Genetics and pathogenesis of dystonia

M Thomsen, LM Lange, M Zech… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Dystonia is a clinically and genetically highly heterogeneous neurological disorder
characterized by abnormal movements and postures caused by involuntary sustained or …

Advances of zebrafish in neurodegenerative disease: from models to drug discovery

X Wang, JB Zhang, KJ He, F Wang… - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative disease (NDD), including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons which …

Structure of the HOPS tethering complex, a lysosomal membrane fusion machinery

D Shvarev, J Schoppe, C König, A Perz, N Füllbrunn… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Lysosomes are essential for cellular recycling, nutrient signaling, autophagy, and
pathogenic bacteria and viruses invasion. Lysosomal fusion is fundamental to cell survival …

Genetic disorders of cellular trafficking

A García-Cazorla, A Oyarzábal, JM Saudubray… - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
Cellular trafficking is essential to maintain critical biological functions. Mutations in 346
genes, most of them described in the last 5 years, are associated with disorders of cellular …

PI4K2A deficiency causes innate error in intracellular trafficking with developmental and epileptic‐dyskinetic encephalopathy

HS Dafsari, JG Pemberton, EA Ferrer… - Annals of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Intracellular signaling networks rely on proper membrane organization to control
an array of cellular processes such as metabolism, proliferation, apoptosis, and …

Current knowledge of endolysosomal and autophagy defects in hereditary spastic paraplegia

L Toupenet Marchesi, M Leblanc, G Stevanin - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) refers to a group of neurological disorders involving the
degeneration of motor neurons. Due to their clinical and genetic heterogeneity, finding …

Endocytosis and Alzheimer's disease

Ł Zadka, M Sochocka, N Hachiya… - Geroscience, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and is the most
common cause of dementia. The pathogenesis of AD still remains unclear, including two …

SMPD4 regulates mitotic nuclear envelope dynamics and its loss causes microcephaly and diabetes

DJ Smits, R Schot, N Krusy, K Wiegmann… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Biallelic loss-of-function variants in SMPD4 cause a rare and severe neurodevelopmental
disorder with progressive congenital microcephaly and early death. SMPD4 encodes a …

HOPS-associated neurological disorders (HOPSANDs): linking endolysosomal dysfunction to the pathogenesis of dystonia

E Monfrini, M Zech, D Steel, MA Kurian, J Winkelmann… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The homotypic fusion and protein sorting (HOPS) complex is the structural bridge necessary
for the fusion of late endosomes and autophagosomes with lysosomes. Recent publications …

[HTML][HTML] Delineating the molecular and phenotypic spectrum of the SETD1B-related syndrome

MJA Weerts, K Lanko, FJ Guzmán-Vega, A Jackson… - Genetics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Pathogenic variants in SETD1B have been associated with a syndromic
neurodevelopmental disorder including intellectual disability, language delay, and seizures …