Regulation of and challenges in targeting NAD+ metabolism

ME Migaud, M Ziegler, JA Baur - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, in its oxidized (NAD+) and reduced (NADH) forms, is a
reduction–oxidation (redox) co-factor and substrate for signalling enzymes that have …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotection in glaucoma: mechanisms beyond intraocular pressure lowering

JR Tribble, F Hui, H Quintero, S El Hajji, K Bell… - Molecular aspects of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a common, complex, multifactorial neurodegenerative disease characterized
by progressive dysfunction and then loss of retinal ganglion cells, the output neurons of the …

Selective inhibitors of SARM1 targeting an allosteric cysteine in the autoregulatory ARM domain

HC Feldman, E Merlini, C Guijas… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrolase (NADase) sterile alpha toll/interleukin
receptor motif containing-1 (SARM1) acts as a central executioner of programmed axon …

SARM1 is a multi-functional NAD (P) ase with prominent base exchange activity, all regulated bymultiple physiologically relevant NAD metabolites

C Angeletti, A Amici, J Gilley, A Loreto, AG Trapanotto… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Summary SARM1 is an NAD (P) glycohydrolase and TLR adapter with an essential,
prodegenerative role in programmed axon death (Wallerian degeneration). Like other NAD …

Enrichment of SARM1 alleles encoding variants with constitutively hyperactive NADase in patients with ALS and other motor nerve disorders

J Gilley, O Jackson, M Pipis, MA Estiar, A Al-Chalabi… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
SARM1, a protein with critical NADase activity, is a central executioner in a conserved
programme of axon degeneration. We report seven rare missense or in-frame microdeletion …

[HTML][HTML] NMN: the NAD precursor at the intersection between axon degeneration and anti-ageing therapies

A Loreto, C Antoniou, E Merlini, J Gilley… - Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
The past 20 years of research on axon degeneration has revealed fine details on how NAD
biology controls axonal survival. Extensive data demonstrate that the NAD precursor NMN …

Sarm1-dependent axon degeneration: Nucleotide signaling, neurodegenerative disorders, toxicity, and therapeutic opportunities

HY McGuinness, W Gu, Y Shi, B Kobe… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Axons are an essential component of the nervous system, and axon degeneration is an
early feature of many neurodegenerative disorders. The NAD+ metabolome plays an …

Multifaceted roles of SARM1 in axon degeneration and signaling

TJ Waller, CA Collins - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Axons are considered to be particularly vulnerable components of the nervous system;
impairments to a neuron's axon leads to an effective silencing of a neuron's ability to …

Schwann cells are axo-protective after injury irrespective of myelination status in mouse Schwann cell–neuron cocultures

C Mutschler, SV Fazal, N Schumacher… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Myelinating Schwann cell (SC)–dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuron cocultures are an
important technique for understanding cell–cell signalling and interactions during peripheral …

Augustus Waller's foresight realized: SARM1 in peripheral neuropathies

S Geisler - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurodegenerative condition characterized by
numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness that frequently starts in the distal limbs. Arising from …