Search Results - "Favuzzi, Emilia"
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Molecular diversity underlying cortical excitatory and inhibitory synapse development
Published in Current opinion in neurobiology (01-12-2018)“…•Molecular diversity critically contributes to synapse diversity.•Different molecules regulate excitatory and inhibitory synapse development.•Synapse…”
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Distinct molecular programs regulate synapse specificity in cortical inhibitory circuits
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (25-01-2019)“…How neuronal connections are established and organized into functional networks determines brain function. In the mammalian cerebral cortex, different classes…”
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Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (02-08-2017)“…Activity-dependent neuronal plasticity is a fundamental mechanism through which the nervous system adapts to sensory experience. Several lines of evidence…”
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Nova proteins direct synaptic integration of somatostatin interneurons through activity-dependent alternative splicing
Published in eLife (22-06-2023)“…Somatostatin interneurons are the earliest born population of cortical inhibitory cells. They are crucial to support normal brain development and function;…”
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Myc inhibition is effective against glioma and reveals a role for Myc in proficient mitosis
Published in Nature communications (18-08-2014)“…Gliomas are the most common primary tumours affecting the adult central nervous system and respond poorly to standard therapy. Myc is causally implicated in…”
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The action mechanism of the Myc inhibitor termed Omomyc may give clues on how to target Myc for cancer therapy
Published in PloS one (21-07-2011)“…Recent evidence points to Myc--a multifaceted bHLHZip transcription factor deregulated in the majority of human cancers--as a priority target for therapy. How…”
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The brain's polymath: Emerging roles of microglia throughout brain development
Published in Current opinion in neurobiology (01-04-2023)“…Microglia, the resident brain immune cells, have garnered a reputation as major effectors of circuit wiring due to their ability to prune synapses. Other roles…”
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GABA-receptive microglia selectively sculpt developing inhibitory circuits
Published in Cell (22-07-2021)“…Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, have emerged as crucial regulators of synaptic refinement and brain wiring. However, whether the remodeling…”
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Rbfox1 Mediates Cell-type-Specific Splicing in Cortical Interneurons
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (21-11-2018)“…Cortical interneurons display a remarkable diversity in their morphology, physiological properties, and connectivity. Elucidating the molecular determinants…”
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Shaping Early Networks to Rule Mature Circuits: Little MiRs Go a Long Way
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (21-12-2016)“…Normative cortical processing depends on precise interactions between excitatory and inhibitory neurons. In this issue of Neuron, Lippi et al. (2016) identify…”
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Viral manipulation of functionally distinct interneurons in mice, non-human primates and humans
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-12-2020)“…Recent success in identifying gene-regulatory elements in the context of recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors has enabled cell-type-restricted gene…”
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GABA-receptive microglia selectively sculpt developing inhibitory circuits
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Microglia contribute to the postnatal development of cortical somatostatin-positive inhibitory cells and to whisker-evoked cortical activity
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (16-08-2022)“…Microglia play a key role in shaping the formation and refinement of the excitatory network of the brain. However, less is known about whether and how they…”
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Monitoring phagocytic uptake of amyloid β into glial cell lysosomes in real time
Published in Chemical science (Cambridge) (18-08-2021)“…Phagocytosis by glial cells is essential to regulate brain function during health and disease. Therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have primarily focused on…”
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Publisher Correction: Viral manipulation of functionally distinct interneurons in mice, non-human primates and humans
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Abstract 1085: MYC inhibition is a potent therapy against glioma and induces mitotic crisis in cancer cells
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2013)“…Abstract Gliomas are the most common primary tumors affecting the adult human Central Nervous System (CNS). The most lethal is grade IV glioblastoma (GBM),…”
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