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Cholesterol-mediated Lysosomal Dysfunction in Astrocytes Promotes α-Synuclein Pathology in Human Brain Tissue.
Mesentier-Louro LA, Goldman C, Ndayisaba A, et al. Cholesterol-mediated Lysosomal Dysfunction in Astrocytes Promotes α-Synuclein Pathology in Human Brain Tissue. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2025. doi:10.1101/2025.02.09.637107
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Transcriptomic analysis of the ocular posterior segment completes a cell atlas of the human eye.
Monavarfeshani A, Yan W, Pappas C, et al. Transcriptomic analysis of the ocular posterior segment completes a cell atlas of the human eye. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023;120(34):e2306153120. doi:10.1073/pnas.2306153120
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Astrocytic cell adhesion genes linked to schizophrenia correlate with synaptic programs in neurons.
Pietiläinen O, Trehan A, Meyer D, et al. Astrocytic cell adhesion genes linked to schizophrenia correlate with synaptic programs in neurons. Cell reports. 2023;42(1):111988. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111988
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Candidate-based screening via gene modulation in human neurons and astrocytes implicates FERMT2 in Aβ and TAU proteostasis.
Sullivan SE, Liao M, Smith RV, et al. Candidate-based screening via gene modulation in human neurons and astrocytes implicates FERMT2 in Aβ and TAU proteostasis. Hum Mol Genet. 2019;28(5):718-735. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddy376
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Astrocytes to the rescue! Glia limitans astrocytic endfeet control CNS inflammation.
Quintana FJ. Astrocytes to the rescue! Glia limitans astrocytic endfeet control CNS inflammation. J Clin Invest. 2017;127(8):2897-2899. doi:10.1172/JCI95769
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Astrocytes refine cortical connectivity at dendritic spines.
Risher C, Patel S, Kim IH, et al. Astrocytes refine cortical connectivity at dendritic spines. Elife. 2014;3. doi:10.7554/eLife.04047
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Astrocytes play a crucial role in the formation and evolution of MS lesions - Commentary.
Quintana FJ. Astrocytes play a crucial role in the formation and evolution of MS lesions - Commentary. Mult Scler. 2019;25(1):19-20. doi:10.1177/1352458518796693
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Reactive astrocyte COX2-PGE2 production inhibits oligodendrocyte maturation in neonatal white matter injury.
Shiow LR, Favrais G, Schirmer L, et al. Reactive astrocyte COX2-PGE2 production inhibits oligodendrocyte maturation in neonatal white matter injury. Glia. 2017;65(12):2024-2037. doi:10.1002/glia.23212
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A molecular network of the aging human brain provides insights into the pathology and cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease.
Mostafavi S, Gaiteri C, Sullivan SE, et al. A molecular network of the aging human brain provides insights into the pathology and cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s disease. Nat Neurosci. 2018;21(6):811-819. doi:10.1038/s41593-018-0154-9
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Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity.
Clarke LE, Liddelow SA, Chakraborty C, Münch AE, Heiman M, Barres BA. Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018;115(8):E1896-E1905. doi:10.1073/pnas.1800165115
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Through Ó³»­´«Ã½'s Scientists in the Classroom program, Ó³»­´«Ã½ researchers visit every 8th grade classroom in Cambridge each year to talk about genetics and evolution.

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In November 2022, Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™s Genomics Platform sequenced its 500,000th whole human genome, a mere four years after sequencing its 100,000th.

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Working with Addgene, Ó³»­´«Ã½ has shared CRISPR genome-editing reagents with researchers at more than 3,200 institutions in 76 countries.

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