Memory suppressor genes: modulating acquisition, consolidation, and forgetting

NC Noyes, A Phan, RL Davis - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
The brain has a remarkable but underappreciated capacity to limit memory formation and
expression. The term" memory suppressor gene" was coined in 1998 as an attempt to …

Autophagy regulates neuronal excitability by controlling cAMP/protein kinase A signaling at the synapse

M Overhoff, F Tellkamp, S Hess, M Tolve, J Tutas… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Autophagy provides nutrients during starvation and eliminates detrimental cellular
components. However, accumulating evidence indicates that autophagy is not merely a …

Pathogenic variants in KMT2C result in a neurodevelopmental disorder distinct from Kleefstra and Kabuki syndromes

D Rots, S Choufani, V Faundes… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
Trithorax-related H3K4 methyltransferases, KMT2C and KMT2D, are critical epigenetic
modifiers. Haploinsufficiency of KMT2C was only recently recognized as a cause of …

Boldine modulates glial transcription and functional recovery in a murine model of contusion spinal cord injury

CA Toro, K Johnson, J Hansen, MM Siddiq… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Membrane channels such as those formed by connexins (Cx) and P2X7 receptors (P2X7R)
are permeable to calcium ions and other small molecules such as adenosine triphosphate …

Sixteen-year longitudinal evaluation of blood-based DNA methylation biomarkers for early prediction of Alzheimer's disease

F Schäfer Hackenhaar, M Josefsson… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: DNA methylation (DNAm), an epigenetic mark reflecting both inherited and
environmental influences, has shown promise for Alzheimer's disease (AD) prediction …

The Intellectual Disability Risk Gene Kdm5b Regulates Long-Term Memory Consolidation in the Hippocampus

L Pérez-Sisqués, SU Bhatt, R Matuleviciute… - Journal of …, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
The histone lysine demethylase KDM5B is implicated in recessive intellectual disability
disorders, and heterozygous, protein-truncating variants in KDM5B are associated with …

Altered activity-regulated H3K9 acetylation at TGF-beta signaling genes during egocentric memory in Huntington's disease

R Alcalá-Vida, C Lotz, B Brulé, J Seguin… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular mechanisms underlying cognitive deficits in Huntington's disease (HD), a striatal
neurodegenerative disorder, are unknown. Here, we generated ChIPseq, 4Cseq and …

Dysfunction of Small-Conductance Ca2+-Activated Potassium (SK) Channels Drives Amygdala Hyperexcitability and Neuropathic Pain Behaviors: Involvement of …

V Yakhnitsa, J Thompson, O Ponomareva, G Ji… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neuroplasticity in the amygdala and its central nucleus (CeA) is linked to pain modulation
and pain behaviors, but cellular mechanisms are not well understood. Here, we addressed …

Central nervous system, peripheral and hemodynamic effects of nanoformulated anandamide in hypertension

VMM Giménez, FJM Marón, S García, L Mazzei… - Advances in Medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Hypertensive lesions induce alterations at hemodynamic, peripheral, and central
levels. Anandamide (N-arachidonoylethanolamine; AEA) protects neurons from …

Cyclin Y regulates spatial learning and memory flexibility through distinct control of the actin pathway

J Seo, H Hwang, H Sohn, E Cho, S Jung, S Kim… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Spatial learning and memory flexibility are known to require long-term potentiation (LTP)
and long-term depression (LTD), respectively, on a cellular basis. We previously showed …