Search Results - "Altas, Bekir"
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Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Vesicle Priming by Munc13 and Munc18
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (02-08-2017)“…Munc13 catalyzes the transit of syntaxin from a closed complex with Munc18 into the ternary SNARE complex. Here we report a new function of Munc13, independent…”
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Formation and Maintenance of Functional Spines in the Absence of Presynaptic Glutamate Release
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (19-04-2017)“…Dendritic spines are the major transmitter reception compartments of glutamatergic synapses in most principal neurons of the mammalian brain and play a key…”
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The murine ortholog of Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome protein Ube3b regulates synapse number by ubiquitinating Ppp3cc
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-06-2021)“…Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome (KOS) is a severe autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intellectual disability, developmental delays,…”
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Ultrastructural Correlates of Presynaptic Functional Heterogeneity in Hippocampal Synapses
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (17-03-2020)“…Although similar in molecular composition, synapses can exhibit strikingly distinct functional transmitter release and plasticity characteristics. To determine…”
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Polarity Acquisition in Cortical Neurons Is Driven by Synergistic Action of Sox9-Regulated Wwp1 and Wwp2 E3 Ubiquitin Ligases and Intronic miR-140
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (05-12-2018)“…The establishment of axon-dendrite polarity is fundamental for radial migration of neurons during cortex development of mammals. We demonstrate that the E3…”
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Neuronal mTOR Outposts: Implications for Translation, Signaling, and Plasticity
Published in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience (07-04-2022)“…The kinase mTOR is a signaling hub for pathways that regulate cellular growth. In neurons, the subcellular localization of mTOR takes on increased…”
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1528-P: Investigate Functional Dynamics of Neuropeptides in Acute Brain Slices to Predict Anorexigenic Efficacy
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-06-2024)“…Obesity represents the largest and rapidly escalating global health crisis in the world, predominantly attributed to a disequilibrium between caloric intake…”
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Biochemical Purification of Binding Partners of Synaptic Scaffold Proteins
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2017)“…The chemical synapse displays specialized intercellular adhesion between pre- and potsynaptic plasma membranes mediated by synaptic cell adhesion proteins. In…”
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Region-Specific Phosphorylation Determines Neuroligin-3 Localization to Excitatory Versus Inhibitory Synapses
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-11-2024)“…Neuroligin-3 is a postsynaptic adhesion molecule involved in synapse development and function. It is implicated in rare, monogenic forms of autism, and its…”
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Nedd4-2-dependent regulation of astrocytic Kir4.1 and Connexin43 controls neuronal network activity
Published in The Journal of cell biology (01-01-2024)“…Nedd4-2 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase in which missense mutation is related to familial epilepsy, indicating its critical role in regulating neuronal network…”
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Widespread Expression of Erythropoietin Receptor in Brain and Its Induction by Injury
Published in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-01-2015)“…Erythropoietin (EPO) exerts potent neuroprotective, neuroregenerative and procognitive functions. However, unequivocal demonstration of erythropoietin receptor…”
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Enhancing Precision and Efficiency of Cas9-Mediated Knockin Through Combinatorial Fusions of DNA Repair Proteins
Published in CRISPR journal (01-10-2023)“…Cas9 targets genomic loci with high specificity. For knockin with double-strand break repair, however, Cas9 often leads to unintended on-target knockout rather…”
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Loss of NEDD4 contributes to RTP801 elevation and neuron toxicity: implications for Parkinson's disease
Published in Oncotarget (13-09-2016)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a disorder characterized by the degeneration of certain neuronal populations in the central and peripheral nervous system. One of…”
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BDNF enhances spontaneous and activity-dependent neurotransmitter release at excitatory terminals but not at inhibitory terminals in hippocampal neurons
Published in Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience (2014)“…Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is widely reported to enhance synaptic vesicle (SV) exocytosis and neurotransmitter release. But it is still unclear…”
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Erratum to: Widespread Expression of Erythropoietin Receptor in Brain and Its Induction by Injury
Published in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-01-2015)“…Author information Affiliations* Clinical Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany Christoph Ott, Imam Hassouna, Barbara…”
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