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ArticleBrain : a journal of neurology2024

Maf1 loss regulates spinogenesis and attenuates cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease.

Yingying Han, Kui Chen, Hongxiang Yu, Can Cui, Hongxia Li, Yongbo Hu, Bei Zhang, Gang Li

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Article in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yingying HanDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Kui ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
Hongxiang YuDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Can CuiDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Hongxia LiDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Yongbo HuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Shanghai Changhai Hospital), the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Bei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Gang LiDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Shanghai East Hospital · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNXinHua Hospital · CN

Funding

Clinical Plateau Discipline Construction Project of Shanghai Pudong New Area Health Committee PWYgy2021-05National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071192Program for Young Excellent Talents in Pudong New Area Health System, Shanghai, China PWRq2020-10Shanghai Key Clinical Discipline shslczdzk06103Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan Project Shanghai Sailing Program 21YF1437600Talents Training Program of Shanghai East Hospital 2019xrrcjh06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is neurodegenerative and characterized by progressive cognitive impairment. Synaptic dysfunction appears in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease and is significantly correlated with cognitive impairment. However, the specific regulatory mechanism remains unclear. Here, we found the transcription factor Maf1 to be upregulated in Alzheimer's disease and determined that conditional knockout of Maf1 in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease restored learning and memory function; the downregulation of Maf1 reduced the intraneuronal calcium concentration and restored neuronal synaptic morphology. We also demonstrated that Maf1 regulated the expression of NMDAR1 by binding to the promoter region of Grin1, further regulating calcium homeostasis and synaptic remodelling in neurons. Our results clarify the important role and mechanism of the Maf1-NMDAR1 signalling pathway in stabilizing synaptic structure, neuronal function and behaviour during Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. This therefore serves as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for the early stage of Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionMice, TransgenicAgedAnimalsDendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRepressor ProteinsMaf1 protein, mouseNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRepressor ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseasecalcium homeostasisMaf1MNDAR1synaptic plasticity

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PMID38226680
PMCPMC11146433
OpenAlexW4390919754

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