MeSH Review:
Motor Neurons
- Disruption of an SF2/ASF-dependent exonic splicing enhancer in SMN2 causes spinal muscular atrophy in the absence of SMN1. Cartegni, L., Krainer, A.R. Nat. Genet. (2002)
- A mouse model for spinal muscular atrophy. Hsieh-Li, H.M., Chang, J.G., Jong, Y.J., Wu, M.H., Wang, N.M., Tsai, C.H., Li, H. Nat. Genet. (2000)
- Induction of nitric oxide-dependent apoptosis in motor neurons by zinc-deficient superoxide dismutase. Estévez, A.G., Crow, J.P., Sampson, J.B., Reiter, C., Zhuang, Y., Richardson, G.J., Tarpey, M.M., Barbeito, L., Beckman, J.S. Science (1999)
- Gene therapy for ALS delivers. Boillée, S., Cleveland, D.W. Trends Neurosci. (2004)
- Slowing of axonal transport is a very early event in the toxicity of ALS-linked SOD1 mutants to motor neurons. Williamson, T.L., Cleveland, D.W. Nat. Neurosci. (1999)
- Modulation of the pattern of axonal projections of a leech motor neuron by ablation or transplantation of its target. Baptista, C.A., Macagno, E.R. Neuron (1988)
- unc-8, a DEG/ENaC family member, encodes a subunit of a candidate mechanically gated channel that modulates C. elegans locomotion. Tavernarakis, N., Shreffler, W., Wang, S., Driscoll, M. Neuron (1997)
- Single-joint rapid arm movements in normal subjects and in patients with motor disorders. Berardelli, A., Hallett, M., Rothwell, J.C., Agostino, R., Manfredi, M., Thompson, P.D., Marsden, C.D. Brain (1996)
- Glutamate transporter EAAT2 splice variants occur not only in ALS, but also in AD and controls. Honig, L.S., Chambliss, D.D., Bigio, E.H., Carroll, S.L., Elliott, J.L. Neurology (2000)
- Monoclonal paraproteinemia with subacute encephalopathy, seizures, and scleromyxedema. Reid, T.L., Spoto, D.V., Larrabee, G.J., Shlamowitz, M.A., Horowitz, S.A. Neurology (1987)
- Disrupted function and axonal distribution of mutant tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase in dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy. Jordanova, A., Irobi, J., Thomas, F.P., Van Dijck, P., Meerschaert, K., Dewil, M., Dierick, I., Jacobs, A., De Vriendt, E., Guergueltcheva, V., Rao, C.V., Tournev, I., Gondim, F.A., D'Hooghe, M., Van Gerwen, V., Callaerts, P., Van Den Bosch, L., Timmermans, J.P., Robberecht, W., Gettemans, J., Thevelein, J.M., De Jonghe, P., Kremensky, I., Timmerman, V. Nat. Genet. (2006)
- Type II cadherin ectodomain structures: implications for classical cadherin specificity. Patel, S.D., Ciatto, C., Chen, C.P., Bahna, F., Rajebhosale, M., Arkus, N., Schieren, I., Jessell, T.M., Honig, B., Price, S.R., Shapiro, L. Cell (2006)
- Mutant dynactin in motor neuron disease. Puls, I., Jonnakuty, C., LaMonte, B.H., Holzbaur, E.L., Tokito, M., Mann, E., Floeter, M.K., Bidus, K., Drayna, D., Oh, S.J., Brown, R.H., Ludlow, C.L., Fischbeck, K.H. Nat. Genet. (2003)
- LIM factor Lhx3 contributes to the specification of motor neuron and interneuron identity through cell-type-specific protein-protein interactions. Thaler, J.P., Lee, S.K., Jurata, L.W., Gill, G.N., Pfaff, S.L. Cell (2002)
- Common developmental requirement for Olig function indicates a motor neuron/oligodendrocyte connection. Lu, Q.R., Sun, T., Zhu, Z., Ma, N., Garcia, M., Stiles, C.D., Rowitch, D.H. Cell (2002)
- Chronic inhibition of superoxide dismutase produces apoptotic death of spinal neurons. Rothstein, J.D., Bristol, L.A., Hosler, B., Brown, R.H., Kuncl, R.W. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1994)
- Pharmacological induction of heat-shock proteins alleviates polyglutamine-mediated motor neuron disease. Katsuno, M., Sang, C., Adachi, H., Minamiyama, M., Waza, M., Tanaka, F., Doyu, M., Sobue, G. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2005)
- Serotonin mimics tail shock in producing transient inhibition in the siphon withdrawal reflex of Aplysia. Fitzgerald, K., Carew, T.J. J. Neurosci. (1991)
- Glutamate potentiates the toxicity of mutant Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in motor neurons by postsynaptic calcium-dependent mechanisms. Roy, J., Minotti, S., Dong, L., Figlewicz, D.A., Durham, H.D. J. Neurosci. (1998)
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: alterations in neurotransmitter receptors. Whitehouse, P.J., Wamsley, J.K., Zarbin, M.A., Price, D.L., Tourtellotte, W.W., Kuhar, M.J. Ann. Neurol. (1983)
- Specification of motor neuron identity by the MNR2 homeodomain protein. Tanabe, Y., William, C., Jessell, T.M. Cell (1998)
