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DYRK1A: a potential drug target for multiple down syndrome neuropathologies

Becker, Walter, Soppa, Ulf, Tejedor, Francisco·2014·CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS), the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability, is caused by the trisomy of chromosome 21. MNB/DYRK1A (Minibrain/dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A) has possibly been the most extensively studied chromosome 21 gene during the last decade due to the remarkable correlation of its functions in the brain with important DS neuropathologies, such as neuronal deficits, dendrite atrophy, spine dysgenesis, precocious Alzheimer's-like neurodegeneration, and cognitive deficits. MNB/DYRK1A has become an attractive drug target because increasing evidence suggests that its overexpression may induce DS-like neurobiological alterations, and several small-molecule inhibitors of its protein kinase activity are available. Here, we summarize the functional complexity of MNB/DYRK1A from a DS-research perspective, paying particular attention to the capacity of different MNB/DYRK1A inhibitors to reverse the neurobiological alterations caused by the increased activity of MNB/DYRK1A in experimental models. Finally, we discuss the advantages and drawbacks of possible MNB/DYRK1A-based therapeutic strategies that result from the functional, molecular, and pharmacological complexity of MNB/DYRK1A.

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  • DYRK1A has been identified as a target for therapeutic drug development in DS.

    “DYRK1A has been identified as a target for therapeutic drug development in DS (Becker et al., 2014; De la Torre and Dierssen, 2012; Duchon and Herault, 2016).”
  • Trisomic DYRK1A has been linked to aberrant brain development, brain pathology, and impaired cognitive phenotypes in individuals with DS and DS mouse models.

    “Trisomic DYRK1A has been linked to aberrant brain development, brain pathology, and impaired cognitive phenotypes in individuals with DS and DS mouse models (Arron et al., 2006; Becker et al., 2014; Dowjat et al., 2007; Duchon and Herault, 2016; Liu et al., 2008).”

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Authors
Becker, W., Soppa, U., & Tejedor, F.
Affiliations
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
Corresponding author
Tejedor, Francisco
Venue
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Published
2014-02
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
26-33
ISSN
  • 1568-007X (ISSN-L)
  • 1871-5273
OpenAlex
W2151327886
Cited by
103
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fundación Inocente, Inocente
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
DYRK1A, Down syndrome, therapeutic target, protein kinase inhibitors, cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, treatment options
MeSH terms
Dyrk Kinases, Animals, Brain, Cognition Disorders, Down Syndrome, Enzyme Inhibitors, Humans, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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