ReMAPping the microtubule landscape: How phosphorylation dictates the activities of microtubule‐associated proteins

A Ramkumar, BY Jong… - Developmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Classical microtubule‐associated proteins (MAPs) were originally identified based on their
co‐purification with microtubules assembled from mammalian brain lysate. They have since …

Microtubule dynamics in neuronal development, plasticity, and neurodegeneration

L Penazzi, L Bakota, R Brandt - International Review of Cell and Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Neurons are the basic information-processing units of the nervous system. In fulfilling their
task, they establish a structural polarity with an axon that can be over a meter long and …

The FTLD risk factor TMEM 106B and MAP 6 control dendritic trafficking of lysosomes

BM Schwenk, CM Lang, S Hogl, S Tahirovic… - The EMBO …, 2014 - embopress.org
TMEM 106B is a major risk factor for frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP‐43
pathology. TMEM 106B localizes to lysosomes, but its function remains unclear. We show …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic palmitoylation targets MAP6 to the axon to promote microtubule stabilization during neuronal polarization

E Tortosa, Y Adolfs, M Fukata, RJ Pasterkamp… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) are main candidates to stabilize neuronal
microtubules, playing an important role in establishing axon-dendrite polarity. However, how …

Systemic epothilone D improves hindlimb function after spinal cord contusion injury in rats

B Sandner, R Puttagunta, M Motsch, F Bradke… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Following a spinal cord injury (SCI) a growth aversive environment forms, consisting of a
fibroglial scar and inhibitory factors, further restricting the already low intrinsic growth …

New horizons in schizophrenia treatment: autophagy protection is coupled with behavioral improvements in a mouse model of schizophrenia

A Merenlender-Wagner, Z Shemer, O Touloumi… - Autophagy, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy plays a key role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia as manifested by a 40%
decrease in BECN1/Beclin 1 mRNA in postmortem hippocampal tissues relative to controls …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond neuronal microtubule stabilization: MAP6 and CRMPS, two converging stories

C Cuveillier, B Boulan, C Ravanello… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The development and function of the central nervous system rely on the microtubule (MT)
and actin cytoskeletons and their respective effectors. Although the structural role of the …

5-HT systems: emergent targets for memory formation and memory alterations

A Meneses - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2013 - degruyter.com
Drugs acting through 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin or 5-HT) systems modulate memory
and its alterations, although the mechanisms involved are poorly understood. 5-HT drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Short-and long-term efficacy of electroconvulsive stimulation in animal models of depression: The essential role of neuronal survival

J Jonckheere, JC Deloulme, G Dall'Igna, N Chauliac… - Brain Stimulation, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Severe and medication-resistant psychiatric diseases, such as major
depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, can be effectively and rapidly treated …

Stabilization of microtubules improves cognitive functions and axonal transport of mitochondria in Alzheimer's disease model mice

B Guo, Y Huang, Q Gao, Q Zhou - Neurobiology of Aging, 2020 - Elsevier
One major pathological process in Alzheimer's disease is mediated by hyperphosphorylated
tau, which includes altered microtubules (MTs) and functions associated with tau. A potential …