Genetic etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberous sclerosis complex

CL Salussolia, K Klonowska… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder that affects multiple
organ systems due to an inactivating variant in either TSC1 or TSC2, resulting in the …

Role of mTOR complexes in neurogenesis

F LiCausi, NW Hartman - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Dysregulation of neural stem cells (NSCs) is associated with several neurodevelopmental
disorders, including epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder. The mammalian target of …

Zika virus NS4A and NS4B proteins deregulate Akt-mTOR signaling in human fetal neural stem cells to inhibit neurogenesis and induce autophagy

Q Liang, Z Luo, J Zeng, W Chen, SS Foo, SA Lee, J Ge… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
The current widespread outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been linked to severe
clinical birth defects, particularly microcephaly, warranting urgent study of the molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating regulated signaling pathways in therapeutic targeting of non-small cell lung carcinoma

M Alam, GM Hasan, SM Eldin, M Adnan… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is the most common malignancy worldwide. The
signaling cascades are stimulated via genetic modifications in upstream signaling …

Zika infection and the development of neurological defects

FB Russo, P Jungmann… - Cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Starting with the outbreak in Brazil, Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been correlated with
severe syndromes such as congenital Zika syndrome and Guillain‐Barré syndrome. Here …

IGF‐1 regulates astrocytic phagocytosis and inflammation through the p110α isoform of PI3K in a sex‐specific manner

D Pinto‐Benito, C Paradela‐Leal, D Ganchala… - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) signaling plays a key role in neuroinflammation. Here we
show that IGF‐1 also regulates phagocytosis of reactive astrocytes through p110α isoform of …

Impaired neurogenesis and neural progenitor fate choice in a human stem cell model of SETBP1 disorder

LF Cardo, DC de la Fuente, M Li - Molecular Autism, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Disruptions of SETBP1 (SET binding protein 1) on 18q12. 3 by
heterozygous gene deletion or loss-of-function variants cause SETBP1 disorder. Clinical …

PI3K–mTORC2 but not PI3K–mTORC1 Regulates Transcription of HIF2A/EPAS1 and Vascularization in Neuroblastoma

S Mohlin, A Hamidian, K von Stedingk, E Bridges… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a master regulator of cellular responses to oxygen deprival
with a critical role in mediating the angiogenic switch in solid tumors. Differential expression …

Mammalian target of rapamycin: its role in early neural development and in adult and aged brain function

C Garza-Lombó, ME Gonsebatt - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) integrates signals triggered by energy,
stress, oxygen levels, and growth factors. It regulates ribosome biogenesis, mRNA …

Favipiravir and ribavirin inhibit replication of Asian and African strains of Zika virus in different cell models

JA Kim, RK Seong, M Kumar, OS Shin - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently emerged as a new public health threat. ZIKV infections have
caused a wide spectrum of neurological diseases, such as Guillain–Barré syndrome …