Insights into Alzheimer's disease from single-cell genomic approaches

MH Murdock, LH Tsai - Nature neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related disease pathologically defined by the deposition
of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain parenchyma. Single-cell profiling …

Decoding aging hallmarks at the single-cell level

S Ma, X Chi, Y Cai, Z Ji, S Wang, J Ren… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Organismal aging exhibits wide-ranging hallmarks in divergent cell types across tissues,
organs, and systems. The advancement of single-cell technologies and generation of rich …

Tau activation of microglial cGAS–IFN reduces MEF2C-mediated cognitive resilience

JC Udeochu, S Amin, Y Huang, L Fan, ERS Torres… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) precede clinical symptoms by years,
indicating a period of cognitive resilience before the onset of dementia. Here, we report that …

Single-cell atlas reveals correlates of high cognitive function, dementia, and resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology

H Mathys, Z Peng, CA Boix, MB Victor, N Leary, S Babu… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, but the
molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment remain poorly …

Transcriptional and epigenetic decoding of the microglial aging process

X Li, Y Li, Y Jin, Y Zhang, J Wu, Z Xu, Y Huang, L Cai… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
As important immune cells, microglia undergo a series of alterations during aging that
increase the susceptibility to brain dysfunctions. However, the longitudinal characteristics of …

A Cdk5-derived peptide inhibits Cdk5/p25 activity and improves neurodegenerative phenotypes

PC Pao, J Seo, A Lee, O Kritskiy… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Aberrant activity of cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk5) has been implicated in various
neurodegenerative diseases. This deleterious effect is mediated by pathological cleavage of …

Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease

TS Zimmer, AL Orr, AG Orr - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Selective vulnerability of specific brain regions and cell populations is a hallmark of
neurodegenerative disorders. Mechanisms of selective vulnerability involve neuronal …

[HTML][HTML] Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer's disease

SM Neuner, M Telpoukhovskaia, V Menon… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Individuals who maintain cognitive function despite high levels of Alzheimer's disease (AD)-
associated pathology are said to be 'resilient'to AD. Identifying mechanisms underlying …

Whole genome deconvolution unveils Alzheimer's resilient epigenetic signature

E Berson, A Sreenivas, T Phongpreecha… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin by sequencing (ATAC-seq)
accurately depicts the chromatin regulatory state and altered mechanisms guiding gene …

Single cell/nucleus transcriptomics comparison in zebrafish and humans reveals common and distinct molecular responses to Alzheimer's disease

MI Cosacak, P Bhattarai, PL De Jager, V Menon… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurogenesis is significantly reduced in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is a potential
therapeutic target. Contrary to humans, a zebrafish can regenerate its diseased brain, and …