37 results on '"Dajas-Bailador, F."'
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2. Theme 03 - In Vitro Experimental Models.
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Al-Shanti, N., Khan, M., Ayoubi, R., McDowell, I., Laflamme, C., McPherson, P., Bailey, H., Layfield, R., Dajas-Bailador, F., Scott, D., Serres, S., White, K., Das, R., Perera, N., Yu, A., Vince, J., Turner, B., Decker, L., Menge, S., and Müller, S.
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AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis ,NEURODEGENERATION ,RESEARCH personnel - Abstract
The article titled "Theme 03 - In Vitro Experimental Models" was published in the journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration. The authors of the article include a diverse group of researchers from various institutions. The article focuses on in vitro experimental models used in the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). It provides a comprehensive overview of the different models and their applications in understanding the pathogenesis and potential therapeutic interventions for these neurodegenerative diseases. [Extracted from the article]
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3. Theme 03 - IN VITRO EXPERIMENTAL MODELS.
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Foggin, S., Dajas-Bailador, F., Layfield, R., Jirström, E., Matveeva, A., Matallanas, D., Garcia-Munoz, A., Wynne, K., Prehn, J., Prtenjaca, N., Rob, M., Peradinovic, J., Buratti, E., Munitic, I., Deshaies, J., Triassi, V., Gagné, M., Ghosh, A., Labrecque, M., and Tétreault, M.
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PLURIPOTENT stem cells , *HUMAN stem cells , *AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis , *STEM cells , *CELL death , *FRONTOTEMPORAL lobar degeneration - Abstract
An ALS-linked mutation in TDP-43 disrupts normal protein interactions in the motor neuron response to oxidative stress. Single-copy expression of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked TDP-43 mutation (M337V) in BAC transgenic mice leads to altered stress granule dynamics and progressive motor dysfunction. An ALS-linked mutation in TDP-43 disrupts normal protein interactions in the motor neuron response to oxidative stress. Single-copy expression of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked TDP-43 mutation (M337V) in BAC transgenic mice leads to altered stress granule dynamics and progressive motor dysfunction. [Extracted from the article]
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4. Neuroprotection by nicotine against hypoxia-induced apoptosis in cortical cultures involves activation of multiple nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes
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Hejmadi, V M., Dajas-Bailador, F, Barns, M S., Jones, B, and Wonnacott, S
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- 2003
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5. Nicotine activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 via the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and protein kinase A, in SH-SY5Y cells and hippocampal neurones
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Dajas-Bailador, F. A, Soliakov, L, and Wonnacott, S
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- 2002
6. JIP1 binding to RBP-Jk mediates cross-talk between the Notch1 and JIP1-JNK signaling pathway
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Kim, M-Y, primary, Ann, E-J, additional, Mo, J-S, additional, Dajas-Bailador, F, additional, Seo, M-S, additional, Hong, J-A, additional, Jung, J, additional, Choi, Y-H, additional, Yoon, J-H, additional, Kim, S-M, additional, Choi, E-J, additional, Hoe, H-S, additional, Whitmarsh, A J, additional, and Park, H-S, additional
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7. Nicotine activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 via the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and protein kinase A, in SH-SY5Y cells and hippocampal neurones
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Dajas-Bailador, F. A., primary, Soliakov, L., additional, and Wonnacott, S., additional
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- 2002
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8. The a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype mediates nicotine protection against NMDA excitotoxicity in primary hippocampal cultures through a Ca2+ dependent mechanism
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Dajas-Bailador, F. A., Lima, P. A., and Wonnacott, S.
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- 2000
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9. Dopaminergic pharmacology and antioxidant properties of pukateine, a natural product lead for the design of agents increasing dopamine neurotransmission
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Dajas-Bailador, F. A., Asencio, M., Bonilla, C., Scorza, M. C., Echeverry, C., Reyes-Parada, M., Silveira, R., Protais, P., Russell, G., and Cassels, B. K.
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- 1999
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10. Effects of a-erabutoxin, a-bungarotoxin, a-cobratoxin and fasciculin on the nicotine-evoked release of dopamine in the rat striatum in vivo
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Dajas-Bailador, F., Costa, G., Dajas, F., and Emmett, S.
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- 1998
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11. Hydroxyl radical production in the substantia nigra after 6-hydroxydopamine and hypoxia-reoxygenation
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Dajas-Bailador, F. A., Martinez-Borges, A., Costa, G., Abin, J. A., Martignoni, E., Nappi, G., and Dajas, F.
