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clear vs WBbt:0003679

PhenotypeAnimals appear unusually transparent when compared to control.·Anatomy

Evidence summary

41 claims between these entities

34Supports
1Refutes
6Uncertain

Refuting evidence (1)

refutespositively regulates52% conf.

However, P2X7R ablation could not affect KA-induced nuclear Nrf2 translocation and SNO-Cys production in CA3 neurons.

P2X7 receptor augments kainic acid-induced nitrosative stress by abrogating GS-HSP25-mediated iNOS inhibition and GSH synthesis in the mouse hippocampus.PMID:40032027(2025)

Supporting evidence (34)

supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Based on an animal model of status epilepticus, our laboratory showed previously that sustained hippocampal seizure activity activates nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and upregulates nitric oxide synthase (NOS) II gene expression, leading to apoptotic neuronal cell death in the hippocampus.

Heat shock protein 70 protects against seizure-induced neuronal cell death in the hippocampus following experimental status epilepticus via inhibition of nuclear factor-κB activation-induced nitric oxide synthase II expression.PMID:24141017(2014)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

However, it is unclear whether obesity affects excitotoxicity-induced neuronal cell death.

High-fat diet-induced obesity exacerbates kainic acid-induced hippocampal cell death.PMID:26518260(2015)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Similarly, ABZ augmented nuclear receptor related-1 (Nurr1) expression in the SN and increased transcriptional activation of Nurr1-controlled genes, which are essential for regulation of DA synthesis; additionally, expression of neurotoxic proinflammatory cytokines that induce neuronal death was suppressed.

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha and nuclear-related receptor 1 as targets for neuroprotection by albendazole in a rat rotenone model of Parkinson's disease.PMID:31408200(2019)
supportscauses52% conf.

However, it is unclear whether DomA primarily targets myelin sheaths, leading to the loss of reticulospinal neurons, or reticulospinal neurons, causing myelin defects.

Developmental exposure to domoic acid targets reticulospinal neurons and leads to aberrant myelination in the spinal cord.PMID:36788234(2023)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Since it is unclear whether the upregulation of GDNF occurred in neurons or astrocytes within the striatum, we further investigated whether GDNF gene expression in primary striatal astrocytes in culture could be regulated by glutamate receptor activation.

Glutamate regulation of GDNF gene expression in the striatum and primary striatal astrocytes.PMID:7488747(1995)
supportscauses52% conf.

In dissociated cultures of SCN, glutamate caused a rapid (15 min) induction of nuclear pCREB-ir and Fos-ir (after 60 min) exclusively in neurones, both GABA-ir and others.

Glutamatergic induction of CREB phosphorylation and Fos expression in primary cultures of the suprachiasmatic hypothalamus in vitro is mediated by co-ordinate activity of NMDA and non-NMDA receptors.PMID:9918228(1999)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Glutamatergic induction of nuclear pCREB-ir in GABA-ir neurones was blocked by KN-62 an inhibitor of Ca2+/Calmodulin (CaM)-dependent kinases, implicating Ca2+-dependent signalling pathways in the glutamatergic regulation of gene expression in the SCN.

Glutamatergic induction of CREB phosphorylation and Fos expression in primary cultures of the suprachiasmatic hypothalamus in vitro is mediated by co-ordinate activity of NMDA and non-NMDA receptors.PMID:9918228(1999)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

It is unclear, however, whether KA-induced mossy fiber sprouting results from neuronal cell loss or the seizure activity that KA induces.

Genetic dissection of the signals that induce synaptic reorganization.PMID:10683280(2000)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Here we show that NR4A nuclear orphan receptors are induced after excitotoxic and oxidative stress in neurons, up-regulate neuroprotective genes, and increase neuronal survival.

NR4A orphan nuclear receptors as mediators of CREB-dependent neuroprotection.PMID:20566846(2010)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Combination of Western blotting, immunocytochemistry, and electrophoresis mobility shift assay showed that KA exposure induced a fast but transient nuclear translocation of the NF-kappaB p65 subunit and increased DNA-binding activity of NF-kappaB in primary cultured cortical neurons.

Calcium signal-initiated early activation of NF-kappaB in neurons is a neuroprotective event in response to kainic acid-induced excitotoxicity.PMID:20331430(2010)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

We demonstrate that activation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) in neurons is neuroprotective in response to kainic acid (KA)-induced excitotoxicity.

Calcium signal-initiated early activation of NF-kappaB in neurons is a neuroprotective event in response to kainic acid-induced excitotoxicity.PMID:20331430(2010)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Based on these data, we concluded that IKK/nuclear factor-kappaB dependent microglia activation contributes to KA-induced hippocampal neuronal cell death in vivo through induction of inflammatory mediators.

