Search Results - "Wassouf, Zinah"
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The Role of Alpha-Synuclein and Other Parkinson's Genes in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (10-08-2020)“…Neurodevelopmental and late-onset neurodegenerative disorders present as separate entities that are clinically and neuropathologically quite distinct. However,…”
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Distinct impacts of alpha-synuclein overexpression on the hippocampal epigenome of mice in standard and enriched environments
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-10-2023)“…Elevated alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene expression is associated with transcriptional deregulation and increased risk of Parkinson's disease, which may be…”
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Alpha-synuclein overexpression induces epigenomic dysregulation of glutamate signaling and locomotor pathways
Published in Human molecular genetics (28-10-2022)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder with complex interindividual etiology that is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. Elevated…”
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Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of THAP1 Missense Mutations in DYT6 Dystonia
Published in Journal of molecular neuroscience (01-07-2020)“…Mutations in THAP1 (THAP domain-containing apoptosis-associated protein 1) are responsible for DYT6 dystonia. Until now, more than eighty different mutations…”
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Impaired dopamine- and adenosine-mediated signaling and plasticity in a novel rodent model for DYT25 dystonia
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-02-2020)“…Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent involuntary muscle contractions. Loss-of-function mutations in the GNAL…”
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Increased expression of myelin-associated genes in frontal cortex of SNCA overexpressing rats and Parkinson's disease patients
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (05-10-2020)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder. Besides characteristic motor symptoms, patients suffer from cognitive impairments…”
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Enriched Environmental Conditions Modify the Gut Microbiome Composition and Fecal Markers of Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Frontiers in neuroscience (15-10-2019)“…Recent findings suggest an implication of the gut microbiome in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. PD onset and progression has also been linked with various…”
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Environmental Enrichment Prevents Transcriptional Disturbances Induced by Alpha-Synuclein Overexpression
Published in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience (24-04-2018)“…Onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders, including synucleinopathies such as Parkinson's disease, have been associated with various environmental…”
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Distinct Stress Response and Altered Striatal Transcriptome in Alpha-Synuclein Overexpressing Mice
Published in Frontiers in neuroscience (10-01-2019)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with motor symptoms and a plethora of non-motor and neuropsychiatric features that…”
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Alpha‐synuclein at the nexus of genes and environment: the impact of environmental enrichment and stress on brain health and disease
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-09-2019)“…Accumulation of alpha‐synuclein protein aggregates is the hallmark neuropathologic feature of synucleinopathies such as Parkinson’s disease. Rare point…”
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α-Synuclein enhances histone H3 lysine-9 dimethylation and H3K9me2-dependent transcriptional responses
Published in Scientific reports (03-11-2016)“…α-Synuclein (αS) is a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. It is mostly localized within synapses, but αS has…”
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B05 Environment-driven influences and neuroprotection in the BACHD RAT model for huntington disease
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-09-2018)“…BackgroundHuntington disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation in the huntingtin (HTT) gene. Despite being a monogenic…”
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SNCA overexpression disturbs hippocampal gene expression trajectories in midlife
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (13-12-2018)“…Synucleinopathies like Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies originate from a complex and still largely enigmatic interplay of genetic…”
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Pathophysiological interplay between O-GlcNAc transferase and the Machado–Joseph disease protein ataxin-3
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-11-2021)“…Aberrant O-GlcNAcylation, a protein posttranslational modification defined by the O-linked attachment of the monosaccharide N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc), has…”
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B04 Environment-dependent modulation of striatal gene expression in the BACHD RAT model
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-09-2018)“…BackgroundHuntington disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine expansion in exon 1 of the huntingtin (HTT)…”
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miR-101a-3p Impairs Synaptic Plasticity and Contributes to Synucleinopathy
Published in Journal of Parkinson's disease (01-01-2023)“…Background: Synucleinopathies are disorders characterized by the abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein (aSyn). Synaptic compromise is observed in…”
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Environment-dependent striatal gene expression in the BACHD rat model for Huntington disease
Published in Scientific reports (11-04-2018)“…Huntington disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation in the huntingtin ( HTT ) gene which results in progressive…”
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[alpha]-Synuclein enhances histone H3 lysine-9 dimethylation and H3K9me2-dependent transcriptional responses
Published in Scientific reports (01-11-2016)“…α-Synuclein (αS) is a protein linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. It is mostly localized within synapses, but αS has…”
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