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- 1998
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12. Caspase-8-mediated PAR-4 cleavage is required for TNFα-induced apoptosis
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Treude F, Kappes F, Fahrenkamp D, Müller-Newen G, Dajas-Bailador F, Oliver Krämer, Lüscher B, and Hartkamp J
13. Distinct small non-coding RNA landscape in the axons and released extracellular vesicles of developing primary cortical neurons and the axoplasm of adult nerves
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Raquel Mesquita-Ribeiro, Rafael Sebastián Fort, Alex Rathbone, Joaquina Farias, Cristiano Lucci, Victoria James, Jose Sotelo-Silveira, Maria Ana Duhagon, Federico Dajas-Bailador, Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Fort Canobra Rafael S, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Biología., Rathbone Alex, Farías Joaquina, IIBCE, Lucci Cristiano, James Victoria, Sotelo Silveira José Roberto, IIBCE, Duhagon María Ana, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Biología., and Dajas-Bailador F
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sncRNAs ,Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ,MICRORNAS ,Neuronal Outgrowth ,Cell Communication ,Cell Fractionation ,Axon ,Extracellular Vesicles ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,RNA, Transfer ,Humans ,tRNA-derived fragments ,Molecular Biology ,FRAGMENTS ,TARGETING MAP1B ,030304 developmental biology ,EXOSOMES ,Neurons ,axon ,0303 health sciences ,Science & Technology ,IDENTIFICATION ,PROFILING REVEALS ,Computational Biology ,High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ,Biological Transport ,Molecular Sequence Annotation ,Cell Biology ,Extracellular vesicles ,Axons ,nervous system ,miRNAs ,LOCAL PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS ,GROWTH ,Nucleic Acid Conformation ,RNA, Small Untranslated ,TRANSLATION ,MESSENGER-RNA ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Research Article ,Research Paper ,Subcellular Fractions - Abstract
Neurons have highlighted the needs for decentralized gene expression and specific RNA function in somato-dendritic and axonal compartments, as well as in intercellular communication via extracellular vesicles (EVs). Despite advances in miRNA biology, the identity and regulatory capacity of other small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) in neuronal models and local subdomains has been largely unexplored.We identified a highly complex and differentially localized content of sncRNAs in axons and EVs during early neuronal development of cortical primary neurons and in adult axons invivo. This content goes far beyond miRNAs and includes most known sncRNAs and precisely processed fragments from tRNAs, sno/snRNAs, Y RNAs and vtRNAs. Although miRNAs are the major sncRNA biotype in whole-cell samples, their relative abundance is significantly decreased in axons and neuronal EVs, where specific tRNA fragments (tRFs and tRHs/tiRNAs) mainly derived from tRNAs Gly-GCC, Val-CAC and Val-AAC predominate. Notably, although 5'-tRHs compose the great majority of tRNA-derived fragments observed invitro, a shift to 3'-tRNAs is observed in mature axons invivo.The existence of these complex sncRNA populations that are specific to distinct neuronal subdomains and selectively incorporated into EVs, equip neurons with key molecular tools for spatiotemporal functional control and cell-to-cell communication. ispartof: RNA BIOLOGY vol:18 issue:sup2 pages:832-855 ispartof: location:United States status: published
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14. PDCD4 regulates axonal growth by translational repression of neurite growth-related genes and is modulated during nerve injury responses
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Thomas Kislinger, Andrés Di Paolo, Federico Dajas-Bailador, Nancy H. Colburn, Guillermo Eastman, Raquel Mesquita-Ribeiro, José R. Sotelo-Silveira, David J. Munroe, Joaquina Farias, José Roberto Sotelo Sosa, Andrew Macklin, Di Paolo Andrés, IIBCE, Eastman Guillermo, IIBCE, Mesquita-Ribeiro R., Farías Joaquina, IIBCE, Macklin A., Kislingerd T., Colburn N., Munroe D., Sotelo Sosa José Roberto, IIBCE, Dajas-Bailador F., and Sotelo-Silveira José Roberto, IIBCE
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Male ,Programmed cell death ,Translation ,Neurite ,Primary Cell Culture ,Biology ,Ribosome profiling ,PC12 Cells ,Article ,Axonal growth ,Transcriptome ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,Loss of Function Mutation ,Peripheral Nerve Injuries ,medicine ,Animals ,Initiation factor ,Gene Regulatory Networks ,Axon ,Molecular Biology ,Cells, Cultured ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Gene Expression Profiling ,Regeneration (biology) ,030302 biochemistry & molecular biology ,RNA-Binding Proteins ,Dendrites ,Nerve injury ,Axons ,Rats ,Up-Regulation ,Cell biology ,Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,nervous system ,Gain of Function Mutation ,Protein Biosynthesis ,Peripheral nerve injury ,medicine.symptom ,Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins ,Axonal regeneration - Abstract
Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) protein is a tumor suppressor that inhibits translation through the mTOR-dependent initiation factor EIF4A, but its functional role and mRNA targets in neurons remain largely unknown. Our work identified that PDCD4 is highly expressed in axons and dendrites of CNS and PNS neurons. Using loss- and gain-of-function experiments in cortical and dorsal root ganglia primary neurons, we demonstrated the capacity of PDCD4 to negatively control axonal growth. To explore PDCD4 transcriptome and translatome targets, we used Ribo-seq and uncovered a list of potential targets with known functions as axon/neurite outgrowth regulators. In addition, we observed that PDCD4 can be locally synthesized in adult axons in vivo, and its levels decrease at the site of peripheral nerve injury and before nerve regeneration. Overall, our findings demonstrate that PDCD4 can act as a new regulator of axonal growth via the selective control of translation, providing a target mechanism for axon regeneration and neuronal plasticity processes in neurons.
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15. Immunomodulation and fibroblast dynamics driving nociceptive joint pain within inflammatory synovium: Unravelling mechanisms for therapeutic advancements in osteoarthritis.
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Wijesinghe SN, Ditchfield C, Flynn S, Agrawal J, Davis ET, Dajas-Bailador F, Chapman V, and Jones SW
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Objective: Synovitis is a widely accepted sign of osteoarthritis (OA), characterised by tissue hyperplasia, where increased infiltration of immune cells and proliferation of resident fibroblasts adopt a pro-inflammatory phenotype, and increased the production of pro-inflammatory mediators that are capable of sensitising and activating sensory nociceptors, which innervate the joint tissues. As such, it is important to understand the cellular composition of synovium and their involvement in pain sensitisation to better inform the development of effective analgesics., Methods: Studies investigating pain sensitisation in OA with a focus on immune cells and fibroblasts were identified using PubMed, Web of Science and SCOPUS., Results: In this review, we comprehensively assess the evidence that cellular crosstalk between resident immune cells or synovial fibroblasts with joint nociceptors in inflamed OA synovium contributes to peripheral pain sensitisation. Moreover, we explore whether the elucidation of common mechanisms identified in similar joint conditions may inform the development of more effective analgesics specifically targeting OA joint pain., Conclusion: The concept of local environment and cellular crosstalk within the inflammatory synovium as a driver of nociceptive joint pain presents a compelling opportunity for future research and therapeutic advancements., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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16. Total synthesis, biological evaluation and biosynthetic re-evaluation of Illicium -derived neolignans.