Role of microglial IKKbeta in kainic acid-induced hippocampal neuronal cell death.PMID:18819987(2008)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

The nuclear translocation of c-Jun and its upregulation are early events following glutamate-induced excitotoxic damage in primary neuronal cultures.

Tf-lipoplex-mediated c-Jun silencing improves neuronal survival following excitotoxic damage in vivo.PMID:19913061(2010)
supportsphysically interacts52% conf.

Changes in the expression of these pumps have been implicated in resistance to the macrocyclic lactones, but it is clear that they exert their anthelmintic effects by binding to glutamate-gated chloride channels expressed on nematode neurones and pharyngeal muscle cells.

Glutamate-gated chloride channels and the mode of action of the avermectin/milbemycin anthelmintics.PMID:16569295(2005)
supportscauses52% conf.

FSK, histamine, substance P or T. spiralis acute infection caused a 5- to 30-fold increase in cAMP-dependent nuclear CREB phosphorylation in isolated ganglia or calbindin (AH) neurons.

Cyclic AMP signaling contributes to neural plasticity and hyperexcitability in AH sensory neurons following intestinal Trichinella spiralis-induced inflammation.PMID:17307183(2007)
supportsrequired for52% conf.

Thus, nuclear calcium-VEGFD signaling mediates the effect of neuronal activity on the maintenance of dendritic arbors in the adult hippocampus and is required for cognitive functioning.

Nuclear calcium-VEGFD signaling controls maintenance of dendrite arborization necessary for memory formation.PMID:21745642(2011)
supportsregulates52% conf.

It remains unclear how LD dynamics is regulated in neurons and how the appearance of LDs affects neuronal functions.

Neuronal lipolysis participates in PUFA-mediated neural function and neurodegeneration.PMID:33034119(2020)
supportsregulates52% conf.

However, it is unclear how their expression level in neurons is regulated.

HRPU-2, a Homolog of Mammalian hnRNP U, Regulates Synaptic Transmission by Controlling the Expression of SLO-2 Potassium Channel in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:29217678(2018)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

We also report that eEF2K inhibition promotes the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (NRF2) antioxidant response in neuronal cells, which was crucial for the beneficial effects of eEF2K inhibition in neurons exposed to Aβ42 oligomers.

eEF2K inhibition blocks Aβ42 neurotoxicity by promoting an NRF2 antioxidant response.PMID:27752775(2017)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Thus, our results clearly demonstrate that glucose-rich diet aggravates the dopaminergic neuronal dysfunction induced by MCP in C. elegans.

Glucose-rich diet aggravates monocrotophos-induced dopaminergic neuronal dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:27995639(2017)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Mutant proteins form intranuclear aggregates, induce cytotoxicity and cause neuronal cell death.

Aggregation of polyQ-extended proteins is promoted by interaction with their natural coiled-coil partners.PMID:23483542(2013)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Here, we show that EndoG displays cytotoxic nuclear localization in dopaminergic neurons of human Parkinson-diseased patients, while EndoG depletion largely reduces α-synuclein-induced cell death in human neuroblastoma cells.

Endonuclease G mediates α-synuclein cytotoxicity during Parkinson's disease.PMID:24129513(2013)
supportscauses52% conf.

During ischemic stroke, malfunction of excitatory amino acid transporters and reduced synaptic clearance causes accumulation of Glutamate (Glu) and excessive stimulation of postsynaptic neurons, which can lead to their degeneration by excitotoxicity.

The insulin/IGF signaling regulators cytohesin/GRP-1 and PIP5K/PPK-1 modulate susceptibility to excitotoxicity in C. elegans.PMID:25422944(2014)
supportsregulates52% conf.

It remains unclear if Nesprin-1 and 2 regulate other functions in neurons.

The Nesprin family member ANC-1 regulates synapse formation and axon termination by functioning in a pathway with RPM-1 and β-Catenin.PMID:25010424(2014)
supportsrequired for52% conf.

In addition, we find that klaroid and klarsicht are required for nuclear migration in differentiating neurons and in non-neural cells.

Drosophila klaroid encodes a SUN domain protein required for Klarsicht localization to the nuclear envelope and nuclear migration in the eye.PMID:18820457(2007)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

It is clear to date that the age-induced changes in CNS function observed in invertebrates are conserved in mammalian species and that further work on invertebrates may provide informative insights in to the mechanisms of neuronal ageing.

