Molecular mechanisms behind mRNA localization in axons

B Turner-Bridger, C Caterino, JM Cioni - Open biology, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Messenger RNA (mRNA) localization allows spatiotemporal regulation of the proteome at
the subcellular level. This is observed in the axons of neurons, where mRNA localization is …

Evidence that the CAG repeat in the androgen receptor gene is associated with the age-related decline in serum androgen levels in men

K Krithivas, SM Yurgalevitch, BA Mohr… - Journal of …, 1999 - joe.bioscientifica.com
The presence of activin A and its effects have previously been documented in the adrenal
gland, particularly in the human fetal adrenal gland and the rat adrenal gland. The primary …

An immune-sympathetic neuron communication axis guides adipose tissue browning in cancer-associated cachexia

H Xie, C Heier, X Meng, L Bakiri… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a hypermetabolic syndrome characterized by
unintended weight loss due to the atrophy of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. A …

Satellite glia modulate sympathetic neuron survival, activity, and autonomic function

AA Mapps, E Boehm, C Beier, WT Keenan, J Langel… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Satellite glia are the major glial cells in sympathetic ganglia, enveloping neuronal cell
bodies. Despite this intimate association, the extent to which sympathetic functions are …

Subcellular and regional localization of mRNA translation in midbrain dopamine neurons

BD Hobson, L Kong, MF Angelo, OJ Lieberman… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neurons exhibit extensive dendritic and axonal arborizations,
but local protein synthesis is not characterized in these neurons. Here, we investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory innervation of human bone: an immunohistochemical study to further understand bone pain

JG Steverink, D Oostinga, FR van Tol, MHP van Rijen… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Skeletal diseases and their surgical treatment induce severe pain. The innervation density of
bone potentially explains the severe pain reported. Animal studies concluded that sensory …

Rapid loss of RNA detection by in situ hybridization in stored tissue blocks and preservation by cold storage of unstained slides

JA Baena-Del Valle, Q Zheng, JL Hicks… - American Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Recent commercialization of methods for in situ hybridization using Z-pair
probe/branched DNA amplification has led to increasing adoption of this technology for …

Olfactory regulation by dopamine and DRD2 receptor in the nose

HQ Zhou, LJ Zhuang, HQ Bao, SJ Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Olfactory behavior is important for animal survival, and olfactory dysfunction is a common
feature of several diseases. Despite the identification of neural circuits and circulating …

New frontiers in RNA transport and local translation in neurons

SJ Van Driesche, KC Martin - Developmental neurobiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT RNA localization to neuronal dendrites and axons is increasingly recognized as
a significant and widespread mechanism of gene expression control in neurons. High …

Expanding axonal transcriptome brings new functions for axonally synthesized proteins in health and disease

AN Kar, SJ Lee, JL Twiss - The Neuroscientist, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Intra-axonal protein synthesis has been shown to play critical roles in both development and
repair of axons. Axons provide long-range connectivity in the nervous system, and disruption …