Studies of neurodegenerative diseases using Drosophila and the development of novel approaches for their analysis

Y Nitta, A Sugie - Fly, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The use of Drosophila in neurodegenerative disease research has contributed to the
identification of modifier genes for the pathology. The basis for neurodegenerative disease …

SRSF1 haploinsufficiency is responsible for a syndromic developmental disorder associated with intellectual disability

E Bogaert, A Garde, T Gautier, K Rooney… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
SRSF1 (also known as ASF/SF2) is a non-small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (non-snRNP) that
belongs to the arginine/serine (R/S) domain family. It recognizes and binds to mRNA …

Quantitative Assessment of Eye Phenotypes for Functional Genetic Studies Using Drosophila melanogaster

J Iyer, Q Wang, T Le, L Pizzo, S Grönke… - G3: Genes …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
About two-thirds of the vital genes in the Drosophila genome are involved in eye
development, making the fly eye an excellent genetic system to study cellular function and …

Protecting cells by protecting their vulnerable lysosomes: Identification of a new mechanism for preserving lysosomal functional integrity upon oxidative stress

R Pascua-Maestro, S Diez-Hermano, C Lillo… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Environmental insults such as oxidative stress can damage cell membranes. Lysosomes are
particularly sensitive to membrane permeabilization since their function depends on …

The interplay between tauopathy and aging through interruption of UPR/Nrf2/autophagy crosstalk in the Alzheimer's disease transgenic experimental models

J Amini, N Sanchooli, MH Milajerdi… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of tauopathy that usually
occursduring aging and unfolded protein response (UPR), oxidative stress and autophagy …

Increase in brain glycogen levels ameliorates Huntington's disease phenotype and rescues neurodegeneration in Drosophila

A Onkar, D Sheshadri, A Rai… - Disease Models & …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Under normal physiological conditions, the mammalian brain contains very little glycogen,
most of which is stored in astrocytes. However, the aging brain and the subareas of the brain …

α‐Synuclein E46K Mutation and Involvement of Oxidative Stress in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson's Disease

S Reiszadeh Jahromi, SR Ramesh… - Parkinson's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age‐associated neurodegenerative condition in which some
genetic variants are known to increase disease susceptibility on interaction with …

The distinctive role of tau and amyloid beta in mitochondrial dysfunction through alteration in Mfn2 and Drp1 mRNA Levels: A comparative study in Drosophila …

SL Abtahi, R Masoudi, M Haddadi - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of neurodegenerative diseases.
Aggregation of Aβ42 and hyperphosphorylated tau are two major hallmarks of AD. Whether …

[PDF][PDF] Using Drosophila to identify naturally occurring genetic modifiers of amyloid beta 42- and tau-induced toxicity

M Yang, M Zinkgraf, C Fitzgerald-Cook… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by 2 pathological proteins, amyloid beta 42 and tau.
The majority of Alzheimer's disease cases in the population are sporadic and late-onset …

Brazilian kefir fraction mitigates the Alzheimer-like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster with β-amyloid overexpression model

SM Malta, TS Rodrigues, MH Silva, AS Marquez… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition and the primary
form of dementia among elderly people. The amyloidogenic hypothesis is the main theory …