Jill Yersak

Aberrant interchromosomal exchanges are the predominant cause of the 22q11.2 deletion

Sulagna C. Saitta, Stacy E. Harris, Ann P. Gaeth et al. · Human Molecular Genetics · 2003 · 145 citations · Full text

Cytogenetics, Genetics, Molecular Biology +19

Single copy/knock-in models of ALS SOD1 in C. elegans suggest loss and gain of function have different contributions to cholinergic and glutamatergic neurodegeneration

Saba Baskoylu, Jill Yersak, Patrick O’Hern et al. · PLoS Genetics · 2018 · 74 citations · Full text

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Single Copy/knock-in Models, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis +13

The Neuroprotective Drug Riluzole Acts via Small Conductance Ca²⁺-Activated K⁺Channels to Ameliorate Defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Models

Maria Dimitriadi, Min Jeong Kye, Geetika Kalloo et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2013 · 58 citations · Full text

Motor Neuron Disease, Synaptic Transmission, Peripheral Nerves +21

Understanding the needs of people with ALS: a national survey of patients and caregivers

Kate Brizzi, John F. P. Bridges, Jill Yersak et al. · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration · 2020 · 50 citations · Full text

The 11S Proteasomal Activator REGγ Impacts Polyglutamine-Expanded Androgen Receptor Aggregation and Motor Neuron Viability through Distinct Mechanisms

Jill Yersak, Heather L. Montie, Erica S. Chevalier-Larsen et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 2017 · 10 citations · Full text

Distinct Mechanisms, Androgen Receptor, Molecular Regulation +27