Alexander Disease Research Update

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #17: 1) new iPS cell line, 2) acetylation and GFAP, and 3) STAT3 as a key regulator driving GFAP accumulation

September 08, 2023 Albee Messing
Alexander Disease Research Update
Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #17: 1) new iPS cell line, 2) acetylation and GFAP, and 3) STAT3 as a key regulator driving GFAP accumulation
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Albee Messing, Rachel Battaglia, and Tracy Hagemann discuss the following recent publications: 

[01:45]       A defined roadmap of radial glia and astrocyte differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells

                  Stem Cell Reports 18, 1701-1720 (2023)

[includes new iPS cell line from an individual with Alexander disease] [full text]

[05:39]       Isolation of Intermediate Filament Proteins from Multiple Mouse Tissues to Study Aging-associated Post-translational Modifications

Journal of Visualized Experiments 18, 55655 (2017)

[includes data on acetylation of lysines in GFAP] [full text]

[10:26]       STAT3 Drives GFAP Accumulation and Astrocyte Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alexander Disease

                  Cells 12, 978 (2023)

[identification of one of the key mechanisms responsible for the increase in GFAP levels in Alexander disease] [full text]

[22:35]       Questions from email: does Alexander disease affect menstrual cycles?

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