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Arnold RE, Saska J, Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Dajas-Bailador F, Taylor L, Lewis W, Argent S, Shao H, Houk KN, and Denton RM
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We report the first total syntheses of simonsol F (3), simonsinol (5), fargenin (4), and macranthol (6) in addition to syntheses of simonsol C (2), simonsol G (1), and honokiol (14). The syntheses are based upon a phosphonium ylide-mediated cascade reaction and upon natural product isomerization reactions which proceed through Cope rearrangements of putative biosynthetic dienone intermediates. As a corollary of the natural product isomerization reactions, we propose an alternative biosynthesis of honokiol (14), simonsinol (5), and macranthol (6) which unites the natural products in this family under a single common precursor, chavicol (7). Finally, we demonstrate that simonsol C (2) and simonsol F (3) promote axonal growth in primary mouse cortical neurons., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)
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17. Isolation and characterization of neurotoxic astrocytes derived from adult triple transgenic Alzheimer's disease mice.
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Diaz-Amarilla P, Arredondo F, Dapueto R, Boix V, Carvalho D, Santi MD, Vasilskis E, Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Dajas-Bailador F, Abin-Carriquiry JA, Engler H, and Savio E
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- Amyloid beta-Peptides metabolism, Animals, Astrocytes metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Neurons metabolism, Alzheimer Disease metabolism, Neurotoxicity Syndromes metabolism
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Alzheimer's disease has been considered mostly as a neuronal pathology, although increasing evidence suggests that glial cells might play a key role in the disease onset and progression. In this sense, astrocytes, with their central role in neuronal metabolism and function, are of great interest for increasing our understanding of the disease. Thus, exploring the morphological and functional changes suffered by astrocytes along the course of this disorder has great therapeutic and diagnostic potential. In this work we isolated and cultivated astrocytes from symptomatic 9-10-months-old adult 3xTg-AD mice, with the aim of characterizing their phenotype and exploring their pathogenic potential. These "old" astrocytes occurring in the 3xTg-AD mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease presented high proliferation rate and differential expression of astrocytic markers compared with controls. They were neurotoxic to primary neuronal cultures both, in neuronal-astrocyte co-cultures and when their conditioned media (ACM) was added into neuronal cultures. ACM caused neuronal GSK3β activation, changes in cytochrome c pattern, and increased caspase 3 activity, suggesting intrinsic apoptotic pathway activation. Exposure of neurons to ACM caused different subcellular responses. ACM application to the somato-dendritic domain in compartmentalised microfluidic chambers caused degeneration both locally in soma/dendrites and distally in axons. However, exposure of axons to ACM did not affect somato-dendritic nor axonal integrity. We propose that this newly described old 3xTg-AD neurotoxic astrocytic population can contribute towards the mechanistic understanding of the disease and shed light on new therapeutical opportunities., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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18. Distinct small non-coding RNA landscape in the axons and released extracellular vesicles of developing primary cortical neurons and the axoplasm of adult nerves.
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Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Fort RS, Rathbone A, Farias J, Lucci C, James V, Sotelo-Silveira J, Duhagon MA, and Dajas-Bailador F
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- Biological Transport, Cell Fractionation methods, Computational Biology methods, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Molecular Sequence Annotation, Neuronal Outgrowth, Nucleic Acid Conformation, RNA, Small Untranslated chemistry, RNA, Transfer chemistry, RNA, Transfer genetics, RNA, Transfer metabolism, Subcellular Fractions, Axons metabolism, Cell Communication, Extracellular Vesicles metabolism, Neurons metabolism, RNA, Small Untranslated genetics, RNA, Small Untranslated metabolism
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Neurons have highlighted the needs for decentralized gene expression and specific RNA function in somato-dendritic and axonal compartments, as well as in intercellular communication via extracellular vesicles (EVs). Despite advances in miRNA biology, the identity and regulatory capacity of other small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) in neuronal models and local subdomains has been largely unexplored.We identified a highly complex and differentially localized content of sncRNAs in axons and EVs during early neuronal development of cortical primary neurons and in adult axons in vivo . This content goes far beyond miRNAs and includes most known sncRNAs and precisely processed fragments from tRNAs, sno/snRNAs, Y RNAs and vtRNAs. Although miRNAs are the major sncRNA biotype in whole-cell samples, their relative abundance is significantly decreased in axons and neuronal EVs, where specific tRNA fragments (tRFs and tRHs/tiRNAs) mainly derived from tRNAs Gly-GCC, Val-CAC and Val-AAC predominate. Notably, although 5'-tRHs compose the great majority of tRNA-derived fragments observed in vitro , a shift to 3'-tRNAs is observed in mature axons in vivo .The existence of these complex sncRNA populations that are specific to distinct neuronal subdomains and selectively incorporated into EVs, equip neurons with key molecular tools for spatiotemporal functional control and cell-to-cell communication.
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19. Vinculin is required for neuronal mechanosensing but not for axon outgrowth.
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Wang DY, Melero C, Albaraky A, Atherton P, Jansen KA, Dimitracopoulos A, Dajas-Bailador F, Reid A, Franze K, and Ballestrem C
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- Animals, Cell Adhesion, Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases genetics, Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases metabolism, Focal Adhesions, Integrins genetics, Integrins metabolism, Mice, Neurons metabolism, Vinculin genetics, Axons physiology, Extracellular Matrix metabolism, Mechanotransduction, Cellular, Neuronal Outgrowth, Neurons cytology, Vinculin metabolism
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Integrin receptors are transmembrane proteins that bind to the extracellular matrix (ECM). In most animal cell types integrins cluster together with adaptor proteins at focal adhesions that sense and respond to external mechanical signals. In the central nervous system (CNS), ECM proteins are sparsely distributed, the tissue is comparatively soft and neurons do not form focal adhesions. Thus, how neurons sense tissue stiffness is currently poorly understood. Here, we found that integrins and the integrin-associated proteins talin and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) are required for the outgrowth of neuronal processes. Vinculin, however, whilst not required for neurite outgrowth was a key regulator of integrin-mediated mechanosensing of neurons. During growth, growth cones of axons of CNS derived cells exerted dynamic stresses of around 10-12 Pa on their environment, and axons grew significantly longer on soft (0.4 kPa) compared to stiff (8 kPa) substrates. Depletion of vinculin blocked this ability of growth cones to distinguish between soft and stiff substrates. These data suggest that vinculin in neurons acts as a key mechanosensor, involved in the regulation of growth cone motility., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2021
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20. Functional Genomics of Axons and Synapses to Understand Neurodegenerative Diseases.
