Candidate Genes Associated with Delayed Neuropsychomotor Development and Seizures in a Patient with Ring Chromosome 20 by Thiago Corrêa, Amanda Cristina Venâncio, Marcial Francis Galera, Mariluce Riegel

“…Gene ontology included microtubule-based movement, nucleosome assembly, DNA repair, and cholinergic synaptic transmission. …”
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Resveratrol, a food-derived polyphenol, promotes Melanosomal degradation in skin fibroblasts through coordinated activation of autophagy, lysosomal, and antioxidant pathways by Saki Okamoto, Saya Kakimaru, Mayuko Koreishi, Mika Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Nakamura, Hideya Ando, Yoshio Tsujino, Ayano Satoh

“…At concentrations of 25–50 μM, resveratrol increased autophagy as measured by microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 (LC3)-II/LC3-I ratio and enhanced lysosomal activity as assessed by a lysosomal activity reporter system. …”
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Brain-derived tau oligomer polymorphs: distinct aggregations, stability profiles, and biological activities by Filippa Lo Cascio, Suhyeorn Park, Urmi Sengupta, Nicha Puangmalai, Nemil Bhatt, Nikita Shchankin, Cynthia Jerez, Naomi Moreno, Alice Bittar, Rhea Xavier, Yingxin Zhao, Cankun Wang, Hongjun Fu, Qin Ma, Mauro Montalbano, Rakez Kayed

“…Abstract Aggregation of microtubule-associated tau protein is a distinct hallmark of several neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). …”
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N-Alkyl-Substituted Isatins Enhance P2X7 Receptor-Induced Interleukin-1β Release from Murine Macrophages by Ronald Sluyter, Kara L. Vine

“…Extracellular adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) activates the P2X7 receptor channel to induce the rapid release of the proinflammatory cytokine, interleukin- (IL-) 1β, from macrophages. Microtubule rearrangements are thought to be involved in this process. …”
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Effects of orally exposed SiO2 nanoparticles on lipid profiles in gut-liver axis of mice by Kuanhang Li, Zhengzheng Zhou, Yi Cao

“…For metabolism pathway, SiO2 NPs suppressed autophagy, showing as a significant decrease of microtubule-associated protein 1 A/1B light chain 3 (LC3) and adipose triglyceride lipase (Atgl), accompanying with an accumulation of P62, in both intestines and livers. …”
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The AMPK–mTOR Pathway Is Inhibited by Chaihu Shugan Powder, Which Relieves Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Suppressing Autophagic Ferroptosis by Zheng Liang, Dajin Pi, Jianwei Zhen, Haizhen Yan, Chuiyang Zheng, July Liang Chen, Wen Fan, Qingliang Song, Jinyue Pan, Dongdong Liu, Maoxing Pan, Qinhe Yang, Yupei Zhang

“…The liver protein levels of Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase–mammalian target of rapamycin (AMPK–mTOR)-mediated autophagy and ferroptosis markers, such as p-AMPKα/AMPKα, p-mTOR/mTOR, Beclin-1, microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 gamma (LC3), p62 (sequestosome 1 [SQSTM1/p62]), Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2), ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), were restored by CSP. …”
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Interaction of norsecurinine-type monomeric and dimeric alkaloids with α-tubulin: a molecular docking study by Gérard Vergoten, Christian Bailly

“…Aim: New microtubule-targeting agents are needed to improve cancer treatment. …”
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NLRP3 Inflammasome Simultaneously Involved in Autophagy and Phagocytosis of THP-1 Cells to Clear Aged Erythrocytes by Qin Li, Fengyong Zhao, Jiamin Zhang, Ying Yang, Zhonghui Guo, Chen Wang, Qixiu Yang, Ying Sun, Ziyan Zhu

“…The occurrence of autophagy was dominated by microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3- (LC3-) associated phagocytosis accompanied by canonical autophagy. …”
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The PDE4DIP-AKAP9 axis promotes lung cancer growth through modulation of PKA signalling by Yangyang Fu, Shishun Huang, Rulu Pan, Xingan Chen, Ting Liu, Rongzhe Zhang, Fangsheng Zhu, Qiwei Fang, Liyue Wu, Juji Dai, Ouchen Wang, Liting Lu, Xiduan Wei, Liangxing Wang, Xincheng Lu

“…Abstract Phosphodiesterase 4D interacting protein (PDE4DIP) is a Golgi/centrosome-associated protein that plays critical roles in the regulation of microtubule dynamics and maintenance of the Golgi structure. …”
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Radix Scutellariae Ameliorates Stress-Induced Depressive-Like Behaviors via Protecting Neurons through the TGFβ3-Smad2/3-Nedd9 Signaling Pathway by Fan Zhao, Chenyiyu Zhang, Dong Xiao, Weihua Zhang, Liping Zhou, Simeng Gu, Rong Qu

“…Results showed that RS could ameliorate depressive-like behaviors, increase the expression of the antiapoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2), reduce the expression of the proapoptotic protein BCL-2-associated X (BAX), and increase the number of doublecortin- (DCX-), microtubule-associated protein 2- (MAP2-), and neuronal nucleus- (NeuN-) positive cells in the hippocampus. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Neuron-Like Cell Transplantation Combined with Electroacupuncture Improves Synaptic Plasticity in Rats with Intracerebral Hemorrhage via mTOR/p70S6K S... by Guoqiang Yang, Jiayi Zhu, Guwen Zhan, Guangbi Fan, Li Deng, Huajun Tang, Xiaoqian Jiang, Bo Chen, Chaoxian Yang