Ageing and the nervous system: insights from studies on invertebrates.PMID:11708380(2001)
supportsregulates52% conf.

It is becoming clear that conserved protein complexes, which have been shown to regulate polarity in such diverse systems as the C. elegans zygote and mammalian epithelia, are also required for neuronal polarization.

Polarity proteins in axon specification and synaptogenesis.PMID:15935771(2005)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

However, it is still unclear how Aβ and tau aggregates promote specific phenotypic outcomes and lead to excessive oxidative DNA damage, neuronal cell death and eventually to loss of memory.

Loss of DNA glycosylases improves health and cognitive function in a C. elegans model of human tauopathy.PMID:39149885(2024)
supportscauses52% conf.

However, it is unclear whether neuronal hyperactivity is the cause of cognitive impairment or a compensatory mechanism of circuit dysfunction.

Aberrant neuronal hyperactivation causes an age-dependent behavioral decline in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:39739791(2025)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Specifically, it is unclear how single neurons influence the processing of sensory information and modulate their responses to environmental changes.

Neuronal decoding of temperature signals in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:41715818(2026)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Cytosolic proton ionic increase through inhibition of v-ATPase is sufficient to induce GENTIS nuclear translocation and evoke behavioral quiescence, characterized by reduced feeding and activation of sleep-active neurons.

A genetically encoded ionic-stress sensor reveals protons as a sleep driver.PMID:41659565(2026)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

In conclusion, our findings define a novel conserved signaling cascade coupling injury-induced nuclear export of RNA binding proteins to local regulation and dendrite regeneration, providing new mechanistic insight into neuronal repair.

Injury-induced nuclear export of RNA-binding proteins drives mRNA stabilization and translation to promote dendrite regeneration.PMID:41332648(2025)
supportspositively regulates51% conf.

We show that nuclear localized cyclin D1, an activator of Cdk4/6, is upregulated during kainic acid evoked death of CA3/CA1 neurons and that this upregulation is associated with increased phosphorylation of a critical CDK substrate, pRb.

Cell cycle regulators in neuronal death evoked by excitotoxic stress: implications for neurodegeneration and its treatment.PMID:11124421(2000)
supportsregulates51% conf.

Using forward genetic screens, we identified the conserved THO nuclear export complex (THOC) as an important regulator of presynapse development in C. elegans dopaminergic neurons.

The THO Complex Coordinates Transcripts for Synapse Development and Dopamine Neuron Survival.PMID:30146163(2018)

Uncertain evidence (6)

uncertainregulates52% conf.

Our data suggest that the nuclear p53-GAPDH complex is important in regulating glutamate-mediated neuronal death and could serve as a potential therapeutic target for ischemic stroke treatment.

Disruption of the nuclear p53-GAPDH complex protects against ischemia-induced neuronal damage.PMID:24670206(2014)
uncertainpositively regulates52% conf.

Using the same animal model, the present study evaluated the hypothesis that transcriptional upregulation of NOS II gene by nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) promotes apoptotic neuronal cell death in the hippocampus following status epilepticus.

Transcriptional upregulation of nitric oxide synthase II by nuclear factor-kappaB promotes apoptotic neuronal cell death in the hippocampus following experimental status epilepticus.PMID:20155797(2010)
uncertainprevents52% conf.

Our results showed that overexpression of the PDZ1 domain of PSD-95 protein could prevent nuclear accumulation and abrogate neuronal cell death in SD (Sprague-Dawley) rat hippocampal neuronal cells.

Overexpression of PDZ1 domain prevents apoptosis of rat hippocampal neurons induced by kainic acid.PMID:19477222(2009)
uncertainpositively regulates52% conf.

It could promote the non-amyloidogenic cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein, enhance clearance of amyloid beta-peptides, and reduced neuronal damage through potential inhibition of neuroinflammatory signaling pathways.

SIRT1 and neuronal diseases.PMID:17397914(2008)
uncertainrequired for52% conf.

These results suggest that DjGAD is clearly required for GABA biosynthesis and photosensitivity in planarians, and expression of DjGAD as detected by anti-DjGAD antibody is a useful marker for GABAergic neurons.

Identification of glutamic acid decarboxylase gene and distribution of GABAergic nervous system in the planarian Dugesia japonica.PMID:18440152(2008)
uncertainpositively regulates52% conf.

Significant decrease of fluorescence labeled different neurotransmitters, and clear morphological changes by exposure to lindane at 10-100 ng/L suggested that lindane could induce the neuronal damage in C. elegans.

Glutamatergic transmission associated with locomotion-related neurotoxicity to lindane over generations in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:34929275(2022)