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Di Paolo A, Garat J, Eastman G, Farias J, Dajas-Bailador F, Smircich P, and Sotelo-Silveira JR
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Functional genomics studies through transcriptomics, translatomics and proteomics have become increasingly important tools to understand the molecular basis of biological systems in the last decade. In most cases, when these approaches are applied to the nervous system, they are centered in cell bodies or somatodendritic compartments, as these are easier to isolate and, at least in vitro , contain most of the mRNA and proteins present in all neuronal compartments. However, key functional processes and many neuronal disorders are initiated by changes occurring far away from cell bodies, particularly in axons (axopathologies) and synapses (synaptopathies). Both neuronal compartments contain specific RNAs and proteins, which are known to vary depending on their anatomical distribution, developmental stage and function, and thus form the complex network of molecular pathways required for neuron connectivity. Modifications in these components due to metabolic, environmental, and/or genetic issues could trigger or exacerbate a neuronal disease. For this reason, detailed profiling and functional understanding of the precise changes in these compartments may thus yield new insights into the still intractable molecular basis of most neuronal disorders. In the case of synaptic dysfunctions or synaptopathies, they contribute to dozens of diseases in the human brain including neurodevelopmental (i.e., autism, Down syndrome, and epilepsy) as well as neurodegenerative disorders (i.e., Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases). Histological, biochemical, cellular, and general molecular biology techniques have been key in understanding these pathologies. Now, the growing number of omics approaches can add significant extra information at a high and wide resolution level and, used effectively, can lead to novel and insightful interpretations of the biological processes at play. This review describes current approaches that use transcriptomics, translatomics and proteomic related methods to analyze the axon and presynaptic elements, focusing on the relationship that axon and synapses have with neurodegenerative diseases., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Di Paolo, Garat, Eastman, Farias, Dajas-Bailador, Smircich and Sotelo-Silveira.)
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21. PDCD4 regulates axonal growth by translational repression of neurite growth-related genes and is modulated during nerve injury responses.
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Di Paolo A, Eastman G, Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Farias J, Macklin A, Kislinger T, Colburn N, Munroe D, Sotelo Sosa JR, Dajas-Bailador F, and Sotelo-Silveira JR
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- Animals, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins genetics, Cells, Cultured, Gain of Function Mutation, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Regulatory Networks, Loss of Function Mutation, Male, Mice, PC12 Cells, Primary Cell Culture, Protein Biosynthesis, RNA-Binding Proteins genetics, Rats, Up-Regulation, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins metabolism, Axons metabolism, Dendrites metabolism, Peripheral Nerve Injuries metabolism, RNA-Binding Proteins metabolism
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Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) protein is a tumor suppressor that inhibits translation through the mTOR-dependent initiation factor EIF4A, but its functional role and mRNA targets in neurons remain largely unknown. Our work identified that PDCD4 is highly expressed in axons and dendrites of CNS and PNS neurons. Using loss- and gain-of-function experiments in cortical and dorsal root ganglia primary neurons, we demonstrated the capacity of PDCD4 to negatively control axonal growth. To explore PDCD4 transcriptome and translatome targets, we used Ribo-seq and uncovered a list of potential targets with known functions as axon/neurite outgrowth regulators. In addition, we observed that PDCD4 can be locally synthesized in adult axons in vivo, and its levels decrease at the site of peripheral nerve injury and before nerve regeneration. Overall, our findings demonstrate that PDCD4 can act as a new regulator of axonal growth via the selective control of translation, providing a target mechanism for axon regeneration and neuronal plasticity processes in neurons., (© 2020 Di Paolo et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for the RNA Society.)
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22. Spatiotemporal regulation of GSK3β levels by miRNA-26a controls axon development in cortical neurons.
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Lucci C, Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Rathbone A, and Dajas-Bailador F
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- Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Polarity genetics, Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta genetics, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, MicroRNAs genetics, Neurogenesis genetics, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Transport genetics, Transfection, Axons metabolism, Cerebral Cortex cytology, Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta metabolism, MicroRNAs metabolism, Neurons metabolism
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Both the establishment of neuronal polarity and axonal growth are crucial steps in the development of the nervous system. The local translation of mRNAs in the axon provides precise regulation of protein expression, and is now known to participate in axon development, pathfinding and synaptic formation and function. We have investigated the role of miR-26a in early stage mouse primary cortical neuron development. We show that micro-RNA-26a-5p (miR-26a) is highly expressed in neuronal cultures, and regulates both neuronal polarity and axon growth. Using compartmentalised microfluidic neuronal cultures, we identified a local role for miR-26a in the axon, where the repression of local synthesis of GSK3β controls axon development and growth. Removal of this repression in the axon triggers local translation of GSK3β protein and subsequent transport to the soma, where it can impact axonal growth. These results demonstrate how the axonal miR-26a can regulate local protein translation in the axon to facilitate retrograde communication to the soma and amplify neuronal responses, in a mechanism that influences axon development., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare they have no competing interests or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and discussion reported in this paper., (© 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.)
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23. Mitochondrial impairment activates the Wallerian pathway through depletion of NMNAT2 leading to SARM1-dependent axon degeneration.
