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Authors Banerjee A, Imig C, Balakrishnan K, Kershberg L, Lipstein N, Uronen RL, Wang J, Cai X, Benseler F, Rhee JS, Cooper BH, Liu C, Wojcik SM, Brose N, Kaeser PS Journal Neuron Citation Neuron. 2022 Jan 19;110(2):248-265.e9. Abstract Despite the importance of dopamine for striatal circuit function, mechanistic understanding

Authors Schoger E, Lelek S, Panáková D, Zelarayán LC Journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Citation Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jan 14;8:783072. Abstract Molecular and genetic differences between individual cells within tissues underlie cellular heterogeneities defining organ physiology and function in homeostasis as well as in disease states. Transcriptional control of

Authors Brandenburg S, Pawlowitz J, Steckmeister V, Subramanian H, Uhlenkamp D, Scardigli M, Mushtaq M, Amlaz SI, Kohl T, Wegener JW, Arvanitis DA, Sanoudou D, Sacconi L, Hasenfuß G, Voigt N, Nikolaev VO, Lehnart SE Journal Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Citation J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2022 Jan 13;165:141-157.

Authors Kleiber N, Lemus-Diaz N, Siller C, Heinrichs M, Mai MMQ, Hackert P, Richter-Dennerlein R, Höbartner C, Bohnsack KE, Bohnsack MT Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 13, 209 (2022). Abstract Modified nucleotides in tRNAs are important determinants of folding, structure and function. Here we identify METTL8 as a mitochondrial

Authors Oleksiievets N, Sargsyan Y, Thiele JC, Mougios N, Sograte-Idrissi S, Nevskyi O, Gregor I, Opazo F, Thoms S, Enderlein J, Tsukanov R Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol 5, 38 (2022). Abstract DNA point accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography (DNA-PAINT) is a powerful super-resolution technique highly suitable for

Authors Lehnart SE, Wehrens XHT Journal Physiological Reviews Citation Physiol Rev. 2022 Jan 10. Abstract Junctophilins (JPHs) comprise a family of structural proteins that connect the plasma membrane to intracellular organelles such as the endo/sarcoplasmic reticulum. Tethering of these membrane structures results in the formation of highly organized subcellular junctions

Authors Pavez-Giani MG, Cyganek L Journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology Citation Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 Jan 10;9:800529. Abstract   Around one third of patients with mitochondrial disorders develop a kind of cardiomyopathy. In these cases, severity is quite variable ranging from asymptomatic status to severe manifestations including

Authors Hatton C, Ghanem SS, Koss DJ, Abdi IY, Gibbons E, Guerreiro R, Bras J, International DLB Genetics Consortium, Walker L, Gelpi E, Heywood W, Outeiro TF, Attems J, McFarland R, Forsyth R, El-Agnaf OM, Erskine D Journal Brain Citation Brain. 2022 May 24;145(4):1257-1263. Abstract Krabbe disease is an infantile

Authors Vasili E, Dominguez-Meijide A, Flores-León M, Al-Azzani M, Kanellidi A, Melki R, Stefanis L, Outeiro TF Journal Molecular Neurobiology Citation Mol Neurobiol. 2022 Jan 4. Abstract Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein in intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies and Lewy

Authors Dietz J, Oelkers M, Hubrich R, Pérez-Lara A, Jahn R, Steinem C, Janshoff A Journal Nano Letters Citation Nano Lett. 2022, Jan 4 Abstract A mechanism for full-length synaptotagmin-1 (syt-1) to interact with anionic bilayers and to promote fusion in the presence of SNAREs is proposed. Colloidal probe force