Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs): decipher underlying basis of neurodegenerative diseases

B Liu, J Ruan, M Chen, Z Li, G Manjengwa… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are characterized by the aggregation of neurotoxic
proteins in the central nervous system. Aberrant protein accumulation in NDs is largely …

[HTML][HTML] X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 increases tauopathy vulnerability in women

Y Yan, X Wang, D Chaput, MK Shin, Y Koh, L Gan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Although women experience significantly higher tau burden and increased risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) than men, the underlying mechanism for this vulnerability has not …

β2-Microglobulin coaggregates with Aβ and contributes to amyloid pathology and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease model mice

Y Zhao, Q Zheng, Y Hong, Y Gao, J Hu, M Lang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extensive studies indicate that β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation is pivotal for Alzheimer's disease
(AD) progression; however, cumulative evidence suggests that Aβ itself is not sufficient to …

Mechanisms orchestrating the enzymatic activity and cellular functions of deubiquitinases

B Estavoyer, C Messmer, M Echbicheb… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Deubiquitinases (DUBs) are required for the reverse reaction of ubiquitination and act as
major regulators of ubiquitin signaling processes. Emerging evidence suggests that these …

ACSS2-dependent histone acetylation improves cognition in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Y Lin, A Lin, L Cai, W Huang, S Yan, Y Wei… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Nuclear acetyl-CoA pools govern histone acetylation that controls
synaptic plasticity and contributes to cognitive deterioration in patients with Alzheimer's …

[HTML][HTML] β2-microglobulin functions as an endogenous NMDAR antagonist to impair synaptic function

Y Gao, Y Hong, L Huang, S Zheng, H Zhang, S Wang… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Down syndrome (DS) is a neurological disorder with multiple immune-related symptoms;
however, crosstalk between the CNS and peripheral immune system remains unexplored …

USP25 inhibition ameliorates Alzheimer's pathology through the regulation of APP processing and Aβ generation

Q Zheng, B Song, G Li, F Cai, M Wu… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21, is one of the critical risk factors for early-onset
Alzheimer's disease (AD), implicating key roles for chromosome 21–encoded genes in the …

Salvianolic acid B ameliorates retinal deficits in an early-stage alzheimer's disease mouse model through downregulating bace1 and Aβ Generation

M Wang, S Zhang, X Liu, P Wang, Y Zhu… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with subtle onset, early diagnosis
remains challenging. Accumulating evidence suggests that the emergence of retinal …

A retrotransposon storm marks clinical phenoconversion to late-onset Alzheimer's disease

F Macciardi, M Giulia Bacalini, R Miramontes… - GeroScience, 2022 - Springer
Recent reports have suggested that the reactivation of otherwise transcriptionally silent
transposable elements (TEs) might induce brain degeneration, either by dysregulating the …

Artificial intelligence for prenatal chromosome analysis

K Boddupally, ER Thuraka - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article delves into the rapidly advancing domain of prenatal diagnostics, with a
primary focus on the detection and management of chromosomal abnormalities such as …