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Loreto A, Hill CS, Hewitt VL, Orsomando G, Angeletti C, Gilley J, Lucci C, Sanchez-Martinez A, Whitworth AJ, Conforti L, Dajas-Bailador F, and Coleman MP
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- Animals, Axons metabolism, Axons pathology, Drosophila, Male, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Armadillo Domain Proteins metabolism, Cytoskeletal Proteins metabolism, Mitochondria metabolism, Nicotinamide-Nucleotide Adenylyltransferase metabolism, Wallerian Degeneration metabolism, Wallerian Degeneration pathology
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Wallerian degeneration of physically injured axons involves a well-defined molecular pathway linking loss of axonal survival factor NMNAT2 to activation of pro-degenerative protein SARM1. Manipulating the pathway through these proteins led to the identification of non-axotomy insults causing axon degeneration by a Wallerian-like mechanism, including several involving mitochondrial impairment. Mitochondrial dysfunction is heavily implicated in Parkinson's disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, hereditary spastic paraplegia and other axonal disorders. However, whether and how mitochondrial impairment activates Wallerian degeneration has remained unclear. Here, we show that disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential leads to axonal NMNAT2 depletion in mouse sympathetic neurons, increasing the substrate-to-product ratio (NMN/NAD) of this NAD-synthesising enzyme, a metabolic fingerprint of Wallerian degeneration. The mechanism appears to involve both impaired NMNAT2 synthesis and reduced axonal transport. Expression of WLD
S and Sarm1 deletion both protect axons after mitochondrial uncoupling. Blocking the pathway also confers neuroprotection and increases the lifespan of flies with Pink1 loss-of-function mutation, which causes severe mitochondrial defects. These data indicate that mitochondrial impairment replicates all the major steps of Wallerian degeneration, placing it upstream of NMNAT2 loss, with the potential to contribute to axon pathology in mitochondrial disorders., (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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24. Biological Significance of microRNA Biomarkers in ALS-Innocent Bystanders or Disease Culprits?
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Foggin S, Mesquita-Ribeiro R, Dajas-Bailador F, and Layfield R
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent potential biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, whether expression changes of individual miRNAs are simply an indication of cellular dysfunction and degeneration, or actually promote functional changes in target gene expression relevant to disease pathogenesis, is unclear. Here we used bioinformatics to test the hypothesis that ALS-associated miRNAs exert their effects through targeting genes implicated in disease etiology. We documented deregulated miRNAs identified in studies of ALS patients, noting variations in participants, tissue samples, miRNA detection or quantification methods used, and functional or bioinformatic assessments (if performed). Despite lack of experimental standardization, overlap of many deregulated miRNAs between studies was noted; however, direction of reported expression changes did not always concur. The use of in silico predictions of target genes for the most commonly deregulated miRNAs, cross-referenced to a selection of previously identified ALS genes, did not support our hypothesis. Specifically, although deregulated miRNAs were predicted to commonly target ALS genes, random miRNAs gave similar predictions. To further investigate biological patterns in the deregulated miRNAs, we grouped them by tissue source in which they were identified, indicating that for a core of frequently detected miRNAs, blood/plasma/serum may be useful for future profiling experiments. We conclude that in silico predictions of gene targets of deregulated ALS miRNAs, at least using currently available algorithms, are unlikely to be sufficient in informing disease pathomechanisms. We advocate experimental functional testing of candidate miRNAs and their predicted targets, propose miRNAs to prioritise, and suggest a concerted move towards protocol standardization for biomarker identification.
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25. Impact of voluntary exercise and housing conditions on hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor, miR-124 and anxiety.
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Pan-Vazquez A, Rye N, Ameri M, McSparron B, Smallwood G, Bickerdyke J, Rathbone A, Dajas-Bailador F, and Toledo-Rodriguez M
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- Adrenal Glands pathology, Animals, Base Sequence, DNA Methylation genetics, Feeding Behavior, Maze Learning, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Molecular Sequence Data, Organ Size, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Weight Gain, Anxiety genetics, Hippocampus metabolism, Housing, Animal, MicroRNAs metabolism, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Receptors, Glucocorticoid metabolism
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Background: Lack of physical activity and increased levels of stress contribute to the development of multiple physical and mental disorders. An increasing number of studies relate voluntary exercise with greater resilience to psychological stress, a process that is highly regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of exercise on stress resilience are still poorly understood. Here we have studied the impact of long term exercise and housing conditions on: a) hippocampal expression of glucocorticoid receptor (Nr3c1), b) epigenetic regulation of Nr3c1 (DNA methylation at the Nr3c1-1F promoter and miR-124 expression), c) anxiety (elevated plus maze, EPM), and d) adrenal gland weight and adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor (Mc2r) expression., Results: Exercise increased Nr3c1 and Nr3c1-1F expression and decreased miR-124 levels in the hippocampus in single-housed mice, suggesting enhanced resilience to stress. The opposite was found for pair-housed animals. Bisulfite sequencing showed virtually no DNA methylation in the Nr3c1-1F promoter region. Single-housing increased the time spent on stretch attend postures. Exercise decreased the time spent at the open arms of the EPM, however, the mobility of the exercise groups was significantly lower. Exercise had opposite effects on the adrenal gland weight of single and pair-housed mice, while it had no effect on adrenal Mc2r expression., Conclusions: These results suggest that exercise exerts a positive impact on stress resilience in single-housed mice that could be mediated by decreasing miR-124 and increasing Nr3c1 expression in the hippocampus. However, pair-housing reverses these effects possibly due to stress from dominance disputes between pairs.
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26. Drosophila CLIP-190 and mammalian CLIP-170 display reduced microtubule plus end association in the nervous system.
