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      Primary cilia and ciliary signaling pathways in aging and age-related brain disorders

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          Brain disorders are characterized by the progressive loss of structure and function of the brain as a consequence of progressive degeneration and/or death of nerve cells. Aging is a major risk factor for brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and stroke. Various cellular and molecular events have been shown to play a role in the progress of neurodegenerative diseases. Emerging studies suggest that primary cilia could be a key regulator in brain diseases. The primary cilium is a singular cellular organelle expressed on the surface of many cell types, such as astrocytes and neurons in the mature brain. Primary cilia detect extracellular cues, such as Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) protein, and transduce these signals into cells to regulate various signaling pathways. Abnormalities in ciliary length and frequency (ratio of ciliated cells) have been implicated in various human diseases, including brain disorders. This review summarizes current findings and thoughts on the role of primary cilia and ciliary signaling pathways in aging and age-related brain disorders.

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              Patched1 regulates hedgehog signaling at the primary cilium.

              Primary cilia are essential for transduction of the Hedgehog (Hh) signal in mammals. We investigated the role of primary cilia in regulation of Patched1 (Ptc1), the receptor for Sonic Hedgehog (Shh). Ptc1 localized to cilia and inhibited Smoothened (Smo) by preventing its accumulation within cilia. When Shh bound to Ptc1, Ptc1 left the cilia, leading to accumulation of Smo and activation of signaling. Thus, primary cilia sense Shh and transduce signals that play critical roles in development, carcinogenesis, and stem cell function.
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                Journal
                9500169
                20475
                Neurobiol Dis
                Neurobiol Dis
                Neurobiology of disease
                0969-9961
                1095-953X
                2 July 2022
                February 2022
                31 December 2021
                14 July 2022
                : 163
                : 105607
                Affiliations
                [a ]Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5880, USA
                [b ]Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
                [c ]Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada
                [d ]Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
                [e ]Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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                Conceptualization: R.M. and G.H; writing (original draft preparation): R.M., N.K., and G.H; writing (review and editing): R.M., N.K., L.C., D.M., and G.H. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

                [* ]Corresponding author at: Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5880, USA. guoku.hu@ 123456unmc.edu (G. Hu).
                Article
                NIHMS1820255
                10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105607
                9280856
                34979259
                3af750d6-0cd9-43bf-9b45-1aa0a9ce0150

                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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                aging,alzheimer’s disease,parkinson’s disease,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,primary cilia,hedgehog signaling,wnt signaling,notch signaling

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