The neuromuscular junction in health and disease: molecular mechanisms governing synaptic formation and homeostasis

PM Rodríguez Cruz, J Cossins, D Beeson… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a highly specialized synapse between a motor neuron
nerve terminal and its muscle fiber that are responsible for converting electrical impulses …

Neuromuscular junction formation, aging, and disorders

L Li, WC Xiong, L Mei - Annual review of physiology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Synapses, the fundamental unit in neuronal circuits, are critical for learning and memory,
perception, thinking, and reaction. The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a synapse formed …

Metabolic regulation of cytoskeleton functions by HDAC6-catalyzed α-tubulin lactylation

S Sun, Z Xu, L He, Y Shen, Y Yan, X Lv, X Zhu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of tubulin, termed the “tubulin code”, play important
roles in regulating microtubule functions within subcellular compartments for specialized …

Cytosolic Hsp90 isoform-specific functions and clinical significance

S Maiti, D Picard - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone and a key regulator of
proteostasis under both physiological and stress conditions. In mammals, there are two …

Fundamental molecules and mechanisms for forming and maintaining neuromuscular synapses

SJ Burden, MG Huijbers, L Remedio - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The neuromuscular synapse is a relatively large synapse with hundreds of active zones in
presynaptic motor nerve terminals and more than ten million acetylcholine receptors …

Neddylation mediates ventricular chamber maturation through repression of Hippo signaling

J Zou, W Ma, J Li, R Littlejohn, H Zhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
During development, ventricular chamber maturation is a crucial step in the formation of a
functionally competent postnatal heart. Defects in this process can lead to left ventricular …

Perisynaptic schwann cells-The multitasking cells at the developing neuromuscular junctions

P Alvarez-Suarez, M Gawor, TJ Prószyński - Seminars in Cell & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) are specialized synapses in the peripheral nervous system
that allow the transmission of neuronal impulses to skeletal muscles for their contraction …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by post-translational modifications

JF Chrestia, O Turani, NR Araujo, G Hernando… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) comprise a family of pentameric ligand-gated ion
channels widely distributed in the central and peripheric nervous system and in non …

Murine muscle stem cell response to perturbations of the neuromuscular junction are attenuated with aging

JA Larouche, M Mohiuddin, JJ Choi, PJ Ulintz… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
During aging and neuromuscular diseases, there is a progressive loss of skeletal muscle
volume and function impacting mobility and quality of life. Muscle loss is often associated …

C9orf72 functions in the nucleus to regulate DNA damage repair

L He, J Liang, C Chen, J Chen, Y Shen… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The hexanucleotide GGGGCC repeat expansion in the intronic region of C9orf72 is the most
common cause of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) …