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Beaven R, Dzhindzhev NS, Qu Y, Hahn I, Dajas-Bailador F, Ohkura H, and Prokop A
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- Actins metabolism, Animals, Mice, Myosin Heavy Chains metabolism, Drosophila metabolism, Drosophila Proteins metabolism, Microtubule-Associated Proteins metabolism, Microtubules metabolism, Neoplasm Proteins metabolism, Neurons metabolism
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Axons act like cables, electrically wiring the nervous system. Polar bundles of microtubules (MTs) form their backbones and drive their growth. Plus end-tracking proteins (+TIPs) regulate MT growth dynamics and directionality at their plus ends. However, current knowledge about +TIP functions, mostly derived from work in vitro and in nonneuronal cells, may not necessarily apply to the very different context of axonal MTs. For example, the CLIP family of +TIPs are known MT polymerization promoters in nonneuronal cells. However, we show here that neither Drosophila CLIP-190 nor mammalian CLIP-170 is a prominent MT plus end tracker in neurons, which we propose is due to low plus end affinity of the CAP-Gly domain-containing N-terminus and intramolecular inhibition through the C-terminus. Instead, both CLIP-190 and CLIP-170 form F-actin-dependent patches in growth cones, mediated by binding of the coiled-coil domain to myosin-VI. Because our loss-of-function analyses in vivo and in culture failed to reveal axonal roles for CLIP-190, even in double-mutant combinations with four other +TIPs, we propose that CLIP-190 and -170 are not essential axon extension regulators. Our findings demonstrate that +TIP functions known from nonneuronal cells do not necessarily apply to the regulation of the very distinct MT networks in axons., (© 2015 Beaven et al. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0).)
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- 2015
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27. Caspase-8-mediated PAR-4 cleavage is required for TNFα-induced apoptosis.
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Treude F, Kappes F, Fahrenkamp D, Müller-Newen G, Dajas-Bailador F, Krämer OH, Lüscher B, and Hartkamp J
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- Cell Line, Tumor, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Humans, Microscopy, Confocal, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Apoptosis physiology, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins metabolism, Caspase 8 metabolism, Neoplasms metabolism
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The tumor suppressor protein prostate apoptosis response-4 (PAR-4) is silenced in a subset of human cancers and its down-regulation serves as a mechanism for cancer cell survival following chemotherapy. PAR-4 re-expression selectively causes apoptosis in cancer cells but how its pro-apoptotic functions are controlled and executed precisely is currently unknown. We demonstrate here that UV-induced apoptosis results in a rapid caspase-dependent PAR-4 cleavage at EEPD131G, a sequence that was preferentially recognized by caspase-8. To investigate the effect on cell growth for this cleavage event we established stable cell lines that express wild-type-PAR-4 or the caspase cleavage resistant mutant PAR-4 D131G under the control of a doxycycline-inducible promoter. Induction of the wild-type protein but not the mutant interfered with cell proliferation, predominantly through induction of apoptosis. We further demonstrate that TNFα-induced apoptosis leads to caspase-8-dependent PAR-4-cleavage followed by nuclear accumulation of the C-terminal PAR-4 (132-340) fragment, which then induces apoptosis. Taken together, our results indicate that the mechanism by which PAR-4 orchestrates the apoptotic process requires cleavage by caspase-8.
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- 2014
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28. Regulation of axon growth by the JIP1-AKT axis.
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Dajas-Bailador F, Bantounas I, Jones EV, and Whitmarsh AJ
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- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing metabolism, Animals, Cerebral Cortex cytology, Cerebral Cortex growth & development, Embryo, Mammalian, Glutamic Acid pharmacology, Growth Cones drug effects, Growth Cones ultrastructure, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Primary Cell Culture, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex metabolism, Proteolysis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt metabolism, Signal Transduction, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing genetics, Cerebral Cortex metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Growth Cones metabolism, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt genetics
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The polarisation of developing neurons to form axons and dendrites is required for the establishment of neuronal connections leading to proper brain function. The protein kinase AKT and the MAP kinase scaffold protein JNK-interacting protein-1 (JIP1) are important regulators of axon formation. Here we report that JIP1 and AKT colocalise in axonal growth cones of cortical neurons and collaborate to promote axon growth. The loss of AKT protein from the growth cone results in the degradation of JIP1 by the proteasome, and the loss of JIP1 promotes a similar fate for AKT. Reduced protein levels of both JIP1 and AKT in the growth cone can be induced by glutamate and this coincides with reduced axon growth, which can be rescued by a stabilized mutant of JIP1 that rescues AKT protein levels. Taken together, our data reveal a collaborative relationship between JIP1 and AKT that is required for axon growth and can be regulated by changes in neuronal activity.
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- 2014
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29. microRNA-9 regulates axon extension and branching by targeting Map1b in mouse cortical neurons.
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Dajas-Bailador F, Bonev B, Garcez P, Stanley P, Guillemot F, and Papalopulu N
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The capacity of neurons to develop a long axon and multiple dendrites defines neuron connectivity in the CNS. The highly conserved microRNA-9 (miR-9) is expressed in both neuronal precursors and some post-mitotic neurons, and we detected miR-9 expression in the axons of primary cortical neurons. We found that miR-9 controlled axonal extension and branching by regulating the levels of Map1b, an important protein for microtubule stability. Following microfluidic separation of the axon and the soma, we found that miR-9 repressed Map1b translation and was a functional target for the BDNF-dependent control of axon extension and branching. We propose that miR-9 links regulatory signaling processes with dynamic translation mechanisms, controlling Map1b protein levels and axon development.
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- 2012
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30. Characterisation of a new regulator of BDNF signalling, Sprouty3, involved in axonal morphogenesis in vivo.
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Panagiotaki N, Dajas-Bailador F, Amaya E, Papalopulu N, and Dorey K
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- Animals, Axons enzymology, Base Sequence, Calcium Signaling, Cerebral Cortex cytology, Cerebral Cortex metabolism, Enzyme Activation, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins genetics, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Pseudopodia metabolism, Receptor, trkB metabolism, Spinal Cord cytology, Spinal Cord metabolism, Time Factors, Xenopus embryology, Xenopus genetics, Xenopus Proteins genetics, Axons metabolism, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor metabolism, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins metabolism, Morphogenesis genetics, Signal Transduction genetics, Xenopus Proteins metabolism
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During development, many organs, including the kidney, lung and mammary gland, need to branch in a regulated manner to be functional. Multicellular branching involves changes in cell shape, proliferation and migration. Axonal branching, however, is a unicellular process that is mediated by changes in cell shape alone and as such appears very different to multicellular branching. Sprouty (Spry) family members are well-characterised negative regulators of Receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signalling. Knockout of Spry1, 2 and 4 in mouse result in branching defects in different organs, indicating an important role of RTK signalling in controlling branching pattern. We report here that Spry3, a previously uncharacterised member of the Spry family plays a role in axonal branching. We found that spry3 is expressed specifically in the trigeminal nerve and in spinal motor and sensory neurons in a Brain-derived neurotrophin factor (BDNF)-dependent manner. Knockdown of Spry3 expression causes an excess of axonal branching in spinal cord motoneurons in vivo. Furthermore, Spry3 inhibits the ability of BDNF to induce filopodia in Xenopus spinal cord neurons. Biochemically, we show that Spry3 represses calcium release downstream of BDNF signalling. Altogether, we have found that Spry3 plays an important role in the regulation of axonal branching of motoneurons in vivo, raising the possibility of unexpected conservation in the involvement of intracellular regulators of RTK signalling in multicellular and unicellular branching.
