Search Results - "Lewis, Tommy"
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Terminal Axon Branching Is Regulated by the LKB1-NUAK1 Kinase Pathway via Presynaptic Mitochondrial Capture
Published in Cell (20-06-2013)“…The molecular mechanisms underlying the axon arborization of mammalian neurons are poorly understood but are critical for the establishment of functional…”
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Pleiotropic Mitochondria: The Influence of Mitochondria on Neuronal Development and Disease
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (16-10-2019)“…Mitochondria play many important biological roles, including ATP production, lipid biogenesis, ROS regulation, and calcium clearance. In neurons, the…”
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MFF-dependent mitochondrial fission regulates presynaptic release and axon branching by limiting axonal mitochondria size
Published in Nature communications (27-11-2018)“…Neurons display extreme degrees of polarization, including compartment-specific organelle morphology. In cortical, long-range projecting, pyramidal neurons…”
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying axon formation, growth, and branching
Published in The Journal of cell biology (16-09-2013)“…Proper brain wiring during development is pivotal for adult brain function. Neurons display a high degree of polarization both morphologically and…”
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Progressive Decrease of Mitochondrial Motility during Maturation of Cortical Axons In Vitro and In Vivo
Published in Current biology (10-10-2016)“…The importance of mitochondria for neuronal function is evident by the large number of neurodegenerative diseases that have been associated with a disruption…”
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Metabolism. AMP-activated protein kinase mediates mitochondrial fission in response to energy stress
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (15-01-2016)“…Mitochondria undergo fragmentation in response to electron transport chain (ETC) poisons and mitochondrial DNA-linked disease mutations, yet how these stimuli…”
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Impaired Mitochondrial Dynamics and Mitophagy in Neuronal Models of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (18-10-2016)“…Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurodevelopmental disease caused by TSC1 or TSC2 mutations and subsequent activation of the mTORC1 kinase. Upon mTORC1…”
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Aβ42 oligomers trigger synaptic loss through CAMKK2-AMPK-dependent effectors coordinating mitochondrial fission and mitophagy
Published in Nature communications (01-08-2022)“…During the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in both mouse models and human patients, soluble forms of Amyloid-β 1–42 oligomers (Aβ42o) trigger loss of…”
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LKB1 Regulates Mitochondria-Dependent Presynaptic Calcium Clearance and Neurotransmitter Release Properties at Excitatory Synapses along Cortical Axons
Published in PLoS biology (18-07-2016)“…Individual synapses vary significantly in their neurotransmitter release properties, which underlie complex information processing in neural circuits…”
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AMP-activated protein kinase mediates mitochondrial fission in response to energy stress
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (15-01-2016)“…Mitochondria undergo fragmentation in response to electron transport chain (ETC) poisons and mitochondrial DNA–linked disease mutations, yet how these stimuli…”
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Mitochondrial biogenesis in developing astrocytes regulates astrocyte maturation and synapse formation
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (13-04-2021)“…The mechanisms controlling the post-natal maturation of astrocytes play a crucial role in ensuring correct synaptogenesis. We show that mitochondrial…”
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Exercise and mitochondrial remodeling to prevent age-related neurodegeneration
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-01-2023)“…Healthy brain activity requires precise ion and energy management creating a strong reliance on mitochondrial function. Age-related neurodegeneration leads to…”
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Activity-dependent compartmentalization of dendritic mitochondria morphology through local regulation of fusion-fission balance in neurons in vivo
Published in Nature communications (08-03-2024)“…Neuronal mitochondria play important roles beyond ATP generation, including Ca 2+ uptake, and therefore have instructive roles in synaptic function and…”
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Haploinsufficiency of autism spectrum disorder candidate gene NUAK1 impairs cortical development and behavior in mice
Published in Nature communications (16-10-2018)“…Recently, numerous rare de novo mutations have been identified in patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, despite the predicted…”
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Emerging roles of mitochondria in synaptic transmission and neurodegeneration
Published in Current opinion in physiology (01-06-2018)“…•Neuronal mitochondria show compartment-specific morphology in dendrites and axons.•Genetically-encoded tools allow for monitoring of many mitochondrial…”
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A role for myosin VI in the localization of axonal proteins
Published in PLoS biology (01-03-2011)“…In neurons polarized trafficking of vesicle-bound membrane proteins gives rise to the distinct molecular composition and functional properties of axons and…”
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Neuronal mitochondrial morphology is significantly affected by both fixative and oxygen level during perfusion
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (02-11-2022)“…Neurons in the brain have a uniquely polarized structure consisting of multiple dendrites and a single axon generated from a cell body. Interestingly,…”
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Virus-Enabled Optimization and Delivery of the Genetic Machinery for Efficient Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis in Mammalian Cells and Tissues
Published in ACS synthetic biology (20-01-2017)“…Unnatural amino acid (UAA) mutagenesis of recombinant proteins in live mammalian cells requires coexpression of the mutant target, as well as an engineered…”
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Structure and Function of an Actin-Based Filter in the Proximal Axon
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (05-12-2017)“…The essential organization of microtubules within neurons has been described; however, less is known about how neuronal actin is arranged and the functional…”
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Necroptosis increases with age in the brain and contributes to age-related neuroinflammation
Published in GeroScience (01-10-2021)“…Chronic inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS), termed neuroinflammation, is a hallmark of aging and a proposed mediator of cognitive decline…”
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