Genetics and pathogenesis of dystonia

M Thomsen, LM Lange, M Zech… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Dystonia is a clinically and genetically highly heterogeneous neurological disorder
characterized by abnormal movements and postures caused by involuntary sustained or …

The integrated stress response pathway and neuromodulator signaling in the brain: lessons learned from dystonia

N Calakos, ZF Caffall - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The integrated stress response (ISR) is a highly conserved biochemical pathway involved in
maintaining proteostasis and cell health in the face of diverse stressors. In this Review, we …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomic analysis of X-linked dystonia parkinsonism disease striatal neurons reveals altered RNA metabolism and splicing

KT Tshilenge, J Bons, CG Aguirre… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) is a rare neurodegenerative disease endemic to the
Philippines. The genetic cause for XDP is an insertion of a SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA)-type …

The apparent paradox of phenotypic diversity and shared mechanisms across dystonia syndromes

A Di Fonzo, A Albanese, HA Jinnah - Current opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The discovery of biological pathways shared between different monogenic dystonias is an
important conceptual advance in the understanding of the underlying mechanisms, with a …

Oligodendrocyte and extracellular matrix contributions to central nervous system motor function: implications for dystonia

D Yellajoshyula, SS Pappas, WT Dauer - Movement Disorders, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The quest to elucidate nervous system function and dysfunction in disease has focused
largely on neurons and neural circuits. However, fundamental aspects of nervous system …

Ying Yang 1 engagement in brain pathology

S Pabian‐Jewuła, A Bragiel‐Pieczonka… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we discuss data concerning the involvement of transcription factor Yin Yang 1 (YY1)
in the development of brain diseases, highlighting mechanisms of its pathological actions …

Piecing together a complex puzzle: 5 key challenges in basic dystonia research

M Scarduzio, DG Standaert - Dystonia, 2023 - frontierspartnerships.org
Dystonia refers to a heterogeneous group of movement disorders characterized by
involuntary, sustained muscle contractions leading to repetitive twisting movements and …

Dystonia genes and their biological pathways

A Di Fonzo, HA Jinnah, M Zech - International Review of Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
High-throughput sequencing has been instrumental in uncovering the spectrum of
pathogenic genetic alterations that contribute to the etiology of dystonia. Despite the …

Enhancer landscape of lung neuroendocrine tumors reveals regulatory and developmental signatures with potential theranostic implications

E Davis, S Avniel-Polak, S Abu-Kamel, I Antman… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Well-differentiated low-grade lung neuroendocrine tumors (lung carcinoids or LNETs) are
histopathologically classified as typical and atypical LNETs, but each subtype is still …

Transcriptional regulatory network for neuron-glia interactions and its implication for DYT6 dystonia

D Yellajoshyula - Dystonia, 2023 - frontierspartnerships.org
Advances in sequencing technologies have identified novel genes associated with inherited
forms of dystonia, providing valuable insights into its genetic basis and revealing diverse …