New preprint from our lab: OCNDS (Okur-Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome) mutations in CK2α converge on one downstream culprit, dysregulated G3BP1 granules. https://t.co/FaAO6SryBT
It’s always nice when all the pieces of a story finally start coming together!
There were quite a few surprises along the way, but the coolest part was seeing different members of the team work independently, yet arrive at similar conclusions!
Here’s the preprint!
New preprint from our lab: OCNDS (Okur-Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome) mutations in CK2α converge on one downstream culprit, dysregulated G3BP1 granules. https://t.co/FaAO6SryBT
Now our lab is NIH funded. This funding gives us real stability and room to keep building on the questions we care about. I am proud of what my team has accomplished and look forward to what lies ahead. Huge thanks to my mentors and #NIGMS.
Using human and mouse models of Down syndrome, Agrawal et al. show that overexpression of the chromosome 21 gene DSCAM disrupts neuronal development and axon guidance, leading to altered neural connectivity and contributing to learning impairments. https://t.co/tOIemCtzrV
This review was a great opportunity to take a step back and appreciate the progress in iPSC-based models for neural repair.
But can we truly model human neural repair?
Excited to share our review that discusses how far we’ve come in the field while highlighting what’s missing!
Proteolytic cleavage of G3BP1 by calpain 1 couples NMDAR activation to mTOR-dependent local translation | EMBO Reports | Springer Nature Link https://t.co/bSpwMQzZvn
How many axon localization elements are in one mRNA? mTor mRNA seems to have at least 3. Read this interesting preprint from the Fainzilber lab.
Multiple mTOR RNA localization signals regulate subcellular protein synthesis and axonal growth https://t.co/lM0uNqI2A0
There is a current push towards doing biological research using only hiPSC models, but are we there yet? @manasiagrawal1 nicely discusses it in this review using neural repair as a model system.
https://t.co/H6EdAXZdxf