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- 2010
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31. Mouse ACF7 and drosophila short stop modulate filopodia formation and microtubule organisation during neuronal growth.
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Sanchez-Soriano N, Travis M, Dajas-Bailador F, Gonçalves-Pimentel C, Whitmarsh AJ, and Prokop A
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- Actins metabolism, Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Cells, Cultured, Cerebral Cortex embryology, Drosophila, Drosophila Proteins genetics, Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-5 metabolism, Growth Cones metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microfilament Proteins genetics, Mutation, RNA Interference, Cerebral Cortex metabolism, Drosophila Proteins metabolism, Microfilament Proteins metabolism, Microtubules metabolism, Neurogenesis, Neurons metabolism, Pseudopodia metabolism
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Spectraplakins are large actin-microtubule linker molecules implicated in various processes, including gastrulation, wound healing, skin blistering and neuronal degeneration. Expression data for the mammalian spectraplakin ACF7 and genetic analyses of the Drosophila spectraplakin Short stop (Shot) suggest an important role during neurogenesis. Using three parallel neuronal culture systems we demonstrate that, like Shot, ACF7 is essential for axon extension and describe, for the first time, their subcellular functions during axonal growth. Firstly, both ACF7 and Shot regulate the organisation of neuronal microtubules, a role dependent on both the F-actin- and microtubule-binding domains. This role in microtubule organisation is probably the key mechanism underlying the roles of Shot and ACF7 in growth cone advance. Secondly, we found a novel role for ACF7 and Shot in regulating the actin cytoskeleton through their ability to control the formation of filopodia. This function in F-actin regulation requires EF-hand motifs and interaction with the translational regulator Krasavietz/eIF5C, indicating that the underlying mechanisms are completely different from those used to control microtubules. Our data provide the basis for the first mechanistic explanation for the role of Shot and ACF7 in the developing nervous system and demonstrate their ability to coordinate the organisation of both actin and microtubule networks during axonal growth.
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- 2009
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32. The JIP1 scaffold protein regulates axonal development in cortical neurons.
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Dajas-Bailador F, Jones EV, and Whitmarsh AJ
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- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing genetics, Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Mice, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl metabolism, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing metabolism, Axons metabolism, Cerebral Cortex cytology, Neurons cytology, Neurons metabolism
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The development of neuronal polarity is essential for the determination of neuron connectivity and for correct brain function. The c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-interacting protein-1 (JIP1) is highly expressed in neurons and has previously been characterized as a regulator of JNK signaling.JIP1 has been shown to localize to neurites in various neuronal models, but the functional significance of this localization is not fully understood [1-4]. JIP1 is also a cargo of the motor protein kinesin-1, which is important for axonal transport [2, 4]. Here we demonstrate that before primary cortical neurons become polarized, JIP1 specifically localizes to a single neurite and that after axonal specification,it accumulates in the emerging axon. JIP1 is necessary for normal axonal development and promotes axonal growth dependent upon its binding to kinesin-1 and via a newly described interaction with the c-Abl tyrosine kinase. JIP1associates with and is phosphorylated by c-Abl, and the mutation of the c-Abl phosphorylation site on JIP1 abrogates its ability to promote axonal growth. JIP1 is therefore an important regulator of axonal development and is a key target of c-Abl-dependent pathways that control axonal growth.
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- 2008
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33. Targeted deletion of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 gene in the nervous system causes severe brain developmental defects and premature death.
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Wang X, Nadarajah B, Robinson AC, McColl BW, Jin JW, Dajas-Bailador F, Boot-Handford RP, and Tournier C
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- Animals, Cell Movement physiology, Enzyme Activation, Female, Isoenzymes genetics, Isoenzymes metabolism, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases genetics, MAP Kinase Kinase 4 metabolism, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Microtubule-Associated Proteins metabolism, Neurofilament Proteins metabolism, Neuroglia cytology, Neuroglia physiology, Neurons cytology, Neurons physiology, Phenotype, Pregnancy, Brain abnormalities, Brain embryology, Brain enzymology, Brain growth & development, Gene Deletion, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism, MAP Kinase Kinase 4 genetics, MAP Kinase Signaling System physiology
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The c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase (JNK) is a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) involved in the regulation of various physiological processes. Its activity is increased upon phosphorylation by the MAPK kinases MKK4 and MKK7. The early embryonic death of mice lacking an mkk4 or mkk7 gene has provided genetic evidence that MKK4 and MKK7 have nonredundant functions in vivo. To elucidate the physiological role of MKK4, we generated a novel mouse model in which the mkk4 gene could be specifically deleted in the brain. At birth, the mutant mice were indistinguishable from their control littermates, but they stopped growing a few days later and died prematurely, displaying severe neurological defects. Decreased JNK activity in the absence of MKK4 correlated with impaired phosphorylation of a subset of physiologically relevant JNK substrates and with altered gene expression. These defects resulted in the misalignment of the Purkinje cells in the cerebellum and delayed radial migration in the cerebral cortex. Together, our data demonstrate for the first time that MKK4 is an essential activator of JNK required for the normal development of the brain.
