Enhanced expression of the human Survival motor neuron 1 gene from a codon-optimised cDNA transgene in vitro and in vivo (2023)
Journal Article
Nafchi, N., Chilcott, E., Owen, S., Fuller, H., Bowerman, M., & Yáñez-Muñoz, R. (2023). Enhanced expression of the human Survival motor neuron 1 gene from a codon-optimised cDNA transgene in vitro and in vivo. Gene Therapy, 30, 812–825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41434-023-00406-0

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease particularly characterised by degeneration of ventral motor neurons. Survival motor neuron (SMN) 1 gene mutations cause SMA, and gene addition strategies to replace the faulty SMN1 copy are a t... Read More about Enhanced expression of the human Survival motor neuron 1 gene from a codon-optimised cDNA transgene in vitro and in vivo.

Investigation of the blood proteome in response to spinal cord injury in rodent models (2021)
Journal Article
Hulme, C. H., Fuller, H. R., Riddell, J., Shirran, S. L., Botting, C. H., Osman, A., & Wright, K. T. (2022). Investigation of the blood proteome in response to spinal cord injury in rodent models. Spinal Cord, 60(4), 320-325. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00692-8

STUDY DESIGN: Explanatory and Mechanistic Study
OBJECTIVES: A better understanding of the ‘whole-body’ response following spinal cord injury (SCI) is needed to guide future research aimed at developing novel therapeutic interventions and identifying... Read More about Investigation of the blood proteome in response to spinal cord injury in rodent models.