Axon guidance proteins in neurological disorders

EY Van Battum, S Brignani, RJ Pasterkamp - The Lancet Neurology, 2015 - thelancet.com
Many neurological disorders are characterised by structural changes in neuronal
connections, ranging from presymptomatic synaptic changes to the loss or rewiring of entire …

The differential roles for neurodevelopmental and neuroendocrine genes in shaping GnRH neuron physiology and deficiency

R Oleari, V Massa, A Cariboni, A Lettieri - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons are hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells
that control sexual reproduction. During embryonic development, GnRH neurons migrate …

[HTML][HTML] MKRN3 inhibits puberty onset via interaction with IGF2BP1 and regulation of hypothalamic plasticity

L Naulé, A Mancini, SA Pereira, BM Gassaway… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Makorin ring finger protein 3 (MKRN3) was identified as an inhibitor of puberty initiation with
the report of loss-of-function mutations in association with central precocious puberty …

The Robo3 receptor, a key player in the development, evolution, and function of commissural systems

F Friocourt, A Chédotal - Developmental neurobiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Roundabout receptors are known to mediate Slit‐dependent repulsive signaling. However
in vertebrates, mounting evidence suggest that Robo3 is an unconventional Robo receptor …

The terminal nerve plays a prominent role in GnRH-1 neuronal migration independent from proper olfactory and vomeronasal connections to the olfactory bulbs

EZM Taroc, A Prasad, JM Lin, PE Forni - Biology open, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-1 (GnRH-1) neurons (GnRH-1 ns) migrate
from the developing olfactory pit into the hypothalamus during embryonic development …

[HTML][HTML] Slit2/Robo1 mitigates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis by activating autophagy in intestinal stem cell

J Xie, L Li, S Deng, J Chen, Q Gu, H Su… - … Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a recurrent intestinal inflammatory disease. Slit2, a secreted protein,
interacts with its receptor Robo1 to regulate the differentiation of intestinal stem cells and …

Mechanisms underlying pre-and postnatal development of the vomeronasal organ

RR Katreddi, PE Forni - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is sensory organ located in the ventral region of the nasal
cavity in rodents. The VNO develops from the olfactory placode during the secondary …

SLIT2 rare sequencing variants identified in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

J Wu, Z Fang, X Wang, W Zeng, Y Zhao… - Hormone research in …, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is a rare reproductive
disorder resulting from gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency. However, in …

[HTML][HTML] Motor neuron cell bodies are actively positioned by Slit/Robo repulsion and Netrin/DCC attraction

M Kim, T Fontelonga, AP Roesener, H Lee… - Developmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Motor neurons differentiate from a ventral column of progenitors and settle in static clusters,
the motor nuclei, next to the floor plate. Within these cell clusters, motor neurons receive …

Early-life serotonin dysregulation affects the migration and positioning of cortical interneuron subtypes

S Frazer, K Otomo, A Dayer - Translational psychiatry, 2015 - nature.com
Early-life deficiency of the serotonin transporter (SERT) gives rise to a wide range of
psychiatric-relevant phenotypes; however, the molecular and cellular targets of serotonin …