[HTML][HTML] Tissue-specific (ts)CRISPR as an efficient strategy for in vivo screening in Drosophila

H Meltzer, E Marom, I Alyagor, O Mayseless… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Gene editing by CRISPR/Cas9 is commonly used to generate germline mutations or perform
in vitro screens, but applicability for in vivo screening has so far been limited. Recently, it …

[PDF][PDF] Combining developmental and perturbation-seq uncovers transcriptional modules orchestrating neuronal remodeling

I Alyagor, V Berkun, H Keren-Shaul, N Marmor-Kollet… - Developmental cell, 2018 - cell.com
Developmental neuronal remodeling is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism required for
precise wiring of nervous systems. Despite its fundamental role in neurodevelopment and …

[PDF][PDF] Nitric oxide as a switching mechanism between axon degeneration and regrowth during developmental remodeling

D Rabinovich, SP Yaniv, I Alyagor, O Schuldiner - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
During development, neurons switch among growth states, such as initial axon outgrowth,
axon pruning, and regrowth. By studying the stereotypic remodeling of the Drosophila …

Naphthoquinone-tryptophan hybrid inhibits aggregation of the tau-derived peptide PHF6 and reduces neurotoxicity

…, M Abu-Hussien, I Alyagor… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Tauopathies, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are a group of disorders characterized
neuropathologically by intracellular toxic accumulations of abnormal protein aggregates formed …

Cl-NQTrp alleviates tauopathy symptoms in a model organism through the inhibition of tau aggregation-engendered toxicity

…, R Scherzer-Attali, M Abu-Hussien, I Alyagor… - Neurodegenerative …, 2017 - karger.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most abundant tauopathy and is characterized by Aβ-derived
plaques and tau-derived tangles, resulting from the unfolding of the corresponding …

Transneuronal Dpr12/DIP‐δ interactions facilitate compartmentalized dopaminergic innervation of Drosophila mushroom body axons

B Bornstein, H Meltzer, R Adler, I Alyagor… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
The mechanisms controlling wiring of neuronal networks are not completely understood. The
stereotypic architecture of the Drosophila mushroom body (MB) offers a unique system to …

Developmental axon regrowth and primary neuron sprouting utilize distinct actin elongation factors

SP Yaniv, H Meltzer, I Alyagor, O Schuldiner - Journal of Cell Biology, 2020 - rupress.org
Intrinsic neurite growth potential is a key determinant of neuronal regeneration efficiency
following injury. The stereotypical remodeling of Drosophila γ-neurons includes developmental …

[PDF][PDF] Transneuronal interactions facilitate axonal compartment formation

B Bornstein, I Alyagor, V Berkun, H Meltzer, F Reh… - BioRxiv, 2019 - scholar.archive.org
Precise connectivity of neurites to subcellular domains is a conserved feature of complex
circuits, but the mechanisms defining precise wiring are largely unknown. The Drosophila …

Systematic approach to uncover the genetic program underlying axon remodeling during development

I Alyagor - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Developmental neuronal remodeling is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism required for
accurate wiring of mature nervous systems across animal kingdom. Following the initial …

CRISPR upgrades insect proteins for feed

K Gruber, L Melton - nature biotechnology, 2023 - nature.com
… A reduction in chitin would prove valuable for optimizing aquaculture feed, says Idan
Alyagor, FreezeM co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. …