BRAIN RePAIR & ORGANØID 1NTEL by Minee Choi

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Prediction of mechanistic subtypes of Parkinson’s using patient-derived stem cell models
Prediction of mechanistic subtypes of Parkinson’s using patient-derived stem cell models
Karishma D’Sa, James R. Evans, Gurvir S. Virdi, Giulia Vecchi, Alexander Adam, ..., Craig Leighton, Mathew H. Horrocks, Dilan Athauda, Minee L. Choi, Sonia Gandhi
Nature Machine Intelligence   ·   10 Aug 2023   ·   doi:10.1038/s42256-023-00702-9
AI Parkinson's hiPSC Corresponding author
Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity
Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity
Minee L. Choi, Alexandre Chappard, Bhanu P. Singh, Catherine Maclachlan, Margarida Rodrigues, ..., Lucy Collinson, David Klenerman, Andrey Y. Abramov, Mathew H. Horrocks, Sonia Gandhi
Nature Neuroscience   ·   30 Aug 2022   ·   doi:10.1038/s41593-022-01140-3
Synucleinopathy Protein aggregation Parkinson's Mitochondria hiPSC 1st Author
Picomolar concentrations of oligomeric alpha-synuclein sensitizes TLR4 to play an initiating role in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis
Picomolar concentrations of oligomeric alpha-synuclein sensitizes TLR4 to play an initiating role in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis
Craig D. Hughes, Minee L. Choi, Mina Ryten, Lee Hopkins, Anna Drews, ..., Margarida Rodrigues, Sarah A. Gagliano, Sonia Gandhi, Clare Bryant, David Klenerman
Acta Neuropathologica   ·   17 Sep 2018   ·   doi:10.1007/s00401-018-1907-y
Parkinson's Alpha-Synuclein 1st Author

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AI hiPSC Parkinson's Alzheimer's Mitochondria Protein aggregation Cell death Ferroptosis Inflammation Synucleinopathy Fabry disease Huntington's Hippocampus Learning Memory Neurogenesis 1st Author Corresponding Author

2024

The diversity of<i>SNCA</i>transcripts in neurons, and its impact on antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics
The diversity ofSNCAtranscripts in neurons, and its impact on antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics
James R. Evans, Emil K. Gustavsson, Ivan Doykov, David Murphy, Gurvir S. Virdi, ..., Michele Vendruscolo, Kevin Mills, Wendy Heywood, Mina Ryten, Sonia Gandhi
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   ·   31 May 2024   ·   doi:10.1101/2024.05.30.596437
Parkinson's hiPSC
GLP1 receptor agonism ameliorates Parkinson’s disease through modulation of neuronal insulin signalling and glial suppression
GLP1 receptor agonism ameliorates Parkinson’s disease through modulation of neuronal insulin signalling and glial suppression
Dilan Athauda, James R Evans, Laura Mahoney-Sanchez, Gurvir S Virdi, Patricia Lopez-Garcia, ..., Mina Ryten, Mathew H. Horrocks, Nigel Greig, Thomas Foltynie, Sonia Gandhi
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   ·   28 Feb 2024   ·   doi:10.1101/2024.02.28.582460
Parkinson's hiPSC
Alpha-synuclein aggregates trigger anti-viral immune pathways and RNA editing in human astrocytes
Alpha-synuclein aggregates trigger anti-viral immune pathways and RNA editing in human astrocytes
Karishma D’Sa, Minee L. Choi, Aaron Z. Wagen, Núria Setó-Salvia, Olga Kopach, ..., Rickie Patani, Clare Bryant, David A. Klenerman, Sonia Gandhi, Mina Ryten
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   ·   28 Feb 2024   ·   doi:10.1101/2024.02.26.582055
Parkinson's hiPSC 1st Author

2023

Prediction of mechanistic subtypes of Parkinson’s using patient-derived stem cell models
Prediction of mechanistic subtypes of Parkinson’s using patient-derived stem cell models
Karishma D’Sa, James R. Evans, Gurvir S. Virdi, Giulia Vecchi, Alexander Adam, ..., Craig Leighton, Mathew H. Horrocks, Dilan Athauda, Minee L. Choi, Sonia Gandhi
Nature Machine Intelligence   ·   10 Aug 2023   ·   doi:10.1038/s42256-023-00702-9
AI Parkinson's hiPSC Corresponding author

