Abstract:
:The G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion, located in the first intron of the C9ORF72 gene, represents a major genetic hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Several hypotheses have been proposed on how the transcribed repeat RNA leads to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. However, despite their importance, factors affecting the transcription of expanded-repeat RNA are not well known. As transcription is dependent on the DNA containing the expanded repeats, it is crucial to understand its structure. G-quadruplexes are known to affect expression on the level of DNA, therefore whether they form on the expanded-repeat DNA constitutes an important biological question. Using nuclear magnetic resonance and circular dichroism spectroscopy we show that DNA G4C2 with varying number of repeats d(G4C2)n form planar guanine quartets characteristic of G-quadruplexes. Additionally, we show DNA G-quadruplexes can form inter- and intra-molecularly in either parallel or anti-parallel orientation, based on d(G4C2) sequence length. This potential structural heterogeneity of longer disease-relevant repeats should therefore be taken into account when studying their role in disease pathogenesis.
journal_name
Neurobiol Agingjournal_title
Neurobiology of agingauthors
Šket P,Pohleven J,Kovanda A,Štalekar M,Župunski V,Zalar M,Plavec J,Rogelj Bdoi
10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.09.012subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-02-01 00:00:00pages
1091-6issue
2eissn
0197-4580issn
1558-1497pii
S0197-4580(14)00617-4journal_volume
36pub_type
杂志文章abstract::APOE is the major known genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Though relationships between APOE-encoded apolipoprotein E and β-amyloid are increasingly well described, mounting evidence supports wide-ranging effects of APOE on the brain. Specifically, APOE appears to affect brain network activity and...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.10.011
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) associated with a face-matching task were examined using positron emission tomography (PET) and H2(15)O in 7 patients with mild-moderate dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and in 8 healthy age-matched controls. rCBF was normalized to whole brain flow and pixel-by-pixel ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0197-4580(93)90018-7
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of motor neurons. We have recently identified SOD1 and FUS mutations as the most common causes in a consecutive series of 111 familial ALS pedigrees in Japan. To reveal possible genetic causes for the remaining 51 pat...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.01.004
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Age-related hearing loss (or presbyacusis) is a progressive pathophysiological process. This study addressed the hypothesis that degeneration/dysfunction of multiple nonsensory cell types contributes to presbyacusis by evaluating tissues obtained from young and aged CBA/CaJ mouse ears and human temporal bones. Ultrast...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.04.009
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This longitudinal study used FDG-PET imaging to predict and monitor cognitive decline from normal aging. METHODS:Seventy-seven 50-80-year-old normal (NL) elderly received longitudinal clinical examinations over 6-14 years (561 person-years, mean per person 7.2 years). All subjects had a baseline FDG-PET scan...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.12.008
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is ample evidence that phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibition can improve memory performance in animal studies. In the present study, we examined the acute effects of the PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast on memory performance in healthy individuals (60-80 years of age). We tested the effects of acute roflumilast admini...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.01.014
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::While cytoskeletal abnormalities are prominent in the neurons of patients with Alzheimer's disease, the possibility remains that these changes are secondary to changes in the neuronal environment. The success of NGF in the therapy of Alzheimer's disease may be dependent on its ability to promote neuronal survival rath...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0197-4580(89)90134-6
更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In an autopsy series of 19 individuals, age-ranged 24-94, a relatively age-spared region, the anterior-ventral thalamus, was analyzed by immunohistochemical techniques to visualize neurons (neurofilament protein), astrocytes (glial fibrillary acidic protein), microglial cells (CD68) and amyloid precursor protein. The ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.12.015
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::In Alzheimer's disease, the contribution of inflammation is still controversially discussed. The aim of this study was to identify a particular immune profile in the peripheral blood (PB) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (mAD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and its potential...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.08.008
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have previously shown beneficial effects of a Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb761-IPSEN) in accelerating functional recovery from hemiplegia induced by unilateral motor cortex ablation. Here, we report the behavioral and histological effects of various dose regimes of EGb761. In young rats (3 months), 10 mg/kg/day for 7 ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0197-4580(97)00007-9
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The MC1R gene, suggested to be involved in Parkinson disease (PD) and melanoma, was sequenced in PD patients (n = 539) and controls (n = 265) from New York, and PD patients (n = 551), rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) patients (n = 351), and controls (n = 956) of European ancestry. Sixty-eight MC1R vari...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.03.029
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) mRNA, immunoreactivity, and activity were examined as a reflection of dopamine expression in juxtaglomerular neurons intrinsic to the olfactory bulbs of young (6-month-old), middle aged (18-month-old), and aged (25- to 29-month-old) rats and mice. TH expression was maintained at levels observ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0197-4580(94)00152-9
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two neuroanatomically dissociable, large-scale cortical memory networks, referred to as the anterior and posterior medial temporal lobe (MTL) networks have recently been described in young adults using resting-state blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-based functional conne...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.03.041
