Adaptable hydrogel networks with reversible linkages for tissue engineering

H Wang, SC Heilshorn - Advanced Materials, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Adaptable hydrogels have recently emerged as a promising platform for three‐dimensional
(3D) cell encapsulation and culture. In conventional, covalently crosslinked hydrogels …

Spine dynamics: are they all the same?

KP Berry, E Nedivi - Neuron, 2017‏ - cell.com
Since Cajal's first drawings of Golgi stained neurons, generations of researchers have been
fascinated by the small protrusions, termed spines, studding many neuronal dendrites. Most …

A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein

M Hirano, R Ando, S Shimozono, M Sugiyama… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The low photostability of fluorescent proteins is a limiting factor in many applications of
fluorescence microscopy. Here we present StayGold, a green fluorescent protein (GFP) …

Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24. 32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

Molecular autism, 2017‏ - Springer
Background Over the past decade genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been
applied to aid in the understanding of the biology of traits. The success of this approach is …

Systemic AAV vectors for widespread and targeted gene delivery in rodents

RC Challis, S Ravindra Kumar, KY Chan, C Challis… - Nature protocols, 2019‏ - nature.com
We recently developed adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids to facilitate efficient and
noninvasive gene transfer to the central and peripheral nervous systems. However, a …

Dendritic spines: Revisiting the physiological role

SB Chidambaram, AG Rathipriya, SR Bolla… - Progress in Neuro …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Dendritic spines are small, thin, specialized protrusions from neuronal dendrites, primarily
localized in the excitatory synapses. Sophisticated imaging techniques revealed that …

PSD95: A synaptic protein implicated in schizophrenia or autism?

AA Coley, WJ Gao - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The molecular components of the postsynaptic density (PSD) in excitatory synapses of the
brain are currently being investigated as one of the major etiologies of neurodevelopmental …

Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease

MF Bastide, WG Meissner, B Picconi, S Fasano… - Progress in …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Involuntary movements, or dyskinesia, represent a debilitating complication of levodopa (L-
dopa) therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD). L-dopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) are ultimately …

Oligomeric Aβ-induced synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

S Tu, S Okamoto, SA Lipton, H Xu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2014‏ - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating disease characterized by synaptic and neuronal
loss in the elderly. Compelling evidence suggests that soluble amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) …

Dysfunction of cortical GABAergic neurons leads to sensory hyper-reactivity in a Shank3 mouse model of ASD

Q Chen, CA Deister, X Gao, B Guo, T Lynn-Jones… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Hyper-reactivity to sensory input is a common and debilitating symptom in individuals with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but the neural basis underlying sensory abnormality is not …