New insights into glial scar formation after spinal cord injury

AP Tran, PM Warren, J Silver - Cell and tissue research, 2022 - Springer
Severe spinal cord injury causes permanent loss of function and sensation throughout the
body. The trauma causes a multifaceted torrent of pathophysiological processes which …

Spatial and temporal arrangement of neuronal intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms controlling axon regeneration

A Tedeschi, F Bradke - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Convergence between axon regeneration ability and abnormal synaptic structure
and function.•Axon regeneration, neuronal circuit assembly and recovery of functions in the …

Initiation of T cell signaling by CD45 segregation at'close contacts'

VT Chang, RA Fernandes, KA Ganzinger, SF Lee… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
It has been proposed that the local segregation of kinases and the tyrosine phosphatase
CD45 underpins T cell antigen receptor (TCR) triggering, but how such segregation occurs …

Astrocyte-secreted glypican 4 regulates release of neuronal pentraxin 1 from axons to induce functional synapse formation

I Farhy-Tselnicker, ACM van Casteren, A Lee… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
The generation of precise synaptic connections between developing neurons is critical to
the formation of functional neural circuits. Astrocyte-secreted glypican 4 induces formation of …

Molecular basis of human CD22 function and therapeutic targeting

J Ereño-Orbea, T Sicard, H Cui… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
CD22 maintains a baseline level of B-cell inhibition to keep humoral immunity in check. As a
B-cell-restricted antigen, CD22 is targeted in therapies against dysregulated B cells that …

Architecture and regulation of a GDNF-GFRα1 synaptic adhesion assembly

FM Houghton, SE Adams, AS Ríos, L Masino… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Glial-cell line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) bound to its co-receptor GFRα1 stimulates
the RET receptor tyrosine kinase, promoting neuronal survival and neuroprotection. The …

“GAG-ing with the neuron”: the role of glycosaminoglycan patterning in the central nervous system

PD Smith, VJ Coulson-Thomas, S Foscarin… - Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Proteoglycans (PGs) are a diverse family of proteins that consist of one or more
glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains, covalently linked to a core protein. PGs are major …

A subset of autism-associated genes regulate the structural stability of neurons

YC Lin, JA Frei, MBC Kilander, W Shen… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a range of neurological conditions that affect
individuals' ability to communicate and interact with others. People with ASD often exhibit …

Proper synaptic adhesion signaling in the control of neural circuit architecture and brain function

HY Kim, JW Um, J Ko - Progress in Neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Trans-synaptic cell-adhesion molecules are critical for governing various stages of synapse
development and specifying neural circuit properties via the formation of multifarious …

Role of chondroitin sulfation following spinal cord injury

RK Hussein, CP Mencio, Y Katagiri… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic spinal cord injury produces long-term neurological damage, and presents a
significant public health problem with nearly 18,000 new cases per year in the US The injury …