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Overview

Guy A. Caldwell is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States and has a research focus primarily in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable emphasis on molecular biology, aging, physiology, cell biology, and neurology. Their work spans several interconnected topics including genetics, aging and longevity in model organisms, CRISPR and genetic engineering, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, mitochondrial function and pathology, RNA regulation and disease, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, as well as autophagy in disease and therapy.

The scientist has authored numerous papers, with some recent publications reflecting the scope and focus of their research. These include:

  • "Amelioration of Alzheimer's disease pathology by mitophagy inducers identified via machine learning and a cross-species workflow" (2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • "Modeling neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans" (2020, Disease Models & Mechanisms)
  • "Neurodegenerative VPS41 variants inhibit HOPS function and mTORC1-dependent TFEB/TFE3 regulation" (2021, EMBO Molecular Medicine)
  • "Therapeutic genetic variation revealed in diverse Hsp104 homologs" (2020, eLife)
  • "A conformational switch driven by phosphorylation regulates the activity of the evolutionarily conserved SNARE Ykt6" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Frequent co-authors who collaborate with Guy A. Caldwell include:

  • Kim A. Caldwell
  • J. Brucker Nourse
  • Luke E. McKay
  • Hanna Kim
  • Anthony L. Gaeta

Publication venues that regularly feature their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PubMed
  • Disease Models & Mechanisms
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • iScience

Their research integrates molecular and cellular biology approaches to explore mechanisms underlying neurological diseases and aging processes. The studies often focus on genetic and biochemical pathways relevant to model organisms, providing insights that may inform understanding of human disease.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • α-Synuclein Blocks ER-Golgi Traffic and Rab1 Rescues Neuron Loss in Parkinson's Models

    Antony A. Cooper;Aaron D. Gitler;Anil Cashikar;Cole M. Haynes

  • Gaucher Disease Glucocerebrosidase and α-Synuclein Form a Bidirectional Pathogenic Loop in Synucleinopathies

    Joseph R. Mazzulli;You Hai Xu;You Hai Xu;Ying Sun;Ying Sun;Adam L. Knight

  • The Parkinson's disease protein α-synuclein disrupts cellular Rab homeostasis

    Aaron D. Gitler;Brooke J. Bevis;James Shorter;Katherine E. Strathearn

  • Alpha-synuclein is part of a diverse and highly conserved interaction network that includes PARK9 and manganese toxicity.

    Aaron D Gitler;Alessandra Chesi;Melissa L Geddie;Katherine E Strathearn

  • Functional links between Aβ toxicity, endocytic trafficking, and Alzheimer's disease risk factors in yeast

    Sebastian Treusch;Shusei Hamamichi;Shusei Hamamichi;Jessica L. Goodman;Kent E. S. Matlack

  • Lysosomal impairment in Parkinson's disease.

    Benjamin Dehay;Marta Martinez-Vicente;Guy A. Caldwell;Kim A. Caldwell

  • Hypothesis-based RNAi screening identifies neuroprotective genes in a Parkinson's disease model.

    Shusei Hamamichi;Renee N. Rivas;Adam L. Knight;Songsong Cao

  • Torsin-Mediated Protection from Cellular Stress in the Dopaminergic Neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Songsong Cao;Christopher C Gelwix;Kim A Caldwell;Guy A Caldwell

  • Yeast reveal a "druggable" Rsp5/Nedd4 network that ameliorates α-synuclein toxicity in neurons.

    Daniel F. Tardiff;Nathan T. Jui;Vikram Khurana;Vikram Khurana;Mitali A. Tambe

  • Potentiated Hsp104 Variants Antagonize Diverse Proteotoxic Misfolding Events

    Meredith E. Jackrel;Morgan E. DeSantis;Bryan A. Martinez;Laura M. Castellano

  • Deletion of the Ubiquitin Ligase CHIP Leads to the Accumulation, But Not the Aggregation, of Both Endogenous Phospho- and Caspase-3-Cleaved Tau Species

    Chad A. Dickey;Mei Yue;Wen Lang Lin;Dennis W. Dickson

  • Lysosomal enzyme cathepsin D protects against alpha-synuclein aggregation and toxicity

    Liyan Qiao;Shusei Hamamichi;Kim A Caldwell;Guy A Caldwell

  • Dopamine induces soluble α-synuclein oligomers and nigrostriatal degeneration.

    Danielle Emille Mor;Elpida Tsika;Joseph R Mazzulli;Neal S Gould

  • Using Caenorhabditis elegans to probe toxicity of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride based ionic liquids

    Richard P. Swatloski;John D. Holbrey;Shermeen B. Memon;Guy A. Caldwell

  • Compounds from an Unbiased Chemical Screen Reverse Both Er-to-Golgi Trafficking Defects and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Models

    Linhui Julie Su;Linhui Julie Su;Pavan K. Auluck;Pavan K. Auluck;Tiago Fleming Outeiro;Tiago Fleming Outeiro;Esti Yeger-Lotem;Esti Yeger-Lotem

  • Clioquinol promotes the degradation of metal-dependent amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers to restore endocytosis and ameliorate Aβ toxicity

    Kent E. S. Matlack;Daniel F. Tardiff;Priyanka Narayan;Shusei Hamamichi

  • Candida albicans gene encoding resistance to benomyl and methotrexate is a multidrug resistance gene.

    R Ben-Yaacov;S Knoller;G A Caldwell;J M Becker

  • Yeast Reveal a ‘Druggable’ Rsp5/Nedd4 Network That Ameliorates α-Synuclein Toxicity in Neurons

    Nathan T. Jui;Stephen Leffler Buchwald;Susan Lindquist;Daniel F. Tardiff

  • Functional Links Between Aβ Toxicity, Endocytic Trafficking, and Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors in Yeast

    J. M. Shulman;A. Parrado;M. Lindhagen-Persson;E. M. Reiman

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim A. Caldwell
Kim A. Caldwell University of Alabama
Jeffrey M. Becker
Jeffrey M. Becker University of Tennessee at Knoxville
James Shorter
James Shorter University of Pennsylvania
Andrzej Joachimiak
Andrzej Joachimiak Argonne National Laboratory
Vladimir N. Uversky
Vladimir N. Uversky University of South Florida
Xandra O. Breakefield
Xandra O. Breakefield Harvard University
David G. Standaert
David G. Standaert University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dimitri Krainc
Dimitri Krainc Northwestern University
Harry Ischiropoulos
Harry Ischiropoulos Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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