2022

Protein aggregation and calcium dysregulation are hallmarks of familial Parkinson’s disease in midbrain dopaminergic neurons
Protein aggregation and calcium dysregulation are hallmarks of familial Parkinson’s disease in midbrain dopaminergic neurons
Gurvir S. Virdi, Minee L. Choi, James R. Evans, Zhi Yao, Dilan Athauda, ..., Tilo Kunath, Mathew H. Horrocks, Andrey Y. Abramov, Rickie Patani, Sonia Gandhi
npj Parkinson's Disease   ·   24 Nov 2022   ·   doi:10.1038/s41531-022-00423-7
Protein aggregation Parkinson's hiPSC
Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity
Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity
Minee L. Choi, Alexandre Chappard, Bhanu P. Singh, Catherine Maclachlan, Margarida Rodrigues, ..., Lucy Collinson, David Klenerman, Andrey Y. Abramov, Mathew H. Horrocks, Sonia Gandhi
Nature Neuroscience   ·   30 Aug 2022   ·   doi:10.1038/s41593-022-01140-3
Synucleinopathy Protein aggregation Parkinson's Mitochondria hiPSC 1st Author
The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes in Parkinson's Disease
The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes in Parkinson's Disease
Dilan Athauda, James Evans, Anna Wernick, Gurvir Virdi, Minee L. Choi, ..., Khalida Ismail, Huw Morris, Donald Grosset, Thomas Foltynie, Sonia Gandhi
Movement Disorders   ·   14 Jun 2022   ·   doi:10.1002/mds.29122
Parkinson's

2020

Alpha synuclein aggregation drives ferroptosis: an interplay of iron, calcium and lipid peroxidation
Alpha synuclein aggregation drives ferroptosis: an interplay of iron, calcium and lipid peroxidation
Plamena R. Angelova, Minee L. Choi, Alexey V. Berezhnov, Mathew H. Horrocks, Craig D. Hughes, ..., Sergiy Sylantyev, Evgeny V. Pavlov, David Klenerman, Andrey Y. Abramov, Sonia Gandhi
Cell Death & Differentiation   ·   27 Apr 2020   ·   doi:10.1038/s41418-020-0542-z
Synucleinopathy Protein aggregation Parkinson's Ferroptosis 1st Author
Beta amyloid aggregates induce sensitised TLR4 signalling causing long-term potentiation deficit and rat neuronal cell death
Beta amyloid aggregates induce sensitised TLR4 signalling causing long-term potentiation deficit and rat neuronal cell death
Craig Hughes, Minee L. Choi, Jee-Hyun Yi, Seung-Chan Kim, Anna Drews, Peter St. George-Hyslop, Clare Bryant, Sonia Gandhi, Kwangwook Cho, David Klenerman
Communications Biology   ·   18 Feb 2020   ·   doi:10.1038/s42003-020-0792-9
Inflammation Alzheimer's Protein aggregation hiPSC
Tracking Oligomerization of Alpha-Synuclein Demonstrates Pivotal Role of Mitochondria in Seeding
Tracking Oligomerization of Alpha-Synuclein Demonstrates Pivotal Role of Mitochondria in Seeding
Minee L. Choi, Mathew H. Horrocks, Margarida Rodrigues, Suman De, Laura Tosatto, Weilia Zhang, Gurvir Virdi, David Klenerman, Andrey Y. Abramov, Sonia Gandhi
Biophysical Journal   ·   01 Feb 2020   ·   doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.1289
Alpha-Synuclein Mitochondria 1st Author

