New developments in the biology of fibroblast growth factors

DM Ornitz, N Itoh - WIREs mechanisms of disease, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family is composed of 18 secreted signaling proteins
consisting of canonical FGFs and endocrine FGFs that activate four receptor tyrosine …

CK2—an emerging target for neurological and psychiatric disorders

J Castello, A Ragnauth, E Friedman, H Rebholz - Pharmaceuticals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Protein kinase CK2 has received a surge of attention in recent years due to the evidence of
its overexpression in a variety of solid tumors and multiple myelomas as well as its …

GAA-FGF14 disease: defining its frequency, molecular basis, and 4-aminopyridine response in a large downbeat nystagmus cohort

D Pellerin, F Heindl, C Wilke, MC Danzi, A Traschütz… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background GAA-FGF14 disease/spinocerebellar ataxia 27B is a recently described
neurodegenerative disease caused by (GAA)≥ 250 expansions in the fibroblast growth …

FGF12 is a novel component of the nucleolar NOLC1/TCOF1 ribosome biogenesis complex

M Sochacka, R Karelus, L Opalinski… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Among the FGF proteins, the least characterized superfamily is the group of fibroblast growth
factor homologous factors (FHFs). To date, the main role of FHFs has been primarily seen in …

Intracellular fibroblast growth factor 14: emerging risk factor for brain disorders

J Di Re, PA Wadsworth, F Laezza - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The finely tuned regulation of neuronal firing relies on the integrity of ion channel
macromolecular complexes. Minimal disturbances of these tightly regulated networks can …

Glycogen synthase kinase 3: ion channels, plasticity, and diseases

M Marosi, P Arman, G Aceto, M D'Ascenzo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3) is a multifaceted serine/threonine (S/T) kinase
expressed in all eukaryotic cells. GSK3β is highly enriched in neurons in the central nervous …

The segregated expression of voltage-gated potassium and sodium channels in neuronal membranes: functional implications and regulatory mechanisms

M Duménieu, M Oulé, MR Kreutz… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Neurons are highly polarized cells with apparent functional and morphological differences
between dendrites and axon. A critical determinant for the molecular and functional identity …

Determinants of iFGF13-mediated regulation of myocardial voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels in mouse

A Lesage, M Lorenzini, S Burel, M Sarlandie… - Journal of General …, 2023 - rupress.org
Posttranslational regulation of cardiac NaV1. 5 channels is critical in modulating channel
expression and function, yet their regulation by phosphorylation of accessory proteins has …

TNFR1 signaling converging on FGF14 controls neuronal hyperactivity and sickness behavior in experimental cerebral malaria

NM Dvorak, ND Domingo, CM Tapia… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Excess tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is implicated in the pathogenesis of
hyperinflammatory experimental cerebral malaria (eCM), including gliosis, increased levels …

PPARgamma agonists rescue increased phosphorylation of FGF14 at S226 in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

WCJ Hsu, NC Wildburger, SJ Haidacher… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Cognitive impairment in humans with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in animal
models of Aβ-pathology can be ameliorated by treatments with the nuclear receptor …