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ArticleNeurochemical research2016

GM1 Ganglioside is Involved in Epigenetic Activation Loci of Neuronal Cells.

Yi-Tzang Tsai, Yutaka Itokazu, Robert K Yu

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Gangliosides in molecular interactions and cell regulation.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026
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  8. Tumor-Associated Glycan Exploits Adenosine Receptor 2A Signaling to Facilitate Immune Evasion.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  12. Synucleinopathies: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2023
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  14. Ganglioside GM1 and the Central Nervous System.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Tzang TsaiDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Yutaka ItokazuDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Robert K YuDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA. ryu@gru.edu.
Augusta University · USCharlie Norwood VA Medical Center · USGeorgia Regents Medical Center · US

Funding

Spingoglycolipids of normal and pathological brainsR01NS011853 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI YU, ROBERT K. · 1985 to 2010
$3.5M
ROLE OF GLYCOLIPIDS IN EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPATHYR01NS026994 · NINDS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI YU, ROBERT K. · 1988 to 2012
$3.3M
Effects of Gangliosides on Neural Stem Cells: Role in NeuroregenerationI01BX001388 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI YU, ROBERT K. · 2012 to 2015
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BLRD VA I01 BX001388NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS011853NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS026994NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS11853NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS26994
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids that are most abundant in the nerve tissues. The quantity and expression pattern of gangliosides in brain change drastically throughout development and are mainly regulated through stage-specific expression of glycosyltransferase (ganglioside synthase) genes. We previously demonstrated that acetylation of histones H3 and H4 on the N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase I (GalNAcT, GA2/GM2/GD2/GT2-synthase) gene promoter resulted in recruitment of trans-activation factors. In addition, we reported that epigenetic activation of the GalNAcT gene was also detected as accompanied by an apparent induction of neuronal differentiation in neural stem cells responding to an exogenous supplement of ganglioside GM1. Here, we present evidence supporting the concept that nuclear GM1 is associated with gene regulation in neuronal cells. We found that nuclear GM1 binds acetylated histones on the promoters of the GalNAcT and NeuroD1 genes in differentiated neurons. Our study demonstrates for the first time that GM1 interacts with chromatin via acetylated histones at the nuclear periphery of neuronal cells.

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AcetylationAnimalsCell NucleusEpigenesis, GeneticG(M1) GangliosideHistonesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicrotubulesN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesNeuronsPolymerizationPromoter Regions, GeneticG(M1) GangliosideHistonesN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesBrain developmentEpigenetic regulationGlycosyltransferaseGM1 gangliosideHistone acetylationNeural progenitor cellNeural stem cellNeuronal differentiation

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PMID26498762
PMCPMC4775412
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