Matthew J. Benskey

Asparagine endopeptidase cleaves α-synuclein and mediates pathologic activities in Parkinson's disease

Zhentao Zhang, Seong Su Kang, Xia Liu et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 2017 · 194 citations · Full text

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Biochemistry, Asparagine Endopeptidase +9

Induction of alpha-synuclein pathology in the enteric nervous system of the rat and non-human primate results in gastrointestinal dysmotility and transient CNS pathology

Fredric P. Manfredsson, Kelvin C. Luk, Matthew J. Benskey et al. · Neurobiology of Disease · 2018 · 178 citations · Full text

Neurobiology Of Disease, Enteric Nervous System, Experimental Neuropathology +9

TrkB neurotrophic activities are blocked by α-synuclein, triggering dopaminergic cell death in Parkinson’s disease

Seong Su Kang, Zhentao Zhang, Xia Liu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 124 citations · Full text

Synaptic Transmission, Cell Death, Neurochemical Biomarkers +28

Silencing Alpha Synuclein in Mature Nigral Neurons Results in Rapid Neuroinflammation and Subsequent Toxicity

Matthew J. Benskey, Rhyomi C. Sellnow, Ivette M. Sandoval et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 2018 · 98 citations · Full text

Regulation of dopamine neurotransmission from serotonergic neurons by ectopic expression of the dopamine D2 autoreceptor blocks levodopa-induced dyskinesia

Rhyomi C. Sellnow, Jordan H. Newman, Nicole Chambers et al. · Acta Neuropathologica Communications · 2019 · 64 citations · Full text