Glycogen and its metabolism: some new developments and old themes

PJ Roach, AA Depaoli-Roach, TD Hurley… - Biochemical …, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose that acts as a store of energy in times of
nutritional sufficiency for utilization in times of need. Its metabolism has been the subject of …

Advancing genomic technologies and clinical awareness accelerates discovery of disease-associated tandem repeat sequences

T Gall-Duncan, N Sato, RKC Yuen… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
Expansions of gene-specific DNA tandem repeats (TRs), first described in 1991 as a
disease-causing mutation in humans, are now known to cause> 60 phenotypes, not just …

A recurrent de novo mutation in KCNC1 causes progressive myoclonus epilepsy

M Muona, SF Berkovic, LM Dibbens, KL Oliver… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Progressive myoclonus epilepsies (PMEs) are a group of rare, inherited disorders
manifesting with action myoclonus, tonic-clonic seizures and ataxia. We sequenced the …

Lafora disease—from pathogenesis to treatment strategies

F Nitschke, SJ Ahonen, S Nitschke, S Mitra… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Lafora disease is a severe, autosomal recessive, progressive myoclonus epilepsy. The
disease usually manifests in previously healthy adolescents, and death commonly occurs …

Mechanism suppressing glycogen synthesis in neurons and its demise in progressive myoclonus epilepsy

D Vilchez, S Ros, D Cifuentes, L Pujadas, J Vallès… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
Glycogen synthesis is normally absent in neurons. However, inclusion bodies resembling
abnormal glycogen accumulate in several neurological diseases, particularly in progressive …

[HTML][HTML] Nuclear glycogenolysis modulates histone acetylation in human non-small cell lung cancers

RC Sun, VV Dukhande, Z Zhou, LEA Young… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Nuclear glycogen was first documented in the early 1940s, but its role in cellular physiology
remained elusive. In this study, we utilized pure nuclei preparations and stable isotope …

Lafora disease

J Turnbull, E Tiberia, P Striano, P Genton… - Epileptic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive progressive myoclonus epilepsy due to
mutations in the EPM2A (laforin) and EPM2B (malin) genes, with no substantial genotype …

The classification of autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias: a consensus statement from the society for research on the cerebellum and ataxias task force

M Beaudin, A Matilla-Dueñas, BW Soong, JL Pedroso… - The Cerebellum, 2019 - Springer
There is currently no accepted classification of autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias, a
group of disorders characterized by important genetic heterogeneity and complex …

Genetic mechanisms that underlie epilepsy

OK Steinlein - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2004 - nature.com
Genetic factors can cause recurrent abnormal synchronization and episodic hyperexcitability
of neuronal networks through various mechanisms. Many of the genes that have been …

Glycogen metabolism and structure: A review

GKS Neoh, X Tan, S Chen, E Roura, X Dong… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycogen is a glucose polymer that plays a crucial role in glucose homeostasis by
functioning as a short-term energy storage reservoir in animals and bacteria. Abnormalities …