Epigenetic mechanisms of major depression: targeting neuronal plasticity

S Uchida, H Yamagata, T Seki… - Psychiatry and clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses as it affects more
than 350 million people globally. Major depressive disorder is etiologically complex and …

The detyrosination/re-tyrosination cycle of tubulin and its role and dysfunction in neurons and cardiomyocytes

C Sanyal, N Pietsch, SR Rios, L Peris, L Carrier… - Seminars in cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the variety of post-translational modifications to which microtubules are subjected,
the detyrosination/re-tyrosination cycle is specific to tubulin. It is conserved by evolution and …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated proteogenomic characterization across major histological types of pediatric brain cancer

F Petralia, N Tignor, B Reva, M Koptyra, S Chowdhury… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We report a comprehensive proteogenomics analysis, including whole-genome sequencing,
RNA sequencing, and proteomics and phosphoproteomics profiling, of 218 tumors across 7 …

Hippocampal sirtuin 1 signaling mediates depression-like behavior

N Abe-Higuchi, S Uchida, H Yamagata, F Higuchi… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Although depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, its
pathophysiology is poorly understood. Recent evidence has suggested that sirtuins (SIRTs) …

Hippocampal microRNA-124 enhances chronic stress resilience in mice

F Higuchi, S Uchida, H Yamagata… - Journal of …, 2016 - jneurosci.org
Chronic stress-induced aberrant gene expression in the brain and subsequent dysfunctional
neuronal plasticity have been implicated in the etiology and pathophysiology of mood …

Tubulin tyrosination regulates synaptic function and is disrupted in Alzheimer's disease

L Peris, J Parato, X Qu, JM Soleilhac, F Lanté, A Kumar… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Microtubules play fundamental roles in the maintenance of neuronal processes and in
synaptic function and plasticity. While dynamic microtubules are mainly composed of …

The role of NMDA receptor in neurobiology and treatment of major depressive disorder: evidence from translational research

M Amidfar, M Woelfer, GZ Reus, J Quevedo… - Progress in Neuro …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is accumulating evidence demonstrating that dysfunction of glutamatergic
neurotransmission, particularly via N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, is involved in …

Of microtubules and memory: implications for microtubule dynamics in dendrites and spines

EW Dent - Molecular biology of the cell, 2017 - molbiolcell.org
Microtubules (MTs) are cytoskeletal polymers composed of repeating subunits of tubulin that
are ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cells. They undergo a stochastic process of …

The microtubule cytoskeleton at the synapse

J Parato, F Bartolini - Neuroscience letters, 2021 - Elsevier
In neurons, microtubules (MTs) provide routes for transport throughout the cell and structural
support for dendrites and axons. Both stable and dynamic MTs are necessary for normal …

CircGRIA1 shows an age-related increase in male macaque brain and regulates synaptic plasticity and synaptogenesis

K Xu, Y Zhang, W **ong, Z Zhang, Z Wang, L Lv… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are abundant in mammalian brain and some show age-
dependent expression patterns. Here, we report that circGRIA1, a conserved circRNA …