Martens, Yuka A.

APOE4 exacerbates synapse loss and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease patient iPSC-derived cerebral organoids

Zhao, J., Fu, Y., Yamazaki, Y., Ren, Y., Davis, M. D., Liu, C.-C., Lu, W., Wang, X., Chen, K., Cherukuri, Y., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPluripotent Stem Cells Research

Cited by 374

ApoE Cascade Hypothesis in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Martens, Y. A., Zhao, N., Liu, C.-C., Kanekiyo, T., Yang, A. J., Goate, A. M., Holtzman, D. M., & Bu, G. (2022) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 316

Apolipoprotein E4 Impairs Neuronal Insulin Signaling by Trapping Insulin Receptor in the Endosomes

Zhao, N., Liu, C.-C., Van Ingelgom, A. J., Martens, Y. A., Linares, C., Knight, J. A., Painter, M. M., Sullivan, P. M., & Bu, G. (2017) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 289

Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Age, APOE Genotype, and Sex Drive Distinct Molecular Pathways

Zhao, N., Ren, Y., Yamazaki, Y., Qiao, W., Li, F., Felton, L. M., Mahmoudiandehkordi, S., Kueider-Paisley, A., Sonoustoun, B., Arnold, M., et al. (2020) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 225

APOE ε4/ε4 diminishes neurotrophic function of human iPSC-derived astrocytes

Zhao, J., Davis, M. D., Martens, Y. A., Shinohara, M., Graff-Radford, N. R., Younkin, S. G., Wszolek, Z. K., Kanekiyo, T., & Bu, G. (2017) · Human Molecular Genetics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 221

Peripheral apoE4 enhances Alzheimer’s pathology and impairs cognition by compromising cerebrovascular function

Liu, C.-C., Zhao, J., Fu, Y., Inoue, Y., Ren, Y., Chen, Y., Doss, S. V., Shue, F., Jeevaratnam, S., Bastea, L., et al. (2022) · Nature Neuroscience

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsBarrier Structure and Function Studies

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TREM2 interacts with TDP-43 and mediates microglial neuroprotection against TDP-43-related neurodegeneration

Xie, M., Liu, Y. U., Zhao, S., Zhang, L., Bosco, D. B., Pang, Y.-P., Zhong, J., Sheth, U., Martens, Y. A., Zhao, N., et al. (2022) · Nature Neuroscience

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Cited by 157

APOE4-mediated amyloid-β pathology depends on its neuronal receptor LRP1

Tachibana, M., Holm, M.-L., Liu, C.-C., Shinohara, M., Aikawa, T., Oue, H., Yamazaki, Y., Martens, Y. A., Murray, M. E., Sullivan, P. M., et al. (2019) · Journal of Clinical Investigation

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 156

APOE4 exacerbates α-synuclein pathology and related toxicity independent of amyloid

Zhao, N., Attrebi, O. N., Ren, Y., Qiao, W., Sonustun, B., Martens, Y. A., Meneses, A. D., Li, F., Shue, F., Zheng, J., et al. (2020) · Science Translational Medicine

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 156

Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease

Liu, C.-C., Wang, N., Chen, Y., Inoue, Y., Shue, F., Ren, Y., Wang, M., Qiao, W., Ikezu, T. C., Li, Z., et al. (2023) · Nature Immunology

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 146

APOE ε2 is associated with increased tau pathology in primary tauopathy

Zhao, N., Liu, C.-C., Van Ingelgom, A. J., Linares, C., Kurti, A., Knight, J. A., Heckman, M. G., Diehl, N. N., Shinohara, M., Martens, Y. A., et al. (2018) · Nature Communications

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 139

LRP1 is a neuronal receptor for α-synuclein uptake and spread

Chen, K., Martens, Y. A., Meneses, A., Ryu, D. H., Lu, W., Raulin, A. C., Li, F., Zhao, J., Chen, Y., Jin, Y., et al. (2022) · Molecular Neurodegeneration

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 115

APOE3 -Jacksonville (V236E) variant reduces self-aggregation and risk of dementia

Liu, C.-C., Murray, M. E., Li, X., Zhao, N., Wang, N., Heckman, M. G., Shue, F., Martens, Y., Li, Y., Raulin, A.-C., et al. (2021) · Science Translational Medicine

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 108

Lipoproteins in the Central Nervous System: From Biology to Pathobiology

Raulin, A.-C., Martens, Y. A., & Bu, G. (2022) · Annual Review of Biochemistry

Cholesterol and Lipid MetabolismAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 89

Association of plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer disease with cognition and medical comorbidities in a biracial cohort

Ramanan, V. K., Graff-Radford, J., Syrjanen, J., Shir, D., Algeciras-Schimnich, A., Lucas, J., Martens, Y. A., Carrasquillo, M. M., Day, G. S., Ertekin-Taner, N., et al. (2023) · Neurology

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 89

Opposing effects of apoE2 and apoE4 on microglial activation and lipid metabolism in response to demyelination

Wang, N., Wang, M., Jeevaratnam, S., Rosenberg, C., Ikezu, T. C., Shue, F., Doss, S. V., Alnobani, A., Martens, Y. A., Wren, M., et al. (2022) · Molecular Neurodegeneration

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies

Cited by 82

Vascular ApoE4 impairs behavior by modulating gliovascular function

Yamazaki, Y., Liu, C.-C., Yamazaki, A., Shue, F., Martens, Y. A., Chen, Y., Qiao, W., Kurti, A., Oue, H., Ren, Y., et al. (2021) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsBarrier Structure and Function Studies

Cited by 71

APOE4 exacerbates α-synuclein seeding activity and contributes to neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease with Lewy body pathology

Jin, Y., Li, F., Sonoustoun, B., Kondru, N. C., Martens, Y. A., Qiao, W., Heckman, M. G., Ikezu, T. C., Li, Z., Burgess, J. D., et al. (2022) · Acta Neuropathologica

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Cited by 69

Sex specific molecular networks and key drivers of Alzheimer’s disease

Guo, L., Cao, J., Hou, J., Li, Y., Huang, M., Zhu, L., Zhang, L., Lee, Y., Duarte, M. L., Zhou, X., et al. (2023) · Molecular Neurodegeneration

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 49

APOE genotype determines cell-type-specific pathological landscape of Alzheimer’s disease

Li, Z., Martens, Y. A., Ren, Y., Jin, Y., Sekiya, H., Doss, S. V., Kouri, N., Castanedes-Casey, M., Christensen, T. A., Miller Nevalainen, L. B., et al. (2025) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 39

APOE deficiency impacts neural differentiation and cholesterol biosynthesis in human iPSC-derived cerebral organoids

Zhao, J., Ikezu, T. C., Lu, W., Macyczko, J. R., Li, Y., Lewis-Tuffin, L. J., Martens, Y. A., Ren, Y., Zhu, Y., Asmann, Y. W., et al. (2023) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPluripotent Stem Cells Research

Cited by 25

Multiple system atrophy and apolipoprotein E

Ogaki, K., Martens, Y. A., Heckman, M. G., Koga, S., Labbé, C., Lorenzo‐Betancor, O., Wernick, A. I., Walton, R. L., Soto, A. I., Vargas, E. R., et al. (2018) · Movement Disorders

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 24

Astrocytic APOE3-Christchurch expression ameliorates brain amyloid-β pathology in 5xFAD mice

Raulin, A.-C., Alnobani, A., Rodriguez-Martinez, P., Lee, E., Linares, C., Yslas, A. R., Li, M., Ren, Y., Doss, S. V., Roy, B., et al. (2026) · Translational Psychiatry

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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