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    Mutations in dynein link motor neuron degeneration to defects in retrograde transport (2003)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2003-05-06
    Description: Degenerative disorders of motor neurons include a range of progressive fatal diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Although the causative genetic alterations are known for some cases, the molecular basis of many SMA and SBMA-like syndromes and most ALS cases is unknown. Here we show that missense point mutations in the cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain result in progressive motor neuron degeneration in heterozygous mice, and in homozygotes this is accompanied by the formation of Lewy-like inclusion bodies, thus resembling key features of human pathology. These mutations exclusively perturb neuron-specific functions of dynein.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hafezparast, Majid -- Klocke, Rainer -- Ruhrberg, Christiana -- Marquardt, Andreas -- Ahmad-Annuar, Azlina -- Bowen, Samantha -- Lalli, Giovanna -- Witherden, Abi S -- Hummerich, Holger -- Nicholson, Sharon -- Morgan, P Jeffrey -- Oozageer, Ravi -- Priestley, John V -- Averill, Sharon -- King, Von R -- Ball, Simon -- Peters, Jo -- Toda, Takashi -- Yamamoto, Ayumu -- Hiraoka, Yasushi -- Augustin, Martin -- Korthaus, Dirk -- Wattler, Sigrid -- Wabnitz, Philipp -- Dickneite, Carmen -- Lampel, Stefan -- Boehme, Florian -- Peraus, Gisela -- Popp, Andreas -- Rudelius, Martina -- Schlegel, Juergen -- Fuchs, Helmut -- Hrabe de Angelis, Martin -- Schiavo, Giampietro -- Shima, David T -- Russ, Andreas P -- Stumm, Gabriele -- Martin, Joanne E -- Fisher, Elizabeth M C -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2003 May 2;300(5620):808-12.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12730604" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Anterior Horn Cells/pathology ; Apoptosis ; *Axonal Transport ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Movement ; Central Nervous System/embryology ; Chromosome Mapping ; Dimerization ; Dyneins/chemistry/*genetics/*physiology ; Female ; Ganglia, Spinal/pathology ; Golgi Apparatus/metabolism/ultrastructure ; Heterozygote ; Homozygote ; Lewy Bodies/pathology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C3H ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Motor Neuron Disease/*genetics/pathology/physiopathology ; Motor Neurons/*physiology/ultrastructure ; Mutation ; Mutation, Missense ; *Nerve Degeneration ; Peptide Fragments/metabolism ; Phenotype ; Point Mutation ; Spinal Nerves/growth & development ; Tetanus Toxin/metabolism
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Equivalent effects of snake PLA2 neurotoxins and lysophospholipid-fatty acid mixtures (2005)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2005-12-13
    Description: Snake presynaptic phospholipase A2 neurotoxins (SPANs) paralyze the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Upon intoxication, the NMJ enlarges and has a reduced content of synaptic vesicles, and primary neuronal cultures show synaptic swelling with surface exposure of the lumenal domain of the synaptic vesicle protein synaptotagmin I. Concomitantly, these neurotoxins induce exocytosis of neurotransmitters. We found that an equimolar mixture of lysophospholipids and fatty acids closely mimics all of the biological effects of SPANs. These results draw attention to the possible role of local lipid changes in synaptic vesicle release and provide new tools for the study of exocytosis.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Rigoni, Michela -- Caccin, Paola -- Gschmeissner, Steve -- Koster, Grielof -- Postle, Anthony D -- Rossetto, Ornella -- Schiavo, Giampietro -- Montecucco, Cesare -- GP0272Y01/Telethon/Italy -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2005 Dec 9;310(5754):1678-80.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biomedical Sciences and Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Italy.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16339444" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Elapid Venoms/toxicity ; Esterification ; Exocytosis ; Fatty Acids/*metabolism/toxicity ; Glutamic Acid/metabolism ; Hydrolysis ; Kinetics ; Lipid Bilayers ; Lysophospholipids/*metabolism/toxicity ; Male ; Mass Spectrometry ; Membrane Fusion ; Membrane Lipids/metabolism ; Mice ; Neuromuscular Junction/drug effects/metabolism/physiology ; Neurons/drug effects/metabolism/ultrastructure ; Neurotoxins/*metabolism/toxicity ; Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism ; Phospholipases A/*metabolism/toxicity ; Phospholipases A2 ; Synapses/drug effects/ultrastructure ; Synaptic Membranes/metabolism/*physiology ; Synaptic Vesicles/drug effects/physiology/ultrastructure
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Tetanus toxin entry. Nidogens are therapeutic targets for the prevention of tetanus (2014)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2014-11-29
    Description: Tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) is among the most poisonous substances on Earth and a major cause of neonatal death in nonvaccinated areas. TeNT targets the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) with high affinity, yet the nature of the TeNT receptor complex remains unknown. Here, we show that the presence of nidogens (also known as entactins) at the NMJ is the main determinant for TeNT binding. Inhibition of the TeNT-nidogen interaction by using small nidogen-derived peptides or genetic ablation of nidogens prevented the binding of TeNT to neurons and protected mice from TeNT-induced spastic paralysis. Our findings demonstrate the direct involvement of an extracellular matrix protein as a receptor for TeNT at the NMJ, paving the way for the development of therapeutics for the prevention of tetanus by targeting this protein-protein interaction.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Bercsenyi, Kinga -- Schmieg, Nathalie -- Bryson, J Barney -- Wallace, Martin -- Caccin, Paola -- Golding, Matthew -- Zanotti, Giuseppe -- Greensmith, Linda -- Nischt, Roswitha -- Schiavo, Giampietro -- Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom -- Medical Research Council/United Kingdom -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2014 Nov 28;346(6213):1118-23. doi: 10.1126/science.1258138.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Molecular Neuropathobiology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, UK. Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK. ; Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK. ; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy. ; Molecular Neuropathobiology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, UK. ; Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany. ; Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK. giampietro.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25430769" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Membrane Glycoproteins/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism ; Metalloendopeptidases/antagonists & inhibitors/chemistry/*therapeutic use ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Motor Neurons/*drug effects/metabolism ; Neuromuscular Junction/*drug effects/metabolism ; Peptides/pharmacology ; Protein Binding ; Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs ; Tetanus/*prevention & control ; Tetanus Toxin/antagonists & inhibitors/chemistry/*therapeutic use
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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