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    • Feeding the brain: effect of nutrients on cognition, synaptic function, and AMPA receptors 

      Fadó Andrés, Rut; Molins , Anna; Rojas Martín, Rocío; Casals, Nuria (Nutrients, 2022)
      In recent decades, traditional eating habits have been replaced by a more globalized diet, rich in saturated fatty acids and simple sugars. Extensive evidence shows that these dietary factors contribute ...
    • Sensing of nutrients by CPT1C controls SAC1 activity to regulate AMPA receptor trafficking 

      Casas, Maria; Fadó Andrés, Rut; Domínguez, José Luis; Roig, Aina; Kaku, Moena; Chohnan, Shigeru; Solé, Montse; Unzeta, Mercedes; Miñano Molina, Alfredo Jesús; Rodríguez-Álvarez, José; Dickson, Eamonn James; Casals i Farré, Núria (Journal of Cell Biology, 2020)
      Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) is a sensor of malonyl-CoA and is located in the ER of neurons. AMPA receptors (AMPARs) mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission in the brain and play a key ...