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A comparison of the mitochondrial proteome and lipidome in the mouse and long-lived Pipistrelle bats (2019)
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Pollard, A. K., Ingram, T. L., Ortori, C. A., Shephard, F., Brown, M., Liddell, S., …Chakrabarti, L. (2019). A comparison of the mitochondrial proteome and lipidome in the mouse and long-lived Pipistrelle bats. Aging, 11(6), 1664-1685. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101861

It is accepted that smaller mammals with higher metabolic rates have shorter lifespans. The very few species that do not follow these rules can give insights into interesting differences. The recorded maximum lifespans of bats are exceptional - over... Read More about A comparison of the mitochondrial proteome and lipidome in the mouse and long-lived Pipistrelle bats.

Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease (2017)
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Stöger, R., Scaife, P., Shephard, F., & Chakrabarti, L. (in press). Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson's Disease, 3(6), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-017-0007-3

5-methylcytosine and the oxidation product 5-hydroxymethylcytosine are two prominent epigenetic variants of the cytosine base in nuclear DNA of mammalian brains. We measured levels of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by enzyme-linked immu... Read More about Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease.

Mitochondrial proteomic profiling reveals increased carbonic anhydrase II in aging and neurodegeneration (2016)
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Pollard, A., Shephard, F., Freed, J., Liddell, S., & Chakrabarti, L. (2016). Mitochondrial proteomic profiling reveals increased carbonic anhydrase II in aging and neurodegeneration. Aging, 8(10), 2425-2436. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101064

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are used to treat glaucoma and cancers. Carbonic anhydrases perform a crucial role in the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into bicarbonate and protons. However, there is little information about carbonic anhydrase... Read More about Mitochondrial proteomic profiling reveals increased carbonic anhydrase II in aging and neurodegeneration.

Analysis of mitochondrial haemoglobin in Parkinson's disease brain (2016)
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Shephard, F., Greville-Heygate, O., Liddell, S., Emes, R. D., & Chakrabarti, L. (2016). Analysis of mitochondrial haemoglobin in Parkinson's disease brain. Mitochondrion, 29, 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2016.05.001

Mitochondrial dysfunction is an early feature of neurodegeneration. We have shown there are mitochondrial haemoglobin changes with age and neurodegeneration. We hypothesised that altered physiological processes are associated with recruitment and loc... Read More about Analysis of mitochondrial haemoglobin in Parkinson's disease brain.

The integrin-adhesome is required to maintain muscle structure, mitochondrial ATP production, and movement forces in Caenorhabditis elegans (2014)
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Etheridge, T., Rahman, M., Gaffney, C. J., Shaw, D., Shephard, F., Magudia, J., …Szewcyzk, N. (2015). The integrin-adhesome is required to maintain muscle structure, mitochondrial ATP production, and movement forces in Caenorhabditis elegans. FASEB Journal, 29(4), 1235-1246. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-259119

The integrin-adhesome network, which contains >150 proteins, is mechano-transducing and located at discreet positions along the cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interface. A small subset of the integrin-adhesome is known to maintain normal mus... Read More about The integrin-adhesome is required to maintain muscle structure, mitochondrial ATP production, and movement forces in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Protective Role of DNJ-27/ERdj5 in Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Human Neurodegenerative Diseases (2014)
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Muñoz-Lobato, F., Rodríguez-Palero, M. J., Naranjo-Galindo, F. J., Shephard, F., Gaffney, C. J., Szewczyk, N. J., …Miranda-Vizuete, A. (2014). Protective Role of DNJ-27/ERdj5 in Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Human Neurodegenerative Diseases. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 20(2), 217-235. https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2012.5051

Aims: Cells have developed quality control systems for protection against proteotoxicity. Misfolded and aggregation-prone proteins, which are behind the initiation and progression of many neurodegenerative diseases (ND), are known to challenge the pr... Read More about Protective Role of DNJ-27/ERdj5 in Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Human Neurodegenerative Diseases.