The role of 14-3-3 and Ephrin signaling pathways on cellular communication between neurons-astrocytes and the functioning of the synapse tripartite

• Grant number: 16/07332-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: August 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Chemistry of Macromolecules
• Principal Investigator: Daniel Martins-de-Souza
• Grantee: Verônica Aparecida Monteiro Saia Cereda
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/08711-3 - Developing a predictive test for a successful medication response and understanding the molecular bases of schizophrenia through proteomics, AP.JP
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/07034-1 - The role of D-Serine in the cellular communication between neurons and astrocytes during neurodevelopment, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is an incurable mental disorder of neurodevelopmental origin which affects about 1% of world population. This disease is among the largest causes of disability and may represent costs in the order of 60 billion dollars per year for the health systems. Part of the molecular aspects of SCZ have been recently elucidated, including those in postmortem brains. However, results still need to be better connected to an integrated understanding of its pathophysiology. In this context, this project proposes to study the Ephrin/14-3-3 signaling pathways, which were found dysregulated during the master's project of the proponent, while studying the proteome of human brain tissue. The present study aims to connect Ephrin/14-3-3 to other molecular aspects already elucidated in schizophrenia. Additionally, we intend to determine the role of these pathways in synaptic plasticity, the main modulator of memory, learning and cognition, which are all dysregulated in patients with SCZ.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ANTUNES, ANDRE S. L. M.; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; CRUNFLI, FERNANDA; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL. 14-3-3 proteins at the crossroads of neurodevelopment and schizophrenia. WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, JUN 2021. (16/07332-7, 19/22398-2)

ANTUNES, ANDRE S. L. M.; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; CRUNFLI, FERNANDA; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL. 14-3-3 proteins at the crossroads of neurodevelopment and schizophrenia. WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, v. 23, n. 1, p. 14-32, JAN 2 2022. (19/22398-2, 16/07332-7)

NASCIMENTO, JULIANA MINARDI; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; SARTORE, RAFAELA C.; DA COSTA, RODRIGO MADEIRO; SCHITINE, CLARISSA S.; FREITAS, HERCULES REZENDE; MURGU, MICHAEL; DE MELO REIS, RICARDO A.; REHEN, STEVENS K.; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL. Human Cerebral Organoids and Fetal Brain Tissue Share Proteomic Similarities. FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, v. 7, NOV 28 2019. (14/21035-0, 14/10068-4, 13/08711-3, 16/07332-7)

DEZONNE, ROMULO SPERDUTO; SARTORE, RAFAELA COSTA; NASCIMENTO, JULIANA MINARDI; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; ROMAO, LUCIANA FERREIRA; ALVES-LEON, SONIZA VIEIRA; DE SOUZA, JORGE MARCONDES; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL; REHEN, STEVENS KASTRUP; ALCANTARA GOMES, FLVIA CARVALHO. Derivation of Functional Human Astrocytes from Cerebral Organoids. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 7, MAR 27 2017. (14/21035-0, 14/10068-4, 13/08711-3, 16/07332-7)

JOSEPH SMITH, BRADLEY; BRANDAO-TELES, CAROLINE; ZUCCOLI, GIULIANA S.; REIS-DE-OLIVEIRA, GUILHERME; FIORAMONTE, MARIANA; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL. Protein Succinylation and Malonylation as Potential Biomarkers in Schizophrenia. JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, v. 12, n. 9, p. 15-pg., 2022-09-01. (14/10068-4, 16/07948-8, 17/25055-3, 15/23049-0, 18/01410-1, 18/14666-4, 19/05747-3, 16/07332-7, 13/08711-3, 19/00098-7, 17/25588-1)

ZUCCOLI, GIULIANA S.; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; NASCIMENTO, JULIANA M.; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL. The Energy Metabolism Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders Postmortem Brains: Focus on Proteomic Evidence. FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, v. 11, SEP 7 2017. (16/04912-2, 13/08711-3, 14/10068-4, 14/21035-0, 16/07332-7)

NASCIMENTO, JULIANA MINARDI; SAIA-CEREDA, VERONICA M.; ZUCCOLI, GIULIANA S.; REIS-DE-OLIVEIRA, GUILHERME; CARREGARI, VICTOR CORASOLLA; SMITH, BRADLEY J.; REHEN, STEVENS K.; MARTINS-DE-SOUZA, DANIEL. Proteomic signatures of schizophrenia-sourced iPSC-derived neural cells and brain organoids are similar to patients' postmortem brains. CELL AND BIOSCIENCE, v. 12, n. 1, p. 16-pg., 2022-12-01. (17/25588-1, 19/25957-2, 14/21035-0, 19/05747-3, 18/14666-4, 19/00098-7, 18/01410-1, 16/07332-7)