- A frame-shift deletion in the survival motor neuron gene in Spanish spinal muscular atrophy patients. Bussaglia, E., Clermont, O., Tizzano, E., Lefebvre, S., Bürglen, L., Cruaud, C., Urtizberea, J.A., Colomer, J., Munnich, A., Baiget, M. Nat. Genet. (1995)
- Developing motor neurons rescued from programmed and axotomy-induced cell death by GDNF. Oppenheim, R.W., Houenou, L.J., Johnson, J.E., Lin, L.F., Li, L., Lo, A.C., Newsome, A.L., Prevette, D.M., Wang, S. Nature (1995)
- Requirement for LIM homeobox gene Isl1 in motor neuron generation reveals a motor neuron-dependent step in interneuron differentiation. Pfaff, S.L., Mendelsohn, M., Stewart, C.L., Edlund, T., Jessell, T.M. Cell (1996)
- Targeted disruption of the BDNF gene perturbs brain and sensory neuron development but not motor neuron development. Jones, K.R., Fariñas, I., Backus, C., Reichardt, L.F. Cell (1994)
- Floor plate and motor neuron induction by different concentrations of the amino-terminal cleavage product of sonic hedgehog autoproteolysis. Roelink, H., Porter, J.A., Chiang, C., Tanabe, Y., Chang, D.T., Beachy, P.A., Jessell, T.M. Cell (1995)
- Receptor tyrosine phosphatases are required for motor axon guidance in the Drosophila embryo. Desai, C.J., Gindhart, J.G., Goldstein, L.S., Zinn, K. Cell (1996)
- Synapse-specific, long-term facilitation of aplysia sensory to motor synapses: a function for local protein synthesis in memory storage. Martin, K.C., Casadio, A., Zhu, H., Yaping, E., Rose, J.C., Chen, M., Bailey, C.H., Kandel, E.R. Cell (1997)
- Reduced transcriptional regulatory competence of the androgen receptor in X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy. Mhatre, A.N., Trifiro, M.A., Kaufman, M., Kazemi-Esfarjani, P., Figlewicz, D., Rouleau, G., Pinsky, L. Nat. Genet. (1993)
- Motor neuron-derived retinoid signaling specifies the subtype identity of spinal motor neurons. Sockanathan, S., Jessell, T.M. Cell (1998)
- Nitric oxide-induced motor neuron disease in a patient with alcoholism. Tsai, G.E., Gastfriend, D.R. N. Engl. J. Med. (1995)
- The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Yang, Y., Hentati, A., Deng, H.X., Dabbagh, O., Sasaki, T., Hirano, M., Hung, W.Y., Ouahchi, K., Yan, J., Azim, A.C., Cole, N., Gascon, G., Yagmour, A., Ben-Hamida, M., Pericak-Vance, M., Hentati, F., Siddique, T. Nat. Genet. (2001)
- Mice lacking the CNTF receptor, unlike mice lacking CNTF, exhibit profound motor neuron deficits at birth. DeChiara, T.M., Vejsada, R., Poueymirou, W.T., Acheson, A., Suri, C., Conover, J.C., Friedman, B., McClain, J., Pan, L., Stahl, N., Ip, N.Y., Yancopoulos, G.D. Cell (1995)
- Deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter causes motor neuron degeneration. Oosthuyse, B., Moons, L., Storkebaum, E., Beck, H., Nuyens, D., Brusselmans, K., Van Dorpe, J., Hellings, P., Gorselink, M., Heymans, S., Theilmeier, G., Dewerchin, M., Laudenbach, V., Vermylen, P., Raat, H., Acker, T., Vleminckx, V., Van Den Bosch, L., Cashman, N., Fujisawa, H., Drost, M.R., Sciot, R., Bruyninckx, F., Hicklin, D.J., Ince, C., Gressens, P., Lupu, F., Plate, K.H., Robberecht, W., Herbert, J.M., Collen, D., Carmeliet, P. Nat. Genet. (2001)
- LIM homeodomain factors Lhx3 and Lhx4 assign subtype identities for motor neurons. Sharma, K., Sheng, H.Z., Lettieri, K., Li, H., Karavanov, A., Potter, S., Westphal, H., Pfaff, S.L. Cell (1998)
- A missense mutation in Tbce causes progressive motor neuronopathy in mice. Martin, N., Jaubert, J., Gounon, P., Salido, E., Haase, G., Szatanik, M., Guénet, J.L. Nat. Genet. (2002)
- Ciliary neurotrophic factor prevents the degeneration of motor neurons after axotomy. Sendtner, M., Kreutzberg, G.W., Thoenen, H. Nature (1990)
- Adenoviral gene transfer of ciliary neurotrophic factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor leads to long-term survival of axotomized motor neurons. Gravel, C., Götz, R., Lorrain, A., Sendtner, M. Nat. Med. (1997)
- Evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a trophic factor for motor neurons in vivo. Koliatsos, V.E., Clatterbuck, R.E., Winslow, J.W., Cayouette, M.H., Price, D.L. Neuron (1993)
- Defective kinesin heavy chain behavior in mouse kinesin light chain mutants. Rahman, A., Kamal, A., Roberts, E.A., Goldstein, L.S. J. Cell Biol. (1999)
- Superoxide dismutase is an abundant component in cell bodies, dendrites, and axons of motor neurons and in a subset of other neurons. Pardo, C.A., Xu, Z., Borchelt, D.R., Price, D.L., Sisodia, S.S., Cleveland, D.W. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1995)