Zhai, R. Grace

Piccolo, a presynaptic zinc finger protein structurally related to bassoon

Fenster, S. D., Chung, W. J., Zhai, R., Cases-Langhoff, C., Voss, B., Garner, A. M., Kaempf, U., Kindler, S., Gundelfinger, E. D., & Garner, C. C. (2000) · Neuron

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NAD synthase NMNAT acts as a chaperone to protect against neurodegeneration

Zhai, R. G., Zhang, F., Hiesinger, P. R., Cao, Y., Haueter, C. M., & Bellen, H. J. (2008) · Nature

Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesHeat shock proteins research

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Drosophila NMNAT Maintains Neural Integrity Independent of Its NAD Synthesis Activity

Zhai, R. G., Cao, Y., Hiesinger, P. R., Zhou, Y., Mehta, S. Q., Schulze, K. L., Verstreken, P., & Bellen, H. J. (2006) · PLoS Biology

Nerve injury and regenerationNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

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Mutations in Drosophila sec15 Reveal a Function in Neuronal Targeting for a Subset of Exocyst Components

Mehta, S. Q., Hiesinger, P. R., Beronja, S., Zhai, R. G., Schulze, K. L., Verstreken, P., Cao, Y., Zhou, Y., Tepass, U., Crair, M. C., et al. (2005) · Neuron

Cellular transport and secretionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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CREB-activity and nmnat2 transcription are down-regulated prior to neurodegeneration, while NMNAT2 over-expression is neuroprotective, in a mouse model of human tauopathy

Ljungberg, M. C., Ali, Y. O., Zhu, J., Wu, C.-S., Oka, K., Zhai, R. G., & Lu, H.-C. (2012) · Human Molecular Genetics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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NMNATs, evolutionarily conserved neuronal maintenance factors

Ali, Y. O., Li-Kroeger, D., Bellen, H. J., Zhai, R. G., & Lu, H.-C. (2013) · Trends in Neurosciences

Nerve injury and regenerationNuclear Receptors and Signaling

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Nicotinamide/nicotinic acid mononucleotide adenylyltransferase, new insights into an ancient enzyme

Zhai, R. G., Rizzi, M., & Garavaglia, S. (2009) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Sirtuins and Resveratrol in MedicineBiochemical and Molecular Research

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