Neurofibromatosis Type 1-associated optic pathway gliomas: Current challenges and future prospects

Y Tang, DH Gutmann - Cancer Management and Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Optic pathway glioma (OPG) occurs in as many as one-fifth of individuals with the
neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome. Generally considered low …

The double whammy of ER-retention and dominant-negative effects in numerous autosomal dominant diseases: significance in disease mechanisms and therapy

N Gariballa, F Mohamed, S Badawi, BR Ali - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2024 - Springer
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) employs stringent quality control mechanisms to ensure the
integrity of protein folding, allowing only properly folded, processed and assembled proteins …

Unmasking AlphaFold to integrate experiments and predictions in multimeric complexes

C Mirabello, B Wallner, B Nystedt, S Azinas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Since the release of AlphaFold, researchers have actively refined its predictions and
attempted to integrate it into existing pipelines for determining protein structures. These …

Unraveling neuronal and metabolic alterations in neurofibromatosis type 1

V Botero, SM Tomchik - Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (OMIM 162200) affects~ 1 in 3,000 individuals worldwide
and is one of the most common monogenetic neurogenetic disorders that impacts brain …

Global proteomics and affinity mass spectrometry analysis of human Schwann cells indicates that variation in and loss of neurofibromin (NF1) alters protein expression …

CX Fay, ERM Zunica, E Awad, W Bradley, C Church… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
In efforts to evaluate potential biomarkers and drug targets for Neurofibromatosis Type I
(NF1) we utilized affinity mass spectrometry and global proteomics to investigate how …

New insights into the molecular basis of spinal neurofibromatosis type 1

P Bettinaglio, E Mangano, V Tritto, R Bordoni… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Spinal neurofibromatosis (SNF) is a form of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) characterized by
bilateral neurofibromas involving all spinal roots. The pathogenic mechanisms determining …

Allosteric modulation of NF1 GAP: Differential distributions of catalytically competent populations in loss‐of‐function and gain‐of‐function mutants

L Xu, H Jang, R Nussinov - Protein Science, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Neurofibromin (NF1), a Ras GTPase‐activating protein (GAP), catalyzes Ras‐
mediated GTP hydrolysis and thereby negatively regulates the Ras/MAPK pathway. NF1 …

Nf1 deficiency modulates the stromal environment in the pretumorigenic rat mammary gland

M Arumugam, EA Tovar, CJ Essenburg… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: Neurofibromin, coded by the NF1 tumor suppressor gene, is the main negative
regulator of the RAS pathway and is frequently mutated in various cancers. Women with …

Drosophila Contributions towards Understanding Neurofibromatosis 1

K Atsoniou, E Giannopoulou, EM Georganta… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a multisymptomatic disorder with highly variable presentations,
which include short stature, susceptibility to formation of the characteristic benign tumors …

[HTML][HTML] An Atypical Mechanism of SUMOylation of Neurofibromin SecPH Domain Provides New Insights into SUMOylation Site Selection

M Bergoug, C Mosrin, A Serrano, F Godin… - Journal of molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neurofibromin (Nf1) is a giant multidomain protein encoded by the tumour-suppressor gene
NF1. NF1 is mutated in a common genetic disease, neurofibromatosis type I (NF1), and in …