Development and therapeutic potential of adaptor-associated kinase 1 inhibitors in human multifaceted diseases

X **n, Y Wang, L Zhang, D Zhang, L Sha, Z Zhu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Adaptor-Associated Kinase 1 (AAK1), a Ser/Thr protein kinase, responsible for
regulating clathrin-mediated endocytosis, is ubiquitous in the central nervous system (CNS) …

Recent progress in discovery of novel AAK1 inhibitors: from pain therapy to potential anti-viral agents

YH Yuan, ND Mao, JL Duan, H Zhang… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Adaptor associated kinase 1 (AAK1), a member of the Ark1/Prk1 family of Ser/Thr
kinases, is a specific key kinase regulating Thr156 phosphorylation at the μ2 subunit of the …

Drebrin regulates collateral axon branching in cortical layer II/III somatosensory neurons

JM Dorskind, S Sudarsanam, RA Hand, J Ziak… - Journal of …, 2023 - jneurosci.org
Proper cortical lamination is essential for cognition, learning, and memory. Within the
somatosensory cortex, pyramidal excitatory neurons elaborate axon collateral branches in a …

ECM29/proteasome-mediated self-antigen generation by CNS-resident neuroglia promotes regulatory T cell activation

SW Chen, Y Chu, CH Chu, XDT Pham, HP Ng, CL Guo… - Cell Reports, 2025 - cell.com
Proteasomes generate antigenic peptides presented on cell surfaces—a process that, in
neuroglia, is highly responsive to external stimuli. However, the function of the self-antigens …

Drebrin is required for myosin-facilitated actin cytoskeletal remodeling during pulmonary alveolar development

SE McGowan, N Gilfanov, MK Chandurkar… - American journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Alveolar septation increases gas-exchange surface area and requires coordinated
cytoskeletal rearrangement in lung fibroblasts (LFs) to balance the demands of contraction …

A modified motor-clutch model reveals that neuronal growth cones respond faster to soft substrates

LP Cifuentes, AIM Athamneh, Y Efremov… - Molecular Biology of …, 2024 - molbiolcell.org
Neuronal growth cones sense a variety of cues including chemical and mechanical ones to
establish functional connections during nervous system development. Substrate-cytoskeletal …

DNA tension assays reveal that force-dependent integrin activation regulates neurite outgrowth in primary cortical neurons

YC Chen, Y Li, CCS Yan, CP Hsu, PL Cheng… - Biomaterials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomechanical inputs are ubiquitously present in biological systems and are known to
regulate various cell functions. In particular, neural cell development is sensitive to …