“…We observed the ultrastructure of the brain and measured the brain water content (BWC) and the levels of the microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2), galactocerebrosidase (GALC), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) proteins. …”
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Miniaturization and characterization of patient derived hepatocellular carcinoma tumor organoid cultures for cancer drug discovery applications by David A. Close, Paul A. Johnston

“…HCC PDTO's stained with phalloidin or immuno-stained with α-tubulin antibodies revealed F-actin and microtubule cytoskeleton organization. HCC PDTO's stained with antibodies to signaling pathway proteins and their phosphorylation status allowed comparisons of relative expression levels and inference of pathway activation. …”
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Tanshinone IIA Sodium Sulfonate Attenuates LPS-Induced Intestinal Injury in Mice by Xin-Jing Yang, Jin-Xian Qian, Yao Wei, Qiang Guo, Jun Jin, Xue Sun, Sheng-Lan Liu, Chun-Fang Xu, Guo-Xing Zhang

“…In addition, expressions of autophagy markers (microtubule-associated light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin-1) were detected by western blot and RT-PCR. …”
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GENI as an AMPK Activator Binds α and γ Subunits and Improves the Memory Dysfunction of Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models via Autophagy and Neuroprotection by Ying Wang, Lanjie Li, Danni Chen, Jiaheng Shan, Meijuan Yi, Hiroyuki Osada, Minoru Yoshida, Lan Xiang, Jianhua Qi

“…Meanwhile, the AMPK/unc-51-like autophagy-activating kinase 1 (ULK1)/microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta (LC3B) and AMPK/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways involved in anti-AD effects of GENI. …”
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Anti-microbial cetylpyridinium chloride suppresses mast cell function by targeting tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk kinase by Bright Obeng, Lucas J. Bennett, Bailey E. West, Dylan J. Wagner, Patrick J. Fleming, Morgan N. Tasker, Madeleine K. Lorenger, Dorothy R. Smith, Tetiana Systuk, Sydni M. Plummer, Jeongwon Eom, Marissa D. Paine, Collin T. Frangos, Michael P. Wilczek, Juyoung K. Shim, Melissa S. Maginnis, Julie A. Gosse

“…Previously, it was shown that low-micromolar CPC inhibits rat mast cell function by inhibiting antigen (Ag)-stimulated Ca2+ mobilization, microtubule polymerization, and degranulation. In the current study, these findings are extended to human mast cells (LAD2); this paper presents data indicating that a mechanism of action for CPC might center on its positively-charged quaternary nitrogen in its pyridinium headgroup. …”
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Distinct Expression Patterns of Apoptosis and Autophagy-Associated Proteins and Genes during Postnatal Development of Spiral Ganglion Neurons in Rat by Shule Hou, Penghui Chen, Jiarui Chen, Junmin Chen, Lianhua Sun, Jianyong Chen, Baihui He, Yue Li, Huan Qin, Yuren Hong, Shuna Li, Jingchun He, Dekun Gao, Fabio Mammano, Jun Yang

“…Immunohistochemistry results revealed positive expression of cleaved-caspase3, bcl-2, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-II (LC3-II), Beclin1, and sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1/P62) in SGNs. …”
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Protective Effects of NaHS/miR-133a-3p on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiomyocytes Injury by Yi-Mei Jin, Ai-Rong Huang, Mei-qian Yu, Wan-Ding Ye, Xiao-guang Hu, Hua-min Wang, Zhi-wei Xu, Dong-shi Liang

“…The adenosine triphosphate (ATP) kit was used to detect ATP content; real-time quantitative polynucleotide chain reaction (qPCR) was used to measure the levels of mammalian targets of rapamycin (mTOR), AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK), and miR-133a-3p, and Western blot (WB) was used to detect protein levels of mTOR, AMPK, myosin-like Bcl2 interacting protein (Beclin-1), microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3I/II), and P62 (sequestosome-1, sqstm-1/P62). …”
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Molecular switch of the dendrite-to-spine transport of TDP-43/FMRP-bound neuronal mRNAs and its impairment in ASD by Pritha Majumder, Biswanath Chatterjee, Khadiza Akter, Asmar Ahsan, Su Jie Tan, Chi-Chen Huang, Jen-Fei Chu, Che-Kun James Shen

“…Results We demonstrate here that brief mGluR1 activation-mediated dephosphorylation of pFMRP (S499) results in the dissociation of FMRP from TDP-43 and handover of TDP-43/Rac1 mRNA complex from the dendritic transport track on microtubules to myosin V track on the spine actin filaments. …”
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ROS-ERK Pathway as Dual Mediators of Cellular Injury and Autophagy-Associated Adaptive Response in Urinary Protein-Irritated Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells by Jian-kun Deng, Xueqin Zhang, Hong-luan Wu, Yu Gan, Ling Ye, Huijuan Zheng, Zebing Zhu, Wei Jing Liu, Hua-feng Liu

“…Interestingly, we also found that the increased expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-II (a key marker of autophagy) and the decreased expression of p62 (autophagic substrate) induced by urinary proteins were reversed by U0126, suggesting autophagy was activated by ERK pathway. …”
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The Role of Autophagy in Copper-Induced Apoptosis and Developmental Neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y Cells by Lu Lu, Ying Zhang, Wei Shi, Qian Zhou, Zhuoqi Lai, Yuepu Pu, Lihong Yin

“…Exposure to Cu²⁺ increased autophagosome accumulation and autophagic flux blockage in terms of increased sequestosome 1 (p62/SQSTM1) and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B (LC3B) II/LC3BI expressions and inhibition of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR pathway. …”
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