A not-so-ancient grease history: click chemistry and protein lipid modifications

KF Suazo, KY Park, MD Distefano - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein lipid modification involves the attachment of hydrophobic groups to proteins via
ester, thioester, amide, or thioether linkages. In this review, the specific click chemical …

A sticky situation: regulation and function of protein palmitoylation with a spotlight on the axon and axon initial segment

AA Petropavlovskiy, JA Kogut, A Leekha… - Neuronal …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
In neurons, the axon and axon initial segment (AIS) are critical structures for action potential
initiation and propagation. Their formation and function rely on tight compartmentalisation, a …

Synaptic activity–dependent changes in the hippocampal palmitoylome

GG Nasseri, N Matin, AR Wild, K Tosefsky, S Flibotte… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Dynamic protein S-palmitoylation is critical for neuronal function, development, and synaptic
plasticity. Synaptic activity–dependent changes in palmitoylation have been reported for a …

Engineering a multicompartment in vitro model for dorsal root ganglia phenotypic assessment

SM Caparaso, AL Redwine… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the significant global prevalence of chronic pain, current methods to identify pain
therapeutics often fail translation to the clinic. Phenotypic screening platforms rely on …

Palmitoylation of acetylated tubulin and association with ceramide-rich platforms is critical for ciliogenesis

P Tripathi, Z Zhu, H Qin, A Elsherbini, SM Crivelli… - Journal of Lipid …, 2021 - ASBMB
Microtubules are polymers composed of αβ-tubulin subunits that provide structure to cells
and play a crucial role in in the development and function of neuronal processes and cilia …

Axon guidance at the spinal cord midline—A live imaging perspective

A Dumoulin, NR Zuñiga… - Journal of Comparative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During neural circuit formation, axons navigate several choice points to reach their final
target. At each one of these intermediate targets, growth cones need to switch …

A novel variant in TAF1 affects gene expression and is associated with X-linked TAF1 intellectual disability syndrome

SE Hurst, E Liktor-Busa, A Moutal, S Parker… - Neuronal …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
We investigated the genome of a 5-year-old male who presented with global developmental
delay (motor, cognitive, and speech), hypotonia, possibly ataxia, and cerebellar hypoplasia …

C-type natriuretic peptide preserves central neurological function by maintaining blood-brain barrier integrity

C Perez-Ternero, PN Pallier, JL Tremoleda… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is highly expressed in the central nervous system (CNS)
and key to neuronal development; however, a broader role for CNP in the CNS remains …

Investigating primary cilia during peripheral nervous system formation

E Yusifov, A Dumoulin, ET Stoeckli - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The primary cilium plays a pivotal role during the embryonic development of vertebrates. It
acts as a somatic signaling hub for specific pathways, such as Sonic Hedgehog signaling. In …

cGMP signalling in dorsal root ganglia and the spinal cord: various functions in development and adulthood

H Schmidt, A Böttcher, T Gross… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclic GMP (cGMP) is a second messenger that regulates numerous physiological and
pathophysiological processes. In recent years, more and more studies have uncovered …