Molecular Drug Targets

The metabolism of the developing brain: How large neutral amino acids modulate perinatal neuronal excitability and survival
L. Knaus, The Metabolism of the Developing Brain: How Large Neutral Amino Acids Modulate Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.

Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival
L. Knaus, B. Basilico, D. Malzl, M. Gerykova Bujalkova, M. Smogavec, L.A. Schwarz, S. Gorkiewicz, N. Amberg, F. Pauler, C. Knittl-Frank, M. Tassinari, N. Maulide, T. Rülicke, J. Menche, S. Hippenmeyer, G. Novarino, Cell 186 (2023) 1950–1967.e25.

Dense 4D nanoscale reconstruction of living brain tissue
P. Velicky, E. Miguel Villalba, J.M. Michalska, J. Lyudchik, D. Wei, Z. Lin, J. Watson, J. Troidl, J. Beyer, Y. Ben Simon, C.M. Sommer, W. Jahr, A. Cenameri, J. Broichhagen, S.G.N. Grant, P.M. Jonas, G. Novarino, H. Pfister, B. Bickel, J.G. Danzl, Nature Methods (2023).

Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis and cell migration during a critical window of brain development
J. Morandell, L.A. Schwarz, B. Basilico, S. Tasciyan, G.A. Dimchev, A. Nicolas, C.M. Sommer, C. Kreuzinger, C. Dotter, L. Knaus, Z. Dobler, E. Cacci, F.K. Schur, J.G. Danzl, G. Novarino, Nature Communications 12 (2021).

Translating the role of mtor-and ras-associated signalopathies in autism spectrum disorder: Models, mechanisms and treatment
V. Vasic, M.S.O. Jones, D. Haslinger, L. Knaus, M.J. Schmeisser, G. Novarino, A.G. Chiocchetti, Genes 12 (2021).

Imaging brain tissue architecture across millimeter to nanometer scales
J.M. Michalska, J. Lyudchik, P. Velicky, H. Korinkova, J. Watson, A. Cenameri, C.M. Sommer, N. Amberg, A. Venturino, K. Roessler, T. Czech, R. Höftberger, S. Siegert, G. Novarino, P.M. Jonas, J.G. Danzl, Nature Biotechnology (2023).

Isolation of synaptic vesicles from genetically engineered cultured neurons
C. Mckenzie, M. Spanova, A.J. Johnson, S. Kainrath, V. Zheden, H.H. Sitte, H.L. Janovjak, Journal of Neuroscience Methods 312 (2019) 114–121.

Illuminating the role of Cul3 in autism spectrum disorder pathogenesis
J. Morandell, Illuminating the Role of Cul3 in Autism Spectrum Disorder Pathogenesis, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020.

Cul3 regulates cytoskeleton protein homeostasis and cell migration during a critical window of brain development
J. Morandell, L.A. Schwarz, B. Basilico, S. Tasciyan, A. Nicolas, C.M. Sommer, C. Kreuzinger, L. Knaus, Z. Dobler, E. Cacci, J.G. Danzl, G. Novarino, BioRxiv (n.d.).

Molecular mechanisms for targeted ASD treatments
B. Basilico, J. Morandell, G. Novarino, Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 65 (2020) 126–137.