Cortical network dysfunctions in response to hyperstimulated Neuregulin/ErbB4 signaling

• Applicant: Privatdozent Dr. Markus Hermann Schwab
• Subject Area: Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
• Term: from 2014 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 249113022

• Final Report Year: 2019

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Publications

• Dysregulated expression of neuregulin-1 by cortical pyramidal neurons disrupts synaptic plasticity. Cell Reports, Vol. 8. 2014, Issue 4, pp. 1130-1145.
  Agarwal A., Zhang M., Trembak-Duff I., Unterbarnscheidt T., Radyushkin K., Dibaj P., Martins de Souza D., Boretius S., Brzózka M.M., Steffens H., Berning S., Teng Z., Gummert M., Tantra M., Guest P.C., Willig K.I., Frahm J., Hell S.W., Bahn S., Rossner M.J., Nave K.A., Ehrenreich H., Zhang W., Schwab M.H.
  
• Neuregulin1 displayed on motor axons regulates terminal Schwann cell-mediated Synapse elimination at developing neuromuscular junctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Vol. 113. 2016, Issue 4, pp. E479-E487.
  Lee Y., Li Y., Mikesh M., Smith I., Nave K.A., Schwab M.H., Thompson W.J.
  
• OSO paradigm-A rapid behavioral screening method for acute psychosocial stress reactivity in mice. Neuroscience, Vol. 314. 2016, pp. 1-11.
  Brzózka M.M., Unterbarnscheidt T., Schwab M.H., Rossner M.J.
  
• Spironolactone is an antagonist of NRG1-ERBB4 signaling and schizophrenia-relevant endophenotypes in mice. EMBO Molecular Medicine, Vol. 9. 2017, Issue 10, pp. 1448-1462.
  Wehr M.C., Hinrichs W., Brzózka M.M., Unterbarnscheidt T., Herholt A., Wintgens J.P., Soto-Bernardini M.C., Kravchenko M., Nave K.A., Wichert S.P., Falkai P., Zhang W., Schwab M.H., Rossner M.J.
  
• Altered hippocampal gene expression and structure in transgenic mice over-expressing neuregulin 1 (NRG1) type I. Translational Psychiatry, Vol. 8. 2018, Article number: 229.
  Deakin I. H., Godlewska B. R., Walker M. A., Huang G.-J., Schwab M.H., Nave K. A., Law A. J., Harrison P. J.
  
• Localization and dynamic changes of neuregulin-1 at C-type synaptic boutons in association with motor neuron injury and repair. FASEB Journal, Vol. 33. 2019, No. 7, pp. 7833-7851.
  Salvany S., Casanovas A., Tarabal O., Piedrafita L., Hernández S., Santafé M., Soto-Bernardini M.C., Calderó J., Schwab M.H.*, Esquerda J.E. *joint corresponding author
  
• NRG1 type I dependent autoparacrine stimulation of Schwann cells in onion bulbs of peripheral neuropathies. Nature Communications, Vol. 10. 2019, Article number: 1467.
  Fledrich R., Akkermann D., Abdelaal T.A., Schuetza V., Hermes D., Schäffner E., Soto-Bernadini M.C., Götze T., Klink A., Kusch K., Krüger M., Moebius W., Brück W., Mueller W.C., Sereda M.W., Schwab M.H.*, Nave K.A., Stassart R.M. *joint corresponding author