Molecular mechanism and regulation of autophagy and its potential role in epilepsy

H Zhu, W Wang, Y Li - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is an evolutionally conserved degradation mechanism for maintaining cell
homeostasis whereby cytoplasmic components are wrapped in autophagosomes and …

[HTML][HTML] Mini-review: Synaptojanin 1 and its implications in membrane trafficking

H Choudhry, M Aggarwal, PY Pan - Neuroscience letters, 2021 - Elsevier
This mini-review aims to summarize a growing body of literature on synaptojanin 1 (Synj1), a
phosphoinositide phosphatase that was initially known to have a prominent role in synaptic …

Presynaptic autophagy is coupled to the synaptic vesicle cycle via ATG-9

S Yang, D Park, L Manning, SE Hill, M Cao, Z Xuan… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Autophagy is a cellular degradation pathway essential for neuronal health and function.
Autophagosome biogenesis occurs at synapses, is locally regulated, and increases in …

Synaptic vesicle proteins and ATG9A self-organize in distinct vesicle phases within synapsin condensates

D Park, Y Wu, X Wang, S Gowrishankar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ectopic expression in fibroblasts of synapsin 1 and synaptophysin is sufficient to generate
condensates of vesicles highly reminiscent of synaptic vesicle (SV) clusters and with liquid …

The endo-lysosomal system in Parkinson's disease: Expanding the horizon

A Muraleedharan, B Vanderperre - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after
Alzheimer's disease, and its prevalence is increasing with age. A wealth of genetic evidence …

Orchestrating vesicular and nonvesicular membrane dynamics by intrinsically disordered proteins

SJ Sigrist, V Haucke - EMBO reports, 2023 - embopress.org
Compartmentalization by membranes is a common feature of eukaryotic cells and serves to
spatiotemporally confine biochemical reactions to control physiology. Membrane‐bound …

Neuromelanin‐MRI to quantify and track nigral depigmentation in Parkinson's disease: A multicenter longitudinal study using template‐based standardized analysis

Y **ng, AH Sapuan, A Martín‐Bastida… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinical diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson's disease (PD) remain
challenging because of the lack of an established biomarker. Neuromelanin‐magnetic …

Molecular mechanism of cognitive impairment associated with Parkinson's disease: A stroke perspective

S Gupta, J Khan, S Ghosh - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurological illness that causes several motor and
non-motor symptoms, most characteristically limb tremors and bradykinesia. PD is a slowly …

Impaired neuronal activity and differential gene expression in STXBP1 encephalopathy patient iPSC-derived GABAergic neurons

E Ichise, T Chiyonobu, M Ishikawa… - Human molecular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Syntaxin-binding protein 1 (STXBP1; also called MUNC18–1), encoded by
STXBP1, is an essential component of the molecular machinery that controls synaptic …

Synaptic vesicle characterization of iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons provides insight into distinct secretory vesicle pools

K Fujise, J Mishra, MS Rosenfeld, NM Rafiq - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2025 - nature.com
The dysfunction of dopaminergic (DA) neurons is central to Parkinson's disease. Distinct
synaptic vesicle (SV) populations, differing in neurotransmitter content (dopamine vs …