2018

Picomolar concentrations of oligomeric alpha-synuclein sensitizes TLR4 to play an initiating role in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis
Picomolar concentrations of oligomeric alpha-synuclein sensitizes TLR4 to play an initiating role in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis
Craig D. Hughes, Minee L. Choi, Mina Ryten, Lee Hopkins, Anna Drews, ..., Margarida Rodrigues, Sarah A. Gagliano, Sonia Gandhi, Clare Bryant, David Klenerman
Acta Neuropathologica   ·   17 Sep 2018   ·   doi:10.1007/s00401-018-1907-y
Parkinson's Alpha-Synuclein 1st Author
Nanoscopic Characterisation of Individual Endogenous Protein Aggregates in Human Neuronal Cells
Nanoscopic Characterisation of Individual Endogenous Protein Aggregates in Human Neuronal Cells
Daniel R. Whiten, Yukun Zuo, Laura Calo, Minee‐Liane Choi, Suman De, ..., Christopher M. Dobson, Sonia Gandhi, Maria‐Grazia Spillantini, David Klenerman, Mathew H. Horrocks
ChemBioChem   ·   11 Sep 2018   ·   doi:10.1002/cbic.201800209
Protein aggregation hiPSC
Crucial role of protein oligomerization in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Crucial role of protein oligomerization in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Minee L. Choi, Sonia Gandhi
The FEBS Journal   ·   21 Aug 2018   ·   doi:10.1111/febs.14587
Parkinson's Alzheimer's hiPSC 1st Author
α-synuclein oligomers interact with ATP synthase and open the permeability transition pore in Parkinson’s disease
α-synuclein oligomers interact with ATP synthase and open the permeability transition pore in Parkinson’s disease
Marthe H. R. Ludtmann, Plamena R. Angelova, Mathew H. Horrocks, Minee L. Choi, Margarida Rodrigues, ..., Morana Jaganjac, Evgeny V. Pavlov, David Klenerman, Andrey Y. Abramov, Sonia Gandhi
Nature Communications   ·   12 Jun 2018   ·   doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04422-2
Parkinson's Alpha-Synuclein hiPSC
Overproduction of reactive oxygen species is the primary pathological event related to neuronal cell death in iPSC derived neurons from patients with familial Parkinson's disease
Overproduction of reactive oxygen species is the primary pathological event related to neuronal cell death in iPSC derived neurons from patients with familial Parkinson's disease
Minee L Choi, Ruta Meleckyte, Daniel Little, Andrey Y Abramov, Rickie Patani, Sonia Gandhi
Free Radical Biology and Medicine   ·   01 May 2018   ·   doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.532
Parkinson's Cell death iPSC 1st Author
Alpha-synuclein induces ferroptosis through generation of lipid peroxidation and calcium deregulation
Alpha-synuclein induces ferroptosis through generation of lipid peroxidation and calcium deregulation
Plamena R. Angelova, Minee-Liane Choi, Mathew H. Horrocks, David Klenerman, Sonia Gandhi, Andrey Y. Abramov
Free Radical Biology and Medicine   ·   01 May 2018   ·   doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.137
Alpha-Synuclein Ferroptosis

2017

Nanobodies raised against monomeric ɑ-synuclein inhibit fibril formation and destabilize toxic oligomeric species
Nanobodies raised against monomeric ɑ-synuclein inhibit fibril formation and destabilize toxic oligomeric species
Marija Iljina, Liu Hong, Mathew H. Horrocks, Marthe H. Ludtmann, Minee L. Choi, ..., Michele Vendruscolo, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, Christopher M. Dobson, Erwin De Genst, David Klenerman
BMC Biology   ·   03 Jul 2017   ·   doi:10.1186/s12915-017-0390-6
Alpha-Synuclein
Progressive Motor Neuron Pathology and the Role of Astrocytes in a Human Stem Cell Model of VCP-Related ALS
Progressive Motor Neuron Pathology and the Role of Astrocytes in a Human Stem Cell Model of VCP-Related ALS
Claire E. Hall, Zhi Yao, Minee Choi, Giulia E. Tyzack, Andrea Serio, ..., Christopher R. Sibley, Andras Lakatos, Jernej Ule, Sonia Gandhi, Rickie Patani
Cell Reports   ·   01 May 2017   ·   doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.024
Parkinson's
Direct Modulation of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore by Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein Causes Toxicity in PD
Direct Modulation of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore by Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein Causes Toxicity in PD
Marthe Ludtmann, Plamena Angelova, Minee-Liane Choi, Mathew Horrocks, Artyom Baev, ..., Paul Gissen, Evgeny Pavlov, David Klenerman, Andrey Abramov, Sonia Gandhi
Biophysical Journal   ·   01 Feb 2017   ·   doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.2351
Parkinson's Mitochondria hiPSC

