Dopamine signals reward in animal brains. A single presentation of a sugar reward to Drosophila activates distinct subsets of dopamine neurons that independently induce short- and long-term olfactory memories (STM and LTM, respectively). In this study, we show that a recurrent reward circuit underlies the formation and consolidation of LTM. This feedback circuit is composed of a single class of...

Alzheimer disease features amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide deposition in brain and blood vessels and is associated with hypertension. Aβ peptide can cause vasoconstriction and endothelial dysfunction. We observed that Aβ peptides exert a chronotropic effect in neonatal cardiomyocytes, similar to α1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies that we described earlier. Recently, it was shown that α1-adrenergic re...

We introduce a type theory FAω, which has at least the strength of finitely iterated inductive definitions ID<ω. This type theory has as ground types trees with finitely many branching degrees (so called free algebras). We introduce an equality in this theory, without the need for undecidable prime formulas. Then we give a direct well-ordering proof for this theory by representing a ordinal den...

α1-Adrenergic receptors (α1-ARs) elicit a negative inotropic effect (NIE) in the mouse right ventricular (RV) myocardium but a positive inotropic effect (PIE) in the left ventricular (LV) myocardium. Effects on myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity play a role, but effects on Ca(2+) handling could also contribute. We monitored the effects of α1-AR stimulation on contraction and Ca(2+) transients using...

This study aimed to explore the exact mechanism of the effect of a furin inhibitor on the migration and invasion of MG-63 and Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells. MG-63 and Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells were treated with regular culture medium in the presence or absence of 480 nM α1-antitrypsin Portland (α1-PDX). Wound-healing and Transwell assays were used for the detection of the effects of α1-PDX on MG-63...

Mutant Z α1-antitrypsin (E342K) accumulates as polymers within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of hepatocytes predisposing to liver disease, whereas low levels of circulating Z α1-antitrypsin lead to emphysema by loss of inhibition of neutrophil elastase. The ideal therapy should prevent polymer formation while preserving inhibitory activity. Here we used mAb technology to identify interactors w...

f((1− t)x1 + tx2) ≤ (1− t)f(x1) + tf(x2), x1, x2 ∈ C, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1, then f : X → R is convex. Proof. Let (x1, α1), (x2, α2) ∈ epi f and 0 ≤ t ≤ 1. The fact that the pairs (xi, αi) belong to epi f means in particular that f(xi) < ∞, and hence that xi ∈ C, as otherwise we would have f(xi) =∞. But (1− t)(x1, α1) + t(x2, α2) = ((1− t)x1 + tx2, (1− t)α1 + tα2), and, as x1, x2 ∈ C, f((1− t)x1 + tx2) ≤ (...

Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a major energy sensor that maintains cellular energy homeostasis. Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of CAG repeats in the huntingtin (Htt) gene. In this paper, we report that activation of the α1 isoform of AMPK (AMPK-α1) occurred in striatal neurons of humans and mice with HD. Overactivat...

Running title: Regulation of cell motility by ING4 and liprin α1Abstract ING4 is a candidate tumor suppressor that plays a major role in gene regulation, cell cycle control, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. ING4 expression is downregulated in glioblastoma cells, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Here, we identified liprin α1/PPFIA1, a cytoplasmic protein necessary for focal adhesion format...

Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) are widely used as a model of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as their ADHD-like behaviors are restored by methylphenidate. However, a postnatal neural development in SHR is unknown. We performed whole cell patch clamp recordings from locus coeruleus (LC) neurons in neonatal [postnatal day (P) 3-5], juvenile (P21-28), and adult (P 49-56) SHR...