Search Results - "Frakes, Ashley"
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The UPRER: Sensor and Coordinator of Organismal Homeostasis
Published in Molecular cell (15-06-2017)“…Life is stressful. Organisms are repeatedly exposed to stressors that disrupt protein homeostasis (proteostasis), resulting in protein misfolding and…”
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Microglia Induce Motor Neuron Death via the Classical NF-κB Pathway in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (05-03-2014)“…Neuroinflammation is one of the most striking hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), a master regulator of…”
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Four glial cells regulate ER stress resistance and longevity via neuropeptide signaling in C. elegans
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (24-01-2020)“…The ability of the nervous system to sense cellular stress and coordinate protein homeostasis is essential for organismal health. Unfortunately, stress…”
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Major histocompatibility complex class I molecules protect motor neurons from astrocyte-induced toxicity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Nature medicine (01-04-2016)“…Expression of MHC class I molecules on motor neurons protects them from astrocyte-induced toxicity in ALS. Astrocytes isolated from individuals with…”
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Oligodendrocytes contribute to motor neuron death in ALS via SOD1-dependent mechanism
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-10-2016)“…Oligodendrocytes have recently been implicated in the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here we show that, in vitro, mutant superoxide…”
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Astrocytes from familial and sporadic ALS patients are toxic to motor neurons
Published in Nature biotechnology (10-08-2011)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal motor neuron disease, with astrocytes implicated as contributing substantially to motor neuron death in familial…”
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The UPR ER : Sensor and Coordinator of Organismal Homeostasis
Published in Molecular cell (01-06-2017)“…Life is stressful. Organisms are repeatedly exposed to stressors that disrupt protein homeostasis (proteostasis), resulting in protein misfolding and…”
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An NF-κB - EphrinA5-Dependent Communication between NG2+ Interstitial Cells and Myoblasts Promotes Muscle Growth in Neonates
Published in Developmental cell (25-01-2016)“…Skeletal muscle growth immediately following birth is critical for proper body posture and locomotion. However, compared with embryogenesis and adulthood, the…”
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ER Unfolded Protein Response in Liver In Vivo Is Characterized by Reduced, Not Increased, De Novo Lipogenesis and Cholesterol Synthesis Rates with Uptake of Fatty Acids from Adipose Tissue: Integrated Gene Expression, Translation Rates and Metabolic Fluxes
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (19-01-2022)“…The unfolded protein response in the endoplasmic reticulum (UPR ) is involved in a number of metabolic diseases. Here, we characterize UPR -induced metabolic…”
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Aging alters the metabolic flux signature of the ER‐unfolded protein response in vivo in mice
Published in Aging cell (01-03-2022)“…Age is a risk factor for numerous diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, and diabetes. Loss of protein homeostasis is a central hallmark of…”
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Measurements of Physiological Stress Responses in C. Elegans
Published in Journal of visualized experiments (21-05-2020)“…Organisms are often exposed to fluctuating environments and changes in intracellular homeostasis, which can have detrimental effects on their proteome and…”
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Cell non-autonomous control of autophagy and metabolism by glial cells
Published in iScience (19-04-2024)“…Glia are the protectors of the nervous system, providing neurons with support and protection from cytotoxic insults. We previously discovered that four…”
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rAAV Gene Therapy in a Canavan's Disease Mouse Model Reveals Immune Impairments and an Extended Pathology Beyond the Central Nervous System
Published in Molecular therapy (01-06-2016)“…Aspartoacylase (AspA) gene mutations cause the pediatric lethal neurodegenerative Canavan disease (CD). There is emerging promise of successful gene therapy…”
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Glia of C. elegans coordinate a protective organismal heat shock response independent of the neuronal thermosensory circuit
Published in Science advances (09-12-2022)“…Aging organisms lose the ability to induce stress responses, becoming vulnerable to protein toxicity and tissue damage. Neurons can signal to peripheral…”
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Additive amelioration of ALS by co‐targeting independent pathogenic mechanisms
Published in Annals of clinical and translational neurology (01-02-2017)“…Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in which glia are central mediators of motor neuron (MN) death. Since…”
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Neural Stem Cells as a Therapeutic Approach for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in Molecular therapy (01-03-2013)“…Proliferating neural stem cells (NSCs) were first identified in the late 1960s in the adult rat brain[1] as multipotent self-renewing stem cells, able to…”
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MHC class I protects motor neurons from astrocyte-induced toxicity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Published in Nature medicine (29-02-2016)“…Astrocytes isolated from individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are toxic towards motor neurons (MNs) and play a non-cell autonomous role in…”
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Disease progression in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the influence of chronic stress and corticosterone
Published in The FASEB journal (01-12-2011)“…ABSTRACT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neuron cell loss, muscular atrophy, and a…”
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Microglia Induce Motor Neuron Death via the Classical NF-[kappa]B Pathway in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (05-03-2014)“…Neuroinflammation is one of the most striking hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), a master regulator of…”
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The Role of Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published 01-01-2014“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrigs disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting motor neurons resulting in severe muscle atrophy,…”
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