Microexons are an unusual form of alternative splicing with high evolutionary conservation, however, their functions are still far from being understood. In this thesis, we focused on a neuronal-specific microexon that modulates the structure of the FH2 domain of DAAM1, a protein important for actin dynamics. We demonstrated that microexon inclusion directly impacts actin nucleation and polymerization capabilities of the FH2 domain, suggesting a modulatory effect on DAAM1´s function. Actin dynamics is an important factor in neuronal differentiation and function. Our studies demonstrated higher neuronal activity upon microexon removal, both in an in vitro system of differentiated glutamatergic neurons and in vivo, in a microexon KO mouse mod...
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2011. Major: Biochemistry, Molecular Bio, and Bioph...
AbstractTypified by rapid degeneration of sensory neurons, dystonia musculorum mice have a defective...
Formins, also known as formin homology (FH) proteins, are involved in a wide range of actin-mediated...
Post-transcriptional networks control multiple aspects of neuronal biology and their deregulation ha...
The mechanisms by which entire programmes of gene regulation emerged during evolution are poorly und...
Neural microexons are the most conserved type of alternative splicing, suggesting a strong function...
<p>(<b><i>A</i></b>) Western blot analysis of extracts (5 μg total protein) from cultured hippocampa...
Alternative splicing increases neuronal transcriptomic complexity throughout animal phylogeny. To de...
Aberrant synaptic connectivity in the brain is implicated in many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric...
Alternative splicing increases neuronal transcriptomic complexity throughout animal phylogeny. To de...
Directed axonal growth depends on proper coordination of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in t...
SummaryAlternative splicing (AS) generates vast transcriptomic and proteomic complexity. However, wh...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy are the two most common motoneuron disease...
BACKGROUND: Microexons, exons that are ≤ 30 nucleotides, are a highly conserved and dynamically regu...
Regulation of the cytoskeleton is fundamental to the development and functioning of synaptic termina...
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2011. Major: Biochemistry, Molecular Bio, and Bioph...
AbstractTypified by rapid degeneration of sensory neurons, dystonia musculorum mice have a defective...
Formins, also known as formin homology (FH) proteins, are involved in a wide range of actin-mediated...
Post-transcriptional networks control multiple aspects of neuronal biology and their deregulation ha...
The mechanisms by which entire programmes of gene regulation emerged during evolution are poorly und...
Neural microexons are the most conserved type of alternative splicing, suggesting a strong function...
<p>(<b><i>A</i></b>) Western blot analysis of extracts (5 μg total protein) from cultured hippocampa...
Alternative splicing increases neuronal transcriptomic complexity throughout animal phylogeny. To de...
Aberrant synaptic connectivity in the brain is implicated in many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric...
Alternative splicing increases neuronal transcriptomic complexity throughout animal phylogeny. To de...
Directed axonal growth depends on proper coordination of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in t...
SummaryAlternative splicing (AS) generates vast transcriptomic and proteomic complexity. However, wh...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy are the two most common motoneuron disease...
BACKGROUND: Microexons, exons that are ≤ 30 nucleotides, are a highly conserved and dynamically regu...
Regulation of the cytoskeleton is fundamental to the development and functioning of synaptic termina...
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2011. Major: Biochemistry, Molecular Bio, and Bioph...
AbstractTypified by rapid degeneration of sensory neurons, dystonia musculorum mice have a defective...
Formins, also known as formin homology (FH) proteins, are involved in a wide range of actin-mediated...