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Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Rescue Motor Function and Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration in a Drosophila Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (2023)
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterised by progressive degeneration of the motor neurones. An expanded GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat in C9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of ALS and fr... Read More about Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Rescue Motor Function and Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration in a Drosophila Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

The contribution of an imbalanced redox signalling to neurological and neurodegenerative conditions (2022)
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Nitric oxide and other redox active molecules such as oxygen free radicals provide essential signalling in diverse neuronal functions, but their excess production and insufficient scavenging induces cytotoxic redox stress which is associated with num... Read More about The contribution of an imbalanced redox signalling to neurological and neurodegenerative conditions.

Redox stress and metal dys-homeostasis appear as hallmarks of early prion disease pathogenesis in mice (2022)
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Neurodegenerative diseases are associated with a multitude of dysfunctional cellular pathways. One major contributory factor is a redox stress challenge during the development of several protein misfolding conditions including Alzheimer's (AD), Parki... Read More about Redox stress and metal dys-homeostasis appear as hallmarks of early prion disease pathogenesis in mice.

Kv3.3 subunits control presynaptic action potential waveform and neurotransmitter release at a central excitatory synapse (2022)
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Kv3 potassium currents mediate rapid repolarisation of action potentials (APs), supporting fast spikes and high repetition rates. Of the four Kv3 gene family members, Kv3.1 and Kv3.3 are highly expressed in the auditory brainstem and we exploited thi... Read More about Kv3.3 subunits control presynaptic action potential waveform and neurotransmitter release at a central excitatory synapse.

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Nitrergic modulation of neuronal excitability in the mouse hippocampus is mediated via regulation of Kv2 and voltage‐gated sodium channels (2021)
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Regulation of neuronal activity is a necessity for communication and information transmission. Many regulatory processes which have been studied provide a complex picture of how neurons can respond to permanently changing functional requirements. One... Read More about Nitrergic modulation of neuronal excitability in the mouse hippocampus is mediated via regulation of Kv2 and voltage‐gated sodium channels.

Inhibition of neuroinflammatory nitric oxide signaling suppresses glycation and prevents neuronal dysfunction in mouse prion disease (2021)
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Several neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein misfolding (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease) exhibit oxidative and nitrergic stress following initiation of neuroinflammatory pathways. Associated nitric oxide (NO)-mediated posttranslati... Read More about Inhibition of neuroinflammatory nitric oxide signaling suppresses glycation and prevents neuronal dysfunction in mouse prion disease.

Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability (2021)
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Nitric oxide (NO) signaling in the brain provides a wide range of functional properties in response to neuronal activity. NO exerts its effects through different signaling pathways, namely, through the canonical soluble guanylyl cyclase-mediated cGMP... Read More about Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability.

The C terminus of p73 is essential for hippocampal development (2020)
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The p53 family member p73 has a complex gene structure, including alternative promoters and alternative splicing of the 3′ UTR. This results in a complex range of isoforms whose biological relevance largely remains to be determined. By deleting exon... Read More about The C terminus of p73 is essential for hippocampal development.

Kv3.1 and Kv3.3 subunits differentially contribute to Kv3 channels and action potential repolarization in principal neurons of the auditory brainstem (2020)
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Kv3 voltage-gated potassium channels mediate action potential (AP) repolarization. The relative importance of Kv3.1 and Kv3.3 subunits for assembly of functional channels in neurons of the auditory brainstem was examined from the physiological perspe... Read More about Kv3.1 and Kv3.3 subunits differentially contribute to Kv3 channels and action potential repolarization in principal neurons of the auditory brainstem.

Inhibition of neuroinflammatory nitric oxide signalling supresses protein glycation and recovers neuronal dysfunction in prion disease (2020)
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Background: Several neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein misfolding (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease) exhibit oxidative and nitrergic stress following initiation of neuroinflammatory pathways. Associated nitric oxide (NO)-mediated post... Read More about Inhibition of neuroinflammatory nitric oxide signalling supresses protein glycation and recovers neuronal dysfunction in prion disease.

Alterations in neuronal metabolism contribute to the pathogenesis of prion disease (2018)
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Neurodegenerative conditions are characterised by a progressive loss of neurons, which is believed to be initiated by misfolded protein aggregations. During this time period, many physiological and metabolomic alterations and changes in gene expressi... Read More about Alterations in neuronal metabolism contribute to the pathogenesis of prion disease.

Nitric oxide-mediated posttranslational modifications control neurotransmitter release by modulating complexin farnesylation and enhancing its clamping ability (2018)
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Nitric oxide (NO) regulates neuronal function and thus is critical for tuning neuronal communication. Mechanisms by which NO modulates protein function and interaction include posttranslational modifications (PTMs) such as S-nitrosylation. Importantl... Read More about Nitric oxide-mediated posttranslational modifications control neurotransmitter release by modulating complexin farnesylation and enhancing its clamping ability.

Myostatin-like proteins regulate synaptic function and neuronal morphology (2017)
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Growth factors of the TGF? superfamily play key roles in regulating neuronal and muscle function. Myostatin (or GDF8) and GDF11 are potent negative regulators of skeletal muscle mass. However, expression of myostatin and its cognate receptors in othe... Read More about Myostatin-like proteins regulate synaptic function and neuronal morphology.

Activated inhibition in regulating excitability: Perspectives (2017)
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M1 muscarinic allosteric modulators slow prion neurodegeneration and restore memory loss (2016)
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The current frontline symptomatic treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is whole-body upregulation of cholinergic transmission via inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. This approach leads to profound dose-related adverse effects. An alternative strat... Read More about M1 muscarinic allosteric modulators slow prion neurodegeneration and restore memory loss.

The Amino Acid Transporter JhI-21 Coevolves with Glutamate Receptors, Impacts NMJ Physiology and Influences Locomotor Activity in Drosophila Larvae (2016)
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Changes in synaptic physiology underlie neuronal network plasticity and behavioral phenomena, which are adjusted during development. The Drosophila larval glutamatergic neuromuscular junction (NMJ) represents a powerful synaptic model to investigate... Read More about The Amino Acid Transporter JhI-21 Coevolves with Glutamate Receptors, Impacts NMJ Physiology and Influences Locomotor Activity in Drosophila Larvae.

Characterisation and comparison of temporal release profiles of nitric oxide generating donors (2015)
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Background Nitric oxide (NO) is a vital signalling molecule in a variety of tissues including the neuronal, vascular and reproductive system. However, its high diffusibility and inactivation make characterisation of nitrergic signalling difficult. T... Read More about Characterisation and comparison of temporal release profiles of nitric oxide generating donors.

RBM3 mediates structural plasticity and protective effects of cooling in neurodegeneration (2015)
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In the healthy adult brain synapses are continuously remodelled through a process of elimination and formation known as structural plasticity1. Reduction in synapse number is a consistent early feature of neurodegenerative diseases2,3, suggesting def... Read More about RBM3 mediates structural plasticity and protective effects of cooling in neurodegeneration.