--- _id: '2838' abstract: - lang: eng text: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) present important motor deficits that derive from altered motor development of infants and young children. DYRK1A, a candidate gene for DS abnormalities has been implicated in motor function due to its expression in motor nuclei in the adult brain, and its overexpression in DS mouse models leads to hyperactivity and altered motor learning. However, its precise role in the adult motor system, or its possible involvement in postnatal locomotor development has not yet been clarified. During the postnatal period we observed time-specific expression of Dyrk1A in discrete subsets of brainstem nuclei and spinal cord motor neurons. Interestingly, we describe for the first time the presence of Dyrk1A in the presynaptic terminal of the neuromuscular junctions and its axonal transport from the facial nucleus, suggesting a function for Dyrk1A in these structures. Relevant to DS, Dyrk1A overexpression in transgenic mice (TgDyrk1A) produces motor developmental alterations possibly contributing to DS motor phenotypes and modifies the numbers of motor cholinergic neurons, suggesting that the kinase may have a role in the development of the brainstem and spinal cord motor system. article_number: e54285 author: - first_name: Gloria full_name: Arquè Fuste, Gloria id: 3CF33908-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Arquè Fuste - first_name: Anna full_name: Casanovas, Anna last_name: Casanovas - first_name: Mara full_name: Dierssen, Mara last_name: Dierssen citation: ama: 'Arquè Fuste G, Casanovas A, Dierssen M. Dyrk1A is dynamically expressed on subsets of motor neurons and in the neuromuscular junction: Possible role in Down syndrome. PLoS One. 2013;8(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054285' apa: 'Arquè Fuste, G., Casanovas, A., & Dierssen, M. (2013). Dyrk1A is dynamically expressed on subsets of motor neurons and in the neuromuscular junction: Possible role in Down syndrome. PLoS One. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054285' chicago: 'Arquè Fuste, Gloria, Anna Casanovas, and Mara Dierssen. “Dyrk1A Is Dynamically Expressed on Subsets of Motor Neurons and in the Neuromuscular Junction: Possible Role in Down Syndrome.” PLoS One. Public Library of Science, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054285.' ieee: 'G. Arquè Fuste, A. Casanovas, and M. Dierssen, “Dyrk1A is dynamically expressed on subsets of motor neurons and in the neuromuscular junction: Possible role in Down syndrome,” PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 1. Public Library of Science, 2013.' ista: 'Arquè Fuste G, Casanovas A, Dierssen M. 2013. Dyrk1A is dynamically expressed on subsets of motor neurons and in the neuromuscular junction: Possible role in Down syndrome. PLoS One. 8(1), e54285.' mla: 'Arquè Fuste, Gloria, et al. “Dyrk1A Is Dynamically Expressed on Subsets of Motor Neurons and in the Neuromuscular Junction: Possible Role in Down Syndrome.” PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 1, e54285, Public Library of Science, 2013, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054285.' short: G. Arquè Fuste, A. Casanovas, M. Dierssen, PLoS One 8 (2013). date_created: 2018-12-11T11:59:52Z date_published: 2013-01-16T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:00:07Z day: '16' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: SiHi doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054285 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 512733b21419574a45f10cabef3d7f81 content_type: application/pdf creator: system date_created: 2018-12-12T10:15:38Z date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:45:50Z file_id: '5160' file_name: IST-2016-407-v1+1_journal.pone.0054285.pdf file_size: 4795977 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:45:50Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 8' issue: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version publication: PLoS One publication_status: published publisher: Public Library of Science publist_id: '3960' pubrep_id: '407' quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: 1 status: public title: 'Dyrk1A is dynamically expressed on subsets of motor neurons and in the neuromuscular junction: Possible role in Down syndrome' tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 8 year: '2013' ...