Search Results - "Shahmoradian, Sarah H."
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TRiC subunits enhance BDNF axonal transport and rescue striatal atrophy in Huntington’s disease
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-09-2016)“…Corticostriatal atrophy is a cardinal manifestation of Huntington’s disease (HD). However, the mechanism(s) by which mutant huntingtin (mHTT) protein…”
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Cryo-EM structure of Alzheimer’s disease tau filaments with PET ligand MK-6240
Published in Nature communications (01-10-2024)“…Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ligands have advanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnosis and treatment. Using autoradiography and cryo-EM, we identify AD…”
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A Compartmentalized Neuronal Cell-Culture Platform Compatible With Cryo-Fixation by High-Pressure Freezing for Ultrastructural Imaging
Published in Frontiers in neuroscience (08-09-2021)“…The human brain contains a wide array of billions of neurons and interconnections, which are often simplified for analysis using compartmentalized microfluidic…”
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Control of the structural landscape and neuronal proteotoxicity of mutant Huntingtin by domains flanking the polyQ tract
Published in eLife (18-10-2016)“…Many neurodegenerative diseases are linked to amyloid aggregation. In Huntington's disease (HD), neurotoxicity correlates with an increased aggregation…”
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Cryo-electron tomography provides topological insights into mutant huntingtin exon 1 and polyQ aggregates
Published in Communications biology (08-07-2021)“…Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative trinucleotide repeat disorder caused by an expanded poly-glutamine (polyQ) tract in the mutant huntingtin (mHTT)…”
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Supramolecular Non-Amyloid Intermediates in the Early Stages of α-Synuclein Aggregation
Published in Biophysical journal (07-03-2012)“…The aggregation of α-synuclein is associated with progression of Parkinson's disease. We have identified submicrometer supramolecular structures that mediate…”
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TRiC's tricks inhibit huntingtin aggregation
Published in eLife (09-07-2013)“…In Huntington's disease, a mutated version of the huntingtin protein leads to cell death. Mutant huntingtin is known to aggregate, a process that can be…”
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Alterations in Sub-Axonal Architecture Between Normal Aging and Parkinson's Diseased Human Brains Using Label-Free Cryogenic X-ray Nanotomography
Published in Frontiers in neuroscience (25-11-2020)“…Gaining insight to pathologically relevant processes in continuous volumes of unstained brain tissue is important for a better understanding of neurological…”
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Breakthroughs in medicine and bioimaging with up-conversion nanoparticles
Published in International journal of nanomedicine (01-09-2019)“…Nanomedicine is a medical application of biochemistry incorporated with materials chemistry at the scale of nanometer for the purpose of diagnosis, prevention,…”
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TorsinA is essential for neuronal nuclear pore complex localization and maturation
Published in Nature cell biology (01-09-2024)“…As lifelong interphase cells, neurons face an array of unique challenges. A key challenge is regulating nuclear pore complex (NPC) biogenesis and localization,…”
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Imaging of post-mortem human brain tissue using electron and X-ray microscopy
Published in Current opinion in structural biology (01-10-2019)“…•Ultrastructural imaging of PMHB provides novel insights into neurodegenerative disease.•Electron microscopy is a powerful tool for detailed (3D) structural…”
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Docking for Molecules That Bind in a Symmetric Stack with SymDOCK
Published in Journal of chemical information and modeling (22-01-2024)“…Discovering ligands for amyloid fibrils, such as those formed by the tau protein, is an area of great current interest. In recent structures, ligands bind in…”
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A lathe system for micrometre‐sized cylindrical sample preparation at room and cryogenic temperatures
Published in Journal of synchrotron radiation (01-03-2020)“…A simple two‐spindle based lathe system for the preparation of cylindrical samples intended for X‐ray tomography is presented. The setup can operate at room…”
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Cerebral Corpora amylacea are dense membranous labyrinths containing structurally preserved cell organelles
Published in Scientific reports (21-12-2018)“…Corpora amylacea are cell-derived structures that appear physiologically in the aged human brain. While their histological identification is straightforward,…”
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Preparation of primary neurons for visualizing neurites in a frozen-hydrated state using cryo-electron tomography
Published in Journal of visualized experiments (12-02-2014)“…Neurites, both dendrites and axons, are neuronal cellular processes that enable the conduction of electrical impulses between neurons. Defining the structure…”
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Early segregation of layered projections from the lateral superior olivary nucleus to the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus in the neonatal cat
Published in Brain research (10-10-2007)“…Abstract The central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (IC) is a laminated structure that receives multiple converging afferent projections. These projections…”
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Lewy pathology in Parkinson’s disease consists of crowded organelles and lipid membranes
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-07-2019)“…Parkinson’s disease, the most common age-related movement disorder, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with unclear etiology. Key neuropathological…”
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Supramolecular Non-Amyloid Intermediates in the Early Stages of [alpha]-Synuclein Aggregation
Published in Biophysical journal (07-03-2012)“…The aggregation of α-synuclein is associated with progression of Parkinson's disease. We have identified submicrometer supramolecular structures that mediate…”
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Preparation of Primary Neurons for Visualizing Neurites in a Frozen-hydrated State Using Cryo-Electron Tomography
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Early segregation of layered projections from the lateral superior olivary nucleusto the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus in the neonatal cat
Published in Brain research (08-08-2007)“…The central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (IC) is a laminated structure that receives multiple converging afferent projections. These projections…”
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