The Hsp70/Hsp90 chaperone machinery in neurodegenerative diseases

RE Lackie, A Maciejewski, VG Ostapchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the human brain is one of the critical features of
many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Assembles of beta …

There's something wrong with my MAM; the ER–mitochondria axis and neurodegenerative diseases

S Paillusson, R Stoica, P Gomez-Suaga… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with
associated frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD) are major neurodegenerative diseases for …

ER–mitochondria associations are regulated by the VAPB–PTPIP51 interaction and are disrupted by ALS/FTD-associated TDP-43

R Stoica, KJ De Vos, S Paillusson, S Mueller… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) form tight structural associations and
these facilitate a number of cellular functions. However, the mechanisms by which regions of …

Tau interactome and RNA binding proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

T Kavanagh, A Halder, E Drummond - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Pathological tau aggregation is a primary neuropathological feature of many
neurodegenerative diseases. Intriguingly, despite the common presence of tau aggregates …

Drosophila as an In Vivo Model for Human Neurodegenerative Disease

L McGurk, A Berson, NM Bonini - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
With the increase in the ageing population, neurodegenerative disease is devastating to
families and poses a huge burden on society. The brain and spinal cord are extraordinarily …

Tau promotes neurodegeneration through global chromatin relaxation

B Frost, M Hemberg, J Lewis, MB Feany - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The microtubule-associated protein tau is involved in a number of neurodegenerative
disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. Previous studies have linked oxidative stress and …

It's all about tau

C Tapia-Rojas, F Cabezas-Opazo, CA Deaton… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau is a protein that is highly enriched in neurons and was originally defined by its ability to
bind and stabilize microtubules. However, it is now becoming evident that the functions of …

Protein phosphorylation in neurodegeneration: friend or foe?

S Tenreiro, K Eckermann, TF Outeiro - Frontiers in molecular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Protein misfolding and aggregation is a common hallmark in neurodegenerative disorders,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and fronto-temporal dementia …

Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism for Alzheimer's disease

K Prüßing, A Voigt, JB Schulz - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2013 - Springer
Drosophila melanogaster provides an important resource for in vivo modifier screens of
neurodegenerative diseases. To study the underlying pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease …

ALS/FTD‐associated FUS activates GSK‐3β to disrupt the VAPB–PTPIP 51 interaction and ER–mitochondria associations

R Stoica, S Paillusson, P Gomez‐Suaga, JC Mitchell… - EMBO …, 2016 - embopress.org
Defective FUS metabolism is strongly associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and
frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD), but the mechanisms linking FUS to disease are not …