Neuroscience
Prion infection, transmission, and cytopathology modeled in a low-biohazard human cell lineExpanding the toolbox of prion research to a low-biohazard, scalable human cell model.
Genetic targeting of neurogenic precursors in the adult forebrain ventricular epitheliumIn vivo evidence for precursors that produce neurons independent of neurosphere-forming neural stem cells suggests the adult forebrain, like the developing brain, has two distinct neurogenic pathways.
Regulation of axonal morphogenesis by the mitochondrial protein Efhd1Ablation of the mitochondrial protein Efhd1 in mice interferes with normal development of sensory axons and results in mitochondrial dysfunction associated with activation of cellular stress pathways.
Importance of γ-secretase in the regulation of liver X receptor and cellular lipid metabolismInhibition of the Alzheimer associated γ-secretase impairs the regulation of cellular lipid droplet homeostasis.
SARM1 deficiency promotes rod and cone photoreceptor cell survival in a model of retinal degenerationThis study reports that activation of SARM1 causes destruction of NAD pools in photoreceptor cells of the retina and identifies a role for SARM1-dependent photoreceptor cell death in retinal degeneration.
Robust production of uniform human cerebral organoids from pluripotent stem cellsBy leveraging advances in 3D stem cell culture techniques, the authors describe, characterize and validate a novel platform to efficiently generate morphologically consistent human forebrain cerebral organoids.
Cx3cr1-deficient microglia exhibit a premature aging transcriptomeGyoneva et al use RNA-seq to show that Cx3cr1-deficient microglia in young mice display a gene expression profile similar to microglia in aged mice, suggesting premature microglial aging.
Nrf2 signaling links ER oxidative protein folding and calcium homeostasis in health and diseaseOxidative protein folding in the ER generates ROS, leading to Nrf2-dependent feedback on protein folding via ER calcium level modulation. This feedback loop is suppressed in ALS-associated mutant astrocytes but can be rescued by dimethyl fumarate.
Enhanced carbonyl stress induces irreversible multimerization of CRMP2 in schizophrenia pathogenesisEnhanced carbonyl stress results in neurodevelopmental deficits by affecting microtubule function through the formation of irreversible dysfunctional multimer of carbonylated CRMP2.
Opposing functions of F-BAR proteins in neuronal membrane protrusion, tubule formation, and neurite outgrowthNeurite formation is a fundamental antecedent to axon and dendrite formation, but the mechanisms that underlie this important process are poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that two F-BAR proteins, CIP4 and FBP17, have opposing functions in early cortical neuron development.