K Ohno, B Ohkawara, XM Shen, D Selcen… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by impaired neuromuscular signal transmission due to germline pathogenic …
Muscle-specific tyrosine kinase myasthenia gravis (MuSK MG) is an autoimmune disease that causes life-threatening muscle weakness due to anti-MuSK autoantibodies that disrupt …
PM Rodríguez Cruz, J Cossins, D Beeson… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a highly specialized synapse between a motor neuron nerve terminal and its muscle fiber that are responsible for converting electrical impulses …
NE Gilhus, GO Skeie, F Romi, K Lazaridis… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies that target the neuromuscular junction, leading to muscle weakness and fatigability. Currently available …
L Li, WC Xiong, L Mei - Annual review of physiology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Synapses, the fundamental unit in neuronal circuits, are critical for learning and memory, perception, thinking, and reaction. The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a synapse formed …
LA Tintignac, HR Brenner… - Physiological …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
The neuromuscular junction is the chemical synapse between motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers. It is designed to reliably convert the action potential from the presynaptic …
The heterotrimeric laminins are a defining component of all basement membranes and self- assemble into a cell-associated network. The three short arms of the cross-shaped laminin …
Cholesterol is a major constituent of the human brain, and the brain is the most cholesterol‐ rich organ. Numerous lipoprotein receptors and apolipoproteins are expressed in the brain …
The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein 2 (LRP2 or megalin) is representative of the phylogenetically conserved subfamily of giant LDL receptor-related …