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- 2007
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34. Cellular responses to nicotinic receptor activation are decreased after prolonged exposure to galantamine in human neuroblastoma cells.
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Barik J, Dajas-Bailador F, and Wonnacott S
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- Binding Sites, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Membrane metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Neuroblastoma pathology, Nicotine pharmacology, Nicotinic Agonists pharmacology, Potassium Chloride pharmacology, Time Factors, Calcium metabolism, Cell Membrane drug effects, Cholinesterase Inhibitors pharmacokinetics, Galantamine pharmacology, Receptors, Nicotinic metabolism
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In this study, we have examined cellular responses of neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells after chronic treatment with galantamine, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease that has a dual mechanism of action: inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and allosteric potentiation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR). Acute experiments confirmed that maximum potentiation of nicotinic responses occurs at 1 microM galantamine; hence this concentration was chosen for chronic treatment. Exposure to 1 microM galantamine for 4 days decreased Ca(2+) responses (by 19.8+/-3.6%) or [(3)H]noradrenaline ([(3)H]NA) release (by 23.9+/-3.3%) elicited by acute application of nicotine. KCl-evoked increases in intracellular Ca(2+) were also inhibited by 10.0+/-1.9% after 4 days' treatment with galantamine. These diminished responses are consistent with the downregulation of downstream cellular processes. Ca(2+) responses evoked by activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors were unaffected by chronic galantamine treatment. Exposure to the more potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine (1 microM) for 4 days failed to alter nicotine-, KCl-, or muscarinic receptor-evoked increases in intracellular Ca(2+). These observations support the hypothesis that chronic galantamine exerts its effects through interaction with nAChR in this cell line. Exposure to 10 microM nicotine for 4 days produced decreases in acute nicotine- (18.0+/-3.5%) and KCl-evoked Ca(2+) responses (10.6+/-2.5%) and nicotine-evoked [(3)H]NA release (26.0+/-3.3%) that are comparable to the effects of a corresponding exposure to galantamine. Treatment with 1 microM galantamine did not alter numbers of [(3)H]epibatidine-binding sites in SH-SY5Y cells, in contrast to 62% upregulation of these sites in response to 10 microM nicotine. Thus, chronic galantamine acts at nAChR to decrease subsequent functional responses to acute stimulation with nicotine or KCl. This effect appears to be independent of the upregulation of nAChR-binding sites.
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- 2005
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35. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the regulation of neuronal signalling.
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Dajas-Bailador F and Wonnacott S
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- Animals, Humans, Reward, Substance-Related Disorders physiopathology, Neurons physiology, Receptors, Nicotinic physiology, Signal Transduction physiology
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Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptors in the brain are more commonly associated with modulatory events than mediation of synaptic transmission. nACh receptors have a high permeability for Ca(2+), and Ca(2+) signals are pivotal in shaping nACh receptor-mediated neuromodulatory effects. In this review, we consider the mechanisms through which nACh receptors convert rapid ionic signals into sustained, wide-ranging phenomena. The complex Ca(2+) responses that are generated after activation of nACh receptors can transmit information beyond the initial domain and facilitate the interface with many intracellular processes. These mechanisms underlie the diverse repertoire of neuronal activities of nicotine in the brain, from the enhancement of learning and memory, to addiction and neuroprotection.
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- 2004
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36. Antioxidant and cholinergic neuroprotective mechanisms in experimental parkinsonism.
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Dajas F, Costa G, Abin-Carriquiry JA, Echeverry C, Martínez-Borges A, and Dajas-Bailador F
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- Animals, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Parkinson Disease, Secondary chemically induced, Rats, Receptors, Nicotinic drug effects, Substantia Nigra pathology, Substantia Nigra physiopathology, Antioxidants therapeutic use, Cholinergic Agents therapeutic use, Neuroprotective Agents therapeutic use, Parkinson Disease, Secondary drug therapy, Parkinson Disease, Secondary physiopathology
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- 2002
37. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors block acetylcholine-evoked release of dopamine in rat striatum, in vivo.
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Dajas-Bailador F, Costa G, Emmett S, Bonilla C, and Dajas F
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- Animals, Extracellular Space metabolism, Male, Microdialysis, Osmolar Concentration, Perfusion methods, Physostigmine pharmacology, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Acetylcholine pharmacology, Cholinesterase Inhibitors pharmacology, Corpus Striatum drug effects, Corpus Striatum metabolism, Dopamine metabolism, Elapid Venoms pharmacology
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In the rat striatum, acetylcholine (ACh) increases dopamine (DA) release. The role of increased cholinergic activity provoked by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEi) on DA release is currently under revision after recent papers have shown a blockade of nicotinic transmission by AChEi in vitro. To study the effects of AChEi in vivo, Fasciculin2 (FAS), a peptidergic AChEi, and physostigmine (PHY), a classical carbamate AChEi, were applied through push-pull or microdialysis cannulae respectively, to the striatum of rats, alone or with ACh. Extracellular concentrations of DA were assessed by HPLC with electrochemical detection. Alone, the AChEi studied did not provoke changes in basal extracellular levels of DA, in the different doses studied. ACh (100 microM, 1 and 5 mM) applied through the push-pull cannulae in basal conditions provoked a dose-dependent increase of extracellular DA. This effect was not observed with ACh in concentrations of 100 microM and 1 mM if FAS (0.4 and 4.2 microM) was applied first. Higher concentrations of ACh (5 mM) evoked a partial response after FAS 0.42 microM, an effect still blocked by FAS at 4.2 microM. PHY 50 microM applied through microdialysis completely blocked the increase in DA release provoked by ACh 10, 20 mM, while at ACh 30 mM, PHY 50 microM only partially blocked the evoked increase. A partial blockade was also observed with PHY 20 microM, on the three different concentrations of ACh. On the other hand PHY 10 microM did not block any of the ACh doses perfused. These results showed that AChEi like FAS and PHY interfere with the ACh-evoked DA release in the striatum.
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- 1996
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