2016

Arachidonic acid mediates the formation of abundant alpha-helical multimers of alpha-synuclein
Arachidonic acid mediates the formation of abundant alpha-helical multimers of alpha-synuclein
Marija Iljina, Laura Tosatto, Minee L. Choi, Jason C. Sang, Yu Ye, Craig D. Hughes, Clare E. Bryant, Sonia Gandhi, David Klenerman
Scientific Reports   ·   27 Sep 2016   ·   doi:10.1038/srep33928
Parkinson's Alpha-Synuclein
Kinetic model of the aggregation of alpha-synuclein provides insights into prion-like spreading
Kinetic model of the aggregation of alpha-synuclein provides insights into prion-like spreading
Marija Iljina, Gonzalo A. Garcia, Mathew H. Horrocks, Laura Tosatto, Minee L. Choi, ..., Nicholas W. Wood, Nunilo Cremades, Christopher M. Dobson, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, David Klenerman
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences   ·   16 Feb 2016   ·   doi:10.1073/pnas.1524128113
Parkinson's Alpha-Synuclein
Strain Dependent Effects of Alpha-Synuclein Mutations on Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Strain Dependent Effects of Alpha-Synuclein Mutations on Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Minee L. Choi, Zhi Yao, Laura Tosatto, David Klenerman, Andrey Y. Abramov, Sonia Gandhi
Biophysical Journal   ·   01 Feb 2016   ·   doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2015.11.2522
Parkinson's Alpha-Synuclein Mitochondria 1st Author

2015

A simple assessment model to quantifying the dynamic hippocampal neurogenic process in the adult mammalian brain
A simple assessment model to quantifying the dynamic hippocampal neurogenic process in the adult mammalian brain
Minee L. Choi, Faye Begeti, Roger A. Barker, Namho Kim
Hippocampus   ·   03 Nov 2015   ·   doi:10.1002/hipo.22541
Hippocampus 1st Author
The Fabry disease-associated lipid Lyso-Gb3 enhances voltage-gated calcium currents in sensory neurons and causes pain
The Fabry disease-associated lipid Lyso-Gb3 enhances voltage-gated calcium currents in sensory neurons and causes pain
L. Choi, J. Vernon, O. Kopach, M.S. Minett, K. Mills, P.T. Clayton, T. Meert, J.N. Wood
Neuroscience Letters   ·   01 May 2015   ·   doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.084
Fabry disease 1st Author

2014

Dopaminergic manipulations and its effects on neurogenesis and motor function in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease
Dopaminergic manipulations and its effects on neurogenesis and motor function in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease
M.L. Choi, F. Begeti, J.H. Oh, S.Y. Lee, G.C. O'Keeffe, C.D. Clelland, P. Tyers, Z.H. Cho, Y.B. Kim, R.A. Barker
Neurobiology of Disease   ·   01 Jun 2014   ·   doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2014.02.004
Neurogenesis Huntington's 1st Author

2009

A Functional Role for Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Spatial Pattern Separation
A Functional Role for Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Spatial Pattern Separation
C. D. Clelland, M. Choi, C. Romberg, G. D. Clemenson, A. Fragniere, ..., S. Jessberger, L. M. Saksida, R. A. Barker, F. H. Gage, T. J. Bussey
Science   ·   10 Jul 2009   ·   doi:10.1126/science.1173215
Neurogenesis Learning Memory

2008

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling regulates hippocampal neurons by elevation of intracellular calcium and activation of calcium/calmodulin protein kinase II and mammalian target of rapamycin
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling regulates hippocampal neurons by elevation of intracellular calcium and activation of calcium/calmodulin protein kinase II and mammalian target of rapamycin
Byung Woo Kim, Minee Choi, Yong-Seok Kim, Hyungju Park, Hye-Ryeon Lee, ..., June-Seek Choi, Sunoh Kim, Hyewon Rhim, Bong-Kiun Kaang, Hyeon Son
Cellular Signalling   ·   01 Apr 2008   ·   doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2007.12.009
Hippocampus