RNA transport and local translation in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease

MS Fernandopulle, J Lippincott-Schwartz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Neurons decentralize protein synthesis from the cell body to support the active metabolism
of remote dendritic and axonal compartments. The neuronal RNA transport apparatus, …

[PDF][PDF] CRISPR interference-based platform for multimodal genetic screens in human iPSC-derived neurons

…, JY Hong, D Nathaniel, AV Prabhu, MS Fernandopulle… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
CRISPR/Cas9-based functional genomics have transformed our ability to elucidate mammalian
cell biology. However, most previous CRISPR-based screens were conducted in cancer …

[PDF][PDF] RNA granules hitchhike on lysosomes for long-distance transport, using annexin A11 as a molecular tether

YC Liao, MS Fernandopulle, G Wang, H Choi, L Hao… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Long-distance RNA transport enables local protein synthesis at metabolically-active sites
distant from the nucleus. This process ensures an appropriate spatial organization of proteins, …

[HTML][HTML] SNX19 restricts endolysosome motility through contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum

…, M Jarnik, CM Guardia, MS Fernandopulle… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The ability of endolysosomal organelles to move within the cytoplasm is essential for the
performance of their functions. Long-range movement involves coupling of the endolysosomes …

Transcription factor–mediated differentiation of human iPSCs into neurons

MS Fernandopulle, R Prestil… - Current protocols in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate modeling of human neuronal cell biology has been a long‐standing challenge.
However, methods to differentiate human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to neurons …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-modal proteomic characterization of lysosomal function and proteostasis in progranulin-deficient neurons

S Hasan, MS Fernandopulle, SW Humble… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Progranulin (PGRN) is a lysosomal glycoprotein implicated in various
neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. …

Development and comparative evaluation of endolysosomal proximity labeling-based proteomic methods in human iPSC-derived neurons

AM Frankenfield, MS Fernandopulle, S Hasan… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Proximity-based in situ labeling techniques offer a unique way to capture both stable and
transient protein–protein and protein–organelle interactions. Combining this technology with …

Genetic and proteomic analyses of pupylation in Streptomyces coelicolor

CL Compton, MS Fernandopulle, RT Nagari… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pupylation is a posttranslational modification peculiar to actinobacteria wherein proteins are
covalently modified with a small protein called the prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein (Pup). …

A fully automated FAIMS-DIA proteomic pipeline for high-throughput characterization of iPSC-derived neurons

L Reilly, L Peng, E Lara, D Ramos, M Fernandopulle… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Fully automated proteomic pipelines have the potential to achieve deep coverage of cellular
proteomes with high throughput and scalability. However, it is important to evaluate …

Inherited and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and fronto-temporal lobar degenerations arising from pathological condensates of phase separating proteins

M Fernandopulle, GZ Wang… - Human Molecular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Recent work on the biophysics of proteins with low complexity, intrinsically disordered
domains that have the capacity to form biological condensates has profoundly altered the …