2021年3月26日,华中科技大学脑研究所、基础医学院病理生理系朱铃强教授、鲁友明教授研究团队在《Nature Communications》发表题为“miR-135a-5p mediates memory and synaptic impairments via the Rock2/Adducin1 signaling pathway in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease”的最新研究工作[6]。该研究发现,导致AD记忆混乱的罪魁祸首miRNA——miR-135a-5p,其通过调控下游靶蛋白Rock2异常活动,影响Add1在Ser726位点磷酸化水平,最终导致突触功能障碍及学习记忆能力受损。揭示了miR-135a-5p/Rock2信号通路参与AD早期突触病变,为AD治疗药物的开发提供新的思路。
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