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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2025

Emerging roles for tubulin PTMs in neuronal function and neurodegenerative disease.

JiaJie Teoh, Francesca Bartolini

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Roles of molecular motors in insulin-secreting beta cells.Current opinion in cell biology · 2025
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  7. Regulation of Axonal Microtubule Polarity Orientation in Different Kinds of Neurons.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

JiaJie TeohDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 10032, New York, NY, USA.
Francesca BartoliniDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 10032, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: fb2131@columbia.edu.

Funding

Pathogenic Roles for Microtubule Stabilization Pathways in Alzheimers diseaseR01AG050658 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Francesca Bartolini · 2016 to 2026
$3.5M
Investigating the Pathogenic Role of Tubulin Post-translational Modifications in CIPNR01CA279401 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Francesca Bartolini · 2024 to 2026
$3.2M
Pathogenic Roles for Microtubule Stabilization Pathways in Alzheimers diseaseRF1AG050658 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BARTOLINI, FRANCESCA · 2022 to 2022
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA279401NIA NIH HHS R01 AG050658NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG050658
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons are equipped with microtubules of different stability with stable and dynamic domains often coexisting on the same microtubule. While dynamic microtubules undergo random transitions between disassembly and assembly, stable ones persist long enough to serve as platforms for tubulin-modifying enzymes (known as writers) that attach molecular components to the α- or β-tubulin subunits. The combination of these posttranslational modifications (PTMs) results in a "tubulin code," dictating the behavior of selected proteins (known as readers), some of which were shown to be crucial for neuronal function. Recent research has further highlighted that disturbances in tubulin PTMs can lead to neurodegeneration, sparking an emerging field of investigation with numerous questions such as whether and how tubulin PTMs can affect neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity and whether restoring balanced tubulin PTM levels could effectively prevent or mitigate neurodegenerative disease.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalTubulinAnimalsHumansMicrotubulesTubulinAgingMicrotubuleNeurodegenerative diseasePost-translational modificationsynaptic functionTubulin

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PMID39862522
PMCPMC11839326

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