disease, but how the protein affects synaptic
function remains enigmatic. We identified LRRK2 as a critical regulator of EndophilinA …

LRRK2 protein levels are determined by kinase function and are crucial for kidney and lung homeostasis in mice

MC Herzig, C Kolly, E Persohn, D Theil… - Human molecular …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) cause late-onset Parkinson's disease
(PD), but the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and the normal function of this …