Parkinson's disease(PD)is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease.The etiology of PD is still not completely understood,but the degeneration of dopaminergic(DA)neurons in the s...Parkinson's disease(PD)is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease.The etiology of PD is still not completely understood,but the degeneration of dopaminergic(DA)neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta(SNpc),loss of DA innervation of the striatum,and protein aggregates in the form of Lewy bodies and neurites are its established hallmarks. In addition to α-synuclein accumu- lation in Lewy bodies and neurites, genetic mutations in the genes encoding parkin, PINK, DJ-1, LRRK2 and other proteins are associated with the inherited form of PD. An association study linked also the receptor tyrosine kinase Ret to PD (Meka et al., 2015). Currently there are only symptomatic treatments available for PD but no cure. Consequently much effort is being made to find neurotrophic and other factors able to stimulate SNpc DA neuron protection and regeneration.展开更多
Multiple roles of glycogen synthase kinase-3(GSK-3)in neural tissues:GSK-3 is a serine/threonine kinase that has two isoforms encoded by two different genes,GSK-3αand GSK-3β,in mammals.GSK-3 has several sites of ...Multiple roles of glycogen synthase kinase-3(GSK-3)in neural tissues:GSK-3 is a serine/threonine kinase that has two isoforms encoded by two different genes,GSK-3αand GSK-3β,in mammals.GSK-3 has several sites of serine and tyrosine phosphorylation.展开更多
Non-vanishing electromagnetic properties of neutrinos have been predicted by many theories beyond the Standard Model, and an enhanced neutrino magnetic moment can have profound implications for fundamental physics. Th...Non-vanishing electromagnetic properties of neutrinos have been predicted by many theories beyond the Standard Model, and an enhanced neutrino magnetic moment can have profound implications for fundamental physics. The XENON1T experiment recently detected an excess of electron recoil events in the 1–7 keV energy range, which can be compatible with solar neutrino magnetic moment interaction at a most probable value of μ_(v) = 2.1 × 10^(-11)μ_(B).However, tritium backgrounds or solar axion interaction in this energy window are equally plausible causes.Upcoming multi-tonne noble liquid detectors will test these scenarios more in depth, but will continue to face similar ambiguity. We report a unique capability of future large liquid scintillator detectors to help resolve the potential neutrino magnetic moment scenario. With O(100) kton·year exposure of liquid scintillator to solar neutrinos, a sensitivity of μ_(v) < 10^(-11)μ_(B) can be reached at an energy threshold greater than 40 keV, where no tritium or solar axion events but only neutrino magnetic moment signal is still present.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the DFG (KR 3529/4-1 to ERK)the town of Hamburg (Lexi to ERK)
文摘Parkinson's disease(PD)is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease.The etiology of PD is still not completely understood,but the degeneration of dopaminergic(DA)neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta(SNpc),loss of DA innervation of the striatum,and protein aggregates in the form of Lewy bodies and neurites are its established hallmarks. In addition to α-synuclein accumu- lation in Lewy bodies and neurites, genetic mutations in the genes encoding parkin, PINK, DJ-1, LRRK2 and other proteins are associated with the inherited form of PD. An association study linked also the receptor tyrosine kinase Ret to PD (Meka et al., 2015). Currently there are only symptomatic treatments available for PD but no cure. Consequently much effort is being made to find neurotrophic and other factors able to stimulate SNpc DA neuron protection and regeneration.
文摘Multiple roles of glycogen synthase kinase-3(GSK-3)in neural tissues:GSK-3 is a serine/threonine kinase that has two isoforms encoded by two different genes,GSK-3αand GSK-3β,in mammals.GSK-3 has several sites of serine and tyrosine phosphorylation.
基金Supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA10010800)the Double First Class Start-up Fund (WF220442603) provided by Shanghai Jiao Tong Universitysupport from the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics (CCEPP)。
文摘Non-vanishing electromagnetic properties of neutrinos have been predicted by many theories beyond the Standard Model, and an enhanced neutrino magnetic moment can have profound implications for fundamental physics. The XENON1T experiment recently detected an excess of electron recoil events in the 1–7 keV energy range, which can be compatible with solar neutrino magnetic moment interaction at a most probable value of μ_(v) = 2.1 × 10^(-11)μ_(B).However, tritium backgrounds or solar axion interaction in this energy window are equally plausible causes.Upcoming multi-tonne noble liquid detectors will test these scenarios more in depth, but will continue to face similar ambiguity. We report a unique capability of future large liquid scintillator detectors to help resolve the potential neutrino magnetic moment scenario. With O(100) kton·year exposure of liquid scintillator to solar neutrinos, a sensitivity of μ_(v) < 10^(-11)μ_(B) can be reached at an energy threshold greater than 40 keV, where no tritium or solar axion events but only neutrino magnetic moment signal is still present.