O-GlcNAcylation: a pro-survival response to acute stress in the cardiovascular and central nervous systems
O-GlcNAcylation is a unique monosaccharide modification that is ubiquitously present [...]
O-GlcNAcylation and Its Roles in Neurodegenerative Diseases
As a non-classical post-translational modification, O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification (O-GlcNAcylation) [...]
Biogen and Alectos Therapeutics Announce License and Collaboration Agreement for AL01811, a Novel GBA2 Inhibitor for the Potential Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
AL01811 is a preclinical selective GBA2 inhibitor with first-in-class potential [...]
O-GlcNAcylation of TDP-43 Suppresses Proteinopathies and Promotes TDP-43’s mRNA Splicing Activity
Pathological TDP-43 aggregation is characteristic of several neurodegenerative diseases, including [...]
O-GlcNAcylation Regulates Dopamine Neuron Function, Survival and Degeneration in Parkinson Disease
The dopamine system in the midbrain is essential for volitional [...]
MK-8719, a Novel and Selective O-GlcNAcase Inhibitor That Reduces the Formation of Pathological Tau and Ameliorates Neurodegeneration in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy
Deposition of hyperphosphorylated and aggregated tau protein in the central [...]
Discovery of MK-8719, A Potent O-GlcNAcase Inhibitor as a Potential Treatment for Tauopathies
Inhibition of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) has emerged as a promising therapeutic [...]
Mutant Huntingtin Disrupts the Nuclear Pore Complex
Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by an expanded CAG repeat [...]
The Discovery and Characterization of [18F]MK‐8553, a Novel PET Tracer for Imaging O‐GlcNAcase (OGA)
[18F]MK-8553 is a high affinity, selective OGA inhibitor with properties [...]
Reducing GBA2 Activity Ameliorates Neuropathology in Niemann-Pick Type C Mice
The enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GBA) hydrolyses glucosylceramide (GlcCer) in lysosomes. Markedly [...]