The role of miRNA in retinal ganglion cell health and disease

B Mead, S Tomarev - Neural Regeneration Research, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract miRNA are short non-coding RNA responsible for the knockdown of proteins
through their targeting and silencing of complimentary mRNA sequences. The miRNA …

Human pluripotent stem cells: a toolbox to understand and treat retinal degeneration

L Morizur, E Herardot, C Monville… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) are retinal
degenerative disorders that dramatically damage the retina. As there is no therapeutic …

Granulin loss of function in human mature brain organoids implicates astrocytes in TDP-43 pathology

M de Majo, M Koontz, E Marsan, N Salinas, A Ramsey… - Stem cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Loss of function (LoF) of TAR-DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) and mis-localization,
together with TDP-43-positive and hyperphosphorylated inclusions, are found in post …

ALS-Linked A315T and A315E Mutations Enhance β-Barrel Formation of the TDP-43307–319 Hexamer: A REST2 Simulation Study

X Liu, X Li, Q Qiao, F Li, G Wei - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pathogenic mutations of transactivation response element DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43)
are closely linked with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It was recently reported that two …

Loss of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk factor SCFD1 causes motor dysfunction in Drosophila

R Borg, A Purkiss, R Cacciottolo, P Herrera… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease mostly resulting
from a complex interplay between genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. Common …

Azelaic acid and guanosine in tears improve discrimination of proliferative from non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type-2 diabetes patients: A tear metabolomics …

X Wen, TK Ng, Q Liu, Z Wu, G Zhang, M Zhang - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the microvascular ocular complication of diabetes
mellitus (DM), which can lead to irreversible blindness and visual impairment if not properly …

SERS “hot spot” enhance-array assay for misfolded SOD1 correlated with white matter lesions and aging

F Gao, J Sun, M Yao, Y Song, H Yi, M Yang, Q Ni… - Analytica Chimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Misfolding of superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) has been correlated with many
neurodegenerative diseases, such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis's and Alzheimer's …

Human herpesvirus 8 ORF57 protein is able to reduce TDP-43 pathology: network analysis identifies interacting pathways

CJ Webber, CN Murphy… - Human molecular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aggregation of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43) is thought to drive the
pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and some frontotemporal dementias. TDP …

Multiple knockout mouse and embryonic stem cell models reveal the role of miR-124a in neuronal maturation

T Chaya, Y Maeda, R Sugimura, D Okuzaki… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
MicroRNA-124a (miR-124a) is one of the most abundantly expressed microRNAs in the
central nervous system and is encoded in mammals by the three genomic loci miR-124a …

Photoreceptor cell replacement using pluripotent stem cells: Current knowledge and remaining questions

C Monville, O Goureau… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2022 - hal.sorbonne-universite.fr
Retinal degeneration is an increasing global burden without cure for the majority of patients.
Once retinal cells have degenerated, vision is permanently lost. Different strategies have …