Contribution of the dihydropyrimidinase-like proteins family in synaptic physiology and in neurodevelopmental disorders

F Desprez, DC Ung, P Vourc'h, M Jeanne… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The dihydropyrimidinase-like (DPYSL) proteins, also designated as the collapsin response
mediators (CRMP) proteins, constitute a family of five cytosolic phosphoproteins abundantly …

Cell-type-specific neuroproteomics of synapses

YY Yim, EJ Nestler - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last two decades, our knowledge of synaptic proteomes and their relationship to
normal brain function and neuropsychiatric disorders has been expanding rapidly through …

The autism susceptibility kinase, TAOK2, phosphorylates eEF2 and modulates translation

M Henis, T Rücker, R Scharrenberg, M Richter… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Genes implicated in translation control have been associated with autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). However, some important genetic causes of autism, including the 16p11 …

The AMPK-related kinase NUAK1 controls cortical axons branching by locally modulating mitochondrial metabolic functions

M Lanfranchi, S Yandiev, G Meyer-Dilhet… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The cellular mechanisms underlying axonal morphogenesis are essential to the formation of
functional neuronal networks. We previously identified the autism-linked kinase NUAK1 as a …

Neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer networks share pathways, but differ in mechanisms, signaling strength, and outcome

BR Yavuz, MK Arici, HC Demirel, CJ Tsai… - NPJ genomic …, 2023 - nature.com
Epidemiological studies suggest that individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)
are more prone to develop certain types of cancer. Notably, however, the case statistics can …

Spatiotemporally cascade-driven “Lipomicelles” enhance extracellular matrix penetration and remodel intercellular crosstalk in pulmonary fibrosis

X Chang, YM Han, QL Li, C Wang, B Guo… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is an inevitable phase of many respiratory diseases with high
mortality and limited effective treatments in the clinic. In PF, aberrant extracellular matrix …

Proximity analysis of native proteomes reveals phenotypic modifiers in a mouse model of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions

Y Gao, D Shonai, M Trn, J Zhao, EJ Soderblom… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
One of the main drivers of autism spectrum disorder is risk alleles within hundreds of genes,
which may interact within shared but unknown protein complexes. Here we develop a …

A foundational atlas of autism protein interactions reveals molecular convergence

B Wang, R Vartak, Y Zaltsman, ZZC Naing, K Hennick… - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Translating high-confidence (hc) autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genes into viable
treatment targets remains elusive. We constructed a foundational protein-protein interaction …

Association of genetic variants with autism spectrum disorder in Japanese children revealed by targeted sequencing

Y Shiota, T Nishiyama, S Yokoyama… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) represent a heterogeneous group of
neurodevelopmental disorders with strong genetic predispositions. Although an increasing …

Pleiotropic functions of TAO kinases and their dysregulation in neurological disorders

S Byeon, S Yadav - Science Signaling, 2024 - science.org
Thousand and one amino acid kinases (TAOKs) are relatively understudied and functionally
pleiotropic protein kinases that have emerged as important regulators of neurodevelopment …