Alzheimer's disease large-scale gene expression portrait identifies exercise as the top theoretical treatment

MA Hill, SC Gammie - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that affects multiple
brain regions and is difficult to treat. In this study we used 22 AD large-scale gene …

Direct neuronal reprogramming of NDUFS4 patient cells identifies the unfolded protein response as a novel general reprogramming hurdle

G Sonsalla, AB Malpartida, T Riedemann, M Gusic… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Mitochondria account for essential cellular pathways, from ATP production to nucleotide
metabolism, and their deficits lead to neurological disorders and contribute to the onset of …

Self-supervised deep clustering of single-cell RNA-seq data to hierarchically detect rare cell populations

T Lei, R Chen, S Zhang, Y Chen - Briefings in bioinformatics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a widely used technique for characterizing
individual cells and studying gene expression at the single-cell level. Clustering plays a vital …

The Role of Bcl11 Transcription Factors in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

FA Seigfried, S Britsch - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neurodevelopmental disorders are typically attributed to abnormal brain
development. These disorders encompass a wide range of neuropsychiatric symptoms that …

Developmental cell death of cortical projection neurons is controlled by a Bcl11a/Bcl6‐dependent pathway

C Wiegreffe, T Wahl, NS Joos, J Bonnefont, P Liu… - EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Developmental neuron death plays a pivotal role in refining organization and wiring during
neocortex formation. Aberrant regulation of this process results in neurodevelopmental …

Epigenetic impact of a 1-week intensive multimodal group program for adolescents with multiple adverse childhood experiences

P Kaliman, M Cosín-Tomás, A Madrid… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs, ie, abuse, neglect, household dysfunction) represent
a potential risk factor for a wide range of long-lasting diseases and shorter life expectancy …

Asynchronous excitatory neuron development in an isogenic cortical spheroid model of Down syndrome

Z Li, JA Klein, S Rampam, R Kurzion… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The intellectual disability (ID) in Down syndrome (DS) is thought to result from a variety of
developmental deficits such as alterations in neural progenitor division, neurogenesis …

ARID1B controls transcriptional programs of axon projection in an organoid model of the human corpus callosum

C Martins-Costa, A Wiegers, VA Pham, J Sidhaye… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Mutations in ARID1B, a member of the mSWI/SNF complex, cause severe
neurodevelopmental phenotypes with elusive mechanisms in humans. The most common …

The Principle of Cortical Development and Evolution

Z Yang - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
Human's robust cognitive abilities, including creativity and language, are made possible, at
least in large part, by evolutionary changes made to the cerebral cortex. This paper reviews …

Role of the BCL11A/B Homologue Chronophage (Cph) in Locomotor Behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster

S Murthy, U Nongthomba - Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Functioning of the nervous system requires proper formation and specification of neurons as
well as accurate connectivity and signalling between them. Locomotor behaviour depends …