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Luísa Amado

Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular

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Cell-surface receptor-mediated regulation of synaptic organelle distribution controls dendritic spine maturation

Ben Verpoort, Luísa Amado, Jeroen Vandensteen, Elke Leysen, Dan Dascenco, Joris Vandenbempt, Irma H. Lemmens, Joris Wauman, Kristel M. Vennekens, Abril Escamilla‐Ayala, Ana Cristina Nogueira Freitas, Thomas Voets, Sebastian Munck, Jan H. Tavernier, Keimpe D. B. Wierda, Joris de Wit

This study identifies a postsynaptic signaling complex involving GPR158 and PLCXD2 that regulates synaptic organelle distribution and dendritic spine maturation through modulation of the lipid microenvironment.

Developmental Cell · May 19, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Type I TARPs regulate Kv7.2 potassium channels andsusceptibility to seizures

Marina Manuela Ventura Rodrigues, Ângela S. Inácio, Maria Virginia Soldovieri, Sara Ribau, Telmo M. Leal, Theo Baurberg, Ilaria Mosca, Paolo Ambrosino, Luísa Amado, Nuno Beltrão, Gladys L. Caldeira, Luís F. Ribeiro, Ka Wan Li, Laurent Groc, Joana S. Ferreira, , Ana Luı́sa Carvalho

This study identifies type I TARPs as regulators of Kv7.2 potassium channels and shows their role in modulating neuronal excitability and seizure susceptibility.

bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience