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Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
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- NeuroscienceScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
Integrative Gene Co-expression Network Analysis Reveals Protein-Coding and lncRNA Genes Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Pathology
Fatemeh Zebardast, Michael Peter Sascha Riethmueller, Katja Nowick
The paper identifies protein-coding and lncRNA genes associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology through co-expression network analysis of brain RNA-seq data.
2 citations - NeuroscienceJournal of NeuroinflammationPeer-reviewed
Pathological Mechanisms of Motor Dysfunction in Familial Danish Dementia: Insights from a Knock-In Rat Model
Arnab Choudhury, Metin Yeşiltepe, Tammaryn Lashley…·Hyung Jin Ahn
This study uses a FDD-KI rat model to show that vascular amyloid deposition, neuroinflammation, and white matter damage contribute to motor dysfunction in Familial Danish Dementia.
2 citations - NeuroscienceActa NeuropathologicaPeer-reviewed
Probing tau citrullination in Alzheimer's disease brains and mouse models of tauopathy
Huimin Liang, Jerry B. Hunt, Chao Ma…·Daniel C. Lee
The paper identifies citrullination of tau as a novel posttranslational modification in Alzheimer's disease and tauopathy models, showing its association with disease progression.
- BiophysicsStructurePeer-reviewed
Amyloid-motif-dependent tau self-assembly is modulated by isoform sequence context
Sofia Bali, Paweł M. Wydorski, Ruhar Singh…·Łukasz A. Joachimiak
This study shows that tau aggregation can be reduced by modifying sequences near the PGGG β-turn motif, while maintaining microtubule binding, offering therapeutic insights for neurodegenerative diseases.
3 citations - NeuroscienceAging CellPeer-reviewed
Genetic reduction of the translational repressors FMRP and 4E-BP2 preserves memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
Felipe Campos Ribeiro, Danielle Cozachenco, Michael Parkhill…·Sergio Teixeira Ferreira
This study shows that reducing FMRP and 4E-BP2 in mice prevents memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease-linked amyloid-beta oligomers.
8 citationstop 4% - NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewed
Protective ApoE variants support neuronal function by extracting peroxidated lipids
Isha Ralhan, Alison D. Do, Ju-Young Bae…·Maria S. Ioannou
The paper shows ApoE2 and ApoE3Ch variants protect neurons by removing toxic peroxidated lipids, while ApoE4 worsens lipid-induced damage in rodent models.
23 citationstop 1% - NeuroscienceMolecular NeurodegenerationPeer-reviewed
DAP12 deficiency alters microglia-oligodendrocyte communication and enhances resilience against tau toxicity
Hao Chen, Li Fan, Qi Guo…·Wenjie Luo
This study shows that DAP12 deficiency reduces tau-induced inflammation and myelin loss in mice, despite increased tau pathology, by altering microglia-oligodendrocyte interactions.
8 citations - NeuroscienceAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
Proteomic Analysis Links Truncated Tau to Lysosome Motility, Autophagy and Endo-lysosomal Dysfunction
Despoina Goniotaki, Maximilian Hausherr, Steven Lynham…·Deepak P. Srivastava
This study examines how Tau35 protein affects lysosomal function and autophagy, identifying early pathological changes linked to neurotoxicity in tauopathies.
2 citations - NeuroscienceAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
Post-translational modifications in the brain are critical contributors to Alzheimers disease neuropathology and cognitive decline
Julia B. Libby, Emily R. Mahoney, Ben Drucker…·Timothy J. Hohman
This study identifies novel post-translational modifications in Alzheimer's disease brains linked to neuropathology and cognition using mass spectrometry data from 101 participants.
1 citation - Systems BiologyMetabolomicsPeer-reviewed
Lipidomic Fingerprints Reveal Sex-, Age-, and Disease-Dependent Differences in the TgF344-AD Transgenic Rats
Chunyuan Yin, Alida S. D. Kindt, Amy C. Harms…·Elizabeth C. M. de Lange
The paper identifies age, sex, and disease-dependent lipidomic changes in TgF344-AD rats, showing similarities to human lipid profiles and developing predictive models for AD.
DOI 10.1007/s11306-025-02350-z - BioinformaticsAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
Single-cell digital twins identify drug targets and repurposable medicine in Alzheimers disease
Yunxiao Ren, Ming Hu, Yang E. Li…·Feixiong Cheng
This study develops a single-cell digital twin framework to identify drug targets and repurposable medicines in Alzheimer's disease using single-nuclei RNA-seq and ATAC-seq data.
- Systems BiologyAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
Integrated phenotypic and proteomic screening identifies top-tier Alzheimer's disease therapeutic targets
Gregory A. Cary, Qianjin Li, Jesse C. Wiley…·Gregory W. Carter
The paper identifies five therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease by integrating phenotypic and proteomic screening in murine microglial cells.
4 citations - BiophysicsAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
Structure-specific Mini-Prion Model for Alzheimer's Disease Tau Fibrils
Vishnu Vijay, Gregory E. Merz, Karen Tsay…·Songi Han
The paper designs synthetic tau fibrils that mimic AD and CTE structures, showing strong seeding ability and catalytic effects in vitro and in cells.
DOI 10.1002/alz70861_108374 - NeuroscienceAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
PP2A methylesterase, PME-1, and PP2A methyltransferase, LCMT-1, control sensitivity to impairments caused by injury-related oligomeric tau
Sowmya N. Sundaresh, Edward W. Vogel, Christopher D. Hue…·Russell E. Nicholls
The paper investigates how PP2A regulators LCMT-1 and PME-1 affect sensitivity to tau-induced impairments in models of neurodegenerative diseases.
1 citation - NeuroscienceAlzheimer s & DementiaPeer-reviewed
Single Cell Landscape of Sex-specific Drivers of Alzheimers Disease
Yiyang Wu, Kyle J. Travaglini, Mariano I. Gabitto…·Timothy J. Hohman
This study identifies sex-specific gene expression associations with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology and cognitive decline using single-nucleus RNA sequencing from human brain tissue.
- GenomicsHuman GenomicsPeer-reviewed
Multi-region spatial transcriptomics reveals region specific differences in response to amyloid beta (Aβ) plaque induced changes in Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Odmaa Bayaraa, Michael Aksu, Evon M. DeBose-Scarlett…·Simon G. Gregory
This study uses multi-region spatial transcriptomics to identify region-specific transcriptional responses to Aβ plaques in AD, revealing differences in neuronal vulnerability and molecular pathways.
7 citationstop 5% - NeuroscienceAdvanced SciencePeer-reviewed
Transplantation of GABAergic Interneuron Progenitors Restores Cortical Circuit Function in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model
Shinya Yokomizo, Megi Maci, April M Stafford…·Ksenia V. Kastanenka
This study shows that transplanting GABAergic interneuron progenitors restores slow oscillation rhythms in Alzheimer's disease mouse models.
2 citations - NeuroscienceTranslational NeurodegenerationPeer-reviewed
Neurotrophic Factor-α1/carboxypeptidase E regulates critical protein networks to rescue neurodegeneration, defective synaptogenesis and impaired autophagy in Alzheimer's Disease mice
Lan Xiao, Pranav Sharma, Xuyu Yang…·Y. Peng Loh
This paper investigates the effects of NF-1/CPE gene therapy in AD mice, finding it prevents memory loss and reverses pathology by modulating protein networks involved in synaptogenesis, autophagy, and tau/Aβ accumulation.
3 citations - NeuroscienceGenomic psychiatry :Peer-reviewed
The deubiquitinase OTULIN regulates tau expression and RNA metabolism in neurons
Karthikeyan Tangavelou, Virginie Bondu, Mingqi Li…·Kiran Bhaskar
This study shows OTULIN regulates tau expression and RNA metabolism in neurons, with implications for Alzheimer's disease and tauopathies.
5 citations - NeuroscienceCell ReportsPeer-reviewed
Pathological tau alters head direction signaling and induces spatial disorientation
Shan Jiang, Sara Hijazi, Barbara Sárkány…·Tim J. Viney
This study shows that pathological tau expression in the anterodorsal thalamic nucleus disrupts head direction signaling, leading to spatial disorientation in mice.
2 citations - NeuroscienceNeuroscience ResearchPeer-reviewed
Graded regulation of microtubule-binding of Tau by the phosphorylation state of the proline-rich region in living neurons
Rinaho Nakata, Tomohiro Torii, Tomohiro Miyasaka, Hiroaki Misonou
This study investigates how phosphorylation patterns in the proline-rich region of Tau affect its microtubule-binding dynamics in neurons using FRAP and computational modeling.
3 citations - BiophysicsAdvanced SciencePeer-reviewed
Super-Resolution Imaging Uncovers Nanoscale Tau Aggregate Hyperphosphorylation Patterns in Human Alzheimers Disease Brain Tissue
Adriana N. Santiago-Ruiz, Siewert Hugelier, Gabriela L. Correa…·Melike Lakadamyali
The paper uses super-resolution imaging to analyze nanoscale tau aggregates in AD and PART brain tissues, revealing hyperphosphorylation patterns and morphological differences.
- BiophysicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Energetic profiling reveals thermodynamic principles underlying amyloid fibril maturation
Ramon Duran‐Romaña, Joost W. H. Schymkowitz, Frédéric Rousseau, Nikolaos N. Louros
The paper uses energetic profiling on cryo-EM data to uncover thermodynamic principles governing amyloid fibril maturation and polymorphic divergence.
13 citationstop 2% - NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Amyloid Beta Glycation Induces Neuronal Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alzheimers Pathogenesis via VDAC1-Dependent mtDNA Efflux
Firoz Akhter, Asma Akhter, Xiongwei Zhu…·Donghui Zhu
This paper shows that glycated amyloid-beta causes mitochondrial dysfunction and Alzheimer's pathology by triggering the cGAS-STING pathway via VDAC1-dependent mtDNA release.
- NeuroscienceAlzheimer s Research & TherapyPeer-reviewed
Meningeal vascular Aβ deposition associates with cerebral hypoperfusion and compensatory collateral remodeling
Alexandra M. Kaloss, Jack L. Browning, Jiangtao Li…·Michelle Lynne Olsen
This study shows that Aβ deposition in meningeal arteries correlates with reduced cerebral blood flow and collateral vessel remodeling in a mouse model of AD, with sex differences in Aβ burden.
1 citation - NeuroscienceScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
Single-nucleus multi-omics identifies shared and distinct pathways in Pick's and Alzheimer's disease
Zechuan Shi, Sudeshna Das, Samuel Morabito…·Vivek Swarup
This study uses single-nucleus multi-omics to identify shared and distinct regulatory pathways in Pick's and Alzheimer's disease, revealing disease-specific enhancers and TF binding patterns.
- NeuroscienceBiomedical Optics ExpressPeer-reviewed
Longitudinal investigation of spatial memory and retinal parameters in a 5xFAD model of Alzheimers disease reveals differences dependent on genotype and sex
Georg Ladurner, Conrad William Merkle, Lucas May…·Bernhard Baumann
The paper investigates retinal parameters and spatial memory in 5xFAD mice, finding sex-based differences and correlations between retinal layer thickness and memory performance.
- Synthetic BiologyJournal of Translational MedicinePeer-reviewed
Aβ-targeting synNotch Receptor for Alzheimer's Disease: Expanding Applications to Extracellular Protein Aggregates
Nicholas J. Bergo, Suckwon Lee, Cynthia J. Siebrand…·Chaska C. Walton
This paper demonstrates that a synNotch receptor can target extracellular Aβ aggregates, enabling the production of AD therapies like Lecanemab and Aducanumab in response to these aggregates.
- NeuroscienceScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
L-Fucose is a candidate monosaccharide neuromodulator and mitigates Alzheimer's synaptic deficits
Jacopo Di Lucente, Jennyfer Tena, Yuanyuan Bai…·Lee‐Way Jin
This study identifies L-fucose as a monosaccharide neuromodulator that enhances synaptic function and mitigates Alzheimer's disease symptoms in mice.