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Altered glutamate transport and aberrant EAAT1 expression were shown in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains. It is presently unknown whether these modifications are a consequence of neurodegeneration or play a pathogenetic role. However, recent findings of decreased glutamate uptake, EAAT1 protein and mRNA in AD platelets...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.07.007
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Accumulating evidence suggests that glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) is a multifunctional kinase implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the synaptic actions of GSK-3 in AD conditions are largely unknown. In this study, we examined the impact of GSK-3 on N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) channels, the m...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.08.031
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Similar to elderly humans, aged outbred Long-Evans rats exhibit individual differences in memory abilities, including a subset of aged rats that maintain memory function on par with young adults. Such individuals provide a basis for investigating mechanisms of resilience to age-related decline. The present study exami...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.12.015
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Astrocytes and microglia from cerebral cortex of 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month-old F344 male rat donors showed progressively greater proliferation during primary culture. Microglia from aging donor brains exhibited an amoeboid-like morphology and express antigens characteristic of an activated state (e.g., major histocomp...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0197-4580(97)00169-3
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::People with obesity and type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of cognitive impairment. We aimed to investigate the association of leptin with cognitive abilities in an elderly population with type 2 diabetes. We performed a cross-sectional study of 1057 men and women aged 60-75 years with type 2 diabetes living in Lot...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.02.026
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Decreases in the activity or density of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) have been associated with age-related changes and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. There are two isoforms of the D2R, termed the D2 long receptor (D2LR) and D2 short receptor (D2SR). To study the function of these two isoforms an...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.04.005
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chronic low-grade inflammation during aging (inflammaging) is associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration; however, the mechanisms underlying inflammaging are unclear. We studied a population (n = 361) of healthy young and old adults from the MyoAge cohort. Peripheral levels of C-X-C motif chemokine ligand...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.11.009
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been effective approaches to dissect common genetic variability underlying complex diseases in a systematic and unbiased way. Recently, GWASs have led to the discovery of over 20 susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite the evidence showing the contribution...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.04.004
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In Pick disease and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), accumulations of phosphorylated tau are associated with oxidative stress, although the mechanism linking these features remains unknown. However, we suspected that the oxidative stress-induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases might lead to tau ph...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0197-4580(02)00029-5
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study evaluated the effect of the alpha-2A-adrenoceptor agonist guanfacine on prefrontally mediated cognitive functions, as well as quality of life and global function in healthy older participants. One hundred twenty-three participants aged 75 years and older were randomly assigned to guanfacine 0.5 mg, 0.1 mg, ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.05.033
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are the 2 most common causes of dementia. We compared the regional metabolism on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) among 21 control subjects and cognitively impaired patients due to DLB (N = 63) and AD (N = 38). All participants under...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.10.020
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The very long (VL) poly-T variant at rs10524523 ("523") of the TOMM40 gene may hasten the onset of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) and induce more profound cognitive impairment compared with the short (S) poly-T variant. We examined the influence of TOMM40 "523" polymorphism on spatial navigation and its brain s...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.03.004
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Aging of the nervous system is characterized by reduced anatomical plasticity. The cause of this decreased plasticity is not known because it is usually not possible to distinguish between extrinsic and intrinsic factors that affect neuronal growth. One example of age-related reduced neuronal plasticity that is amenda...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0197-4580(90)90543-9
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The first hypothesis free genome wide association study on cognition recently revealed the thus far unknown association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the KIBRA gene with episodic memory in healthy young and middle aged volunteers. Here, we report the first independent replication of this finding in an i...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.02.001
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansions in the C9orf72 gene seem to be the cause of numerous cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and/or frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In this study, we investigated the presence of the G4C2 repeat expansion in 463 Brazilian probands, of whom 404 had ALS/motor neuron disease and ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.01.007
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effects of age and estradiol on hypothalamic content and distribution of tubulin and calmodulin were examined by radioimmunoassay in ovariectomized C57BL/6J female mice. A small (14%) increase in particulate tubulin, but not soluble tubulin, was found in the hypothalamus of reproductively senescent mice (20 months...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0197-4580(85)90008-9
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The H1 MAPT haplotype in the 17q21 chromosomal region has been associated with several neurodegenerative diseases. Some reports have suggested that there is an association between genetic variants within the H1 haplotype with Parkinson's disease (PD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration ...
journal_title:Neurobiology of aging
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.09.011
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00