Glycogen synthase kinase 3: ion channels, plasticity, and diseases

M Marosi, P Arman, G Aceto, M D'Ascenzo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3) is a multifaceted serine/threonine (S/T) kinase
expressed in all eukaryotic cells. GSK3β is highly enriched in neurons in the central nervous …

The axon initial segment, 50 years later: a nexus for neuronal organization and function

C Leterrier - Current topics in membranes, 2016 - Elsevier
The axon initial segment is a highly specialized neuronal compartment, identified almost 50
years ago by the pioneers of electron microscopy. Located in the first 50 μm of the axon, it …

Diversity of amyloid-beta proteoforms in the Alzheimer's disease brain

NC Wildburger, TJ Esparza, RD LeDuc, RT Fellers… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Amyloid-beta (Aβ) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but little
is known about the proteoforms present in AD brain. We used high-resolution mass …

Sodium channel endocytosis drives axon initial segment plasticity

A Fréal, N Jamann, J Ten Bos, J Jansen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Activity-dependent plasticity of the axon initial segment (AIS) endows neurons with the ability
to adapt action potential output to changes in network activity. Action potential initiation at …

Proximity analysis of native proteomes reveals phenotypic modifiers in a mouse model of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions

Y Gao, D Shonai, M Trn, J Zhao, EJ Soderblom… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
One of the main drivers of autism spectrum disorder is risk alleles within hundreds of genes,
which may interact within shared but unknown protein complexes. Here we develop a …

Map** protein interactions of sodium channel NaV1.7 using epitope‐tagged gene‐targeted mice

AH Kanellopoulos, J Koenig, H Huang, M Pyrski… - The EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV1. 7 plays a critical role in pain pathways. We
generated an epitope‐tagged NaV1. 7 mouse that showed normal pain behaviours to …

Intracellular fibroblast growth factor 14: emerging risk factor for brain disorders

J Di Re, PA Wadsworth, F Laezza - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The finely tuned regulation of neuronal firing relies on the integrity of ion channel
macromolecular complexes. Minimal disturbances of these tightly regulated networks can …

Modulating effects of FGF12 variants on NaV1. 2 and NaV1. 6 being associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy and Autism spectrum disorder: A …

S Seiffert, M Pendziwiat, T Bierhals, H Goel… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Objective Fibroblast Growth Factor 12 (FGF12) may represent an important
modulator of neuronal network activity and has been associated with developmental and …

FGF12 is a novel component of the nucleolar NOLC1/TCOF1 ribosome biogenesis complex

M Sochacka, R Karelus, L Opalinski… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Among the FGF proteins, the least characterized superfamily is the group of fibroblast growth
factor homologous factors (FHFs). To date, the main role of FHFs has been primarily seen in …

Convergent genomic and pharmacological evidence of PI3K/GSK3 signaling alterations in neurons from schizophrenia patients

L Stertz, J Di Re, G Pei, GR Fries, E Mendez… - …, 2021 - nature.com
Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) allow for the establishment of brain cellular
models of psychiatric disorders that account for a patient's genetic background. Here, we …