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Patrik Verstreken

Allen Institute for Brain Science · US
Area of research
Cell Biology · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Cellular transport and secretion, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.
h-index
67
citations
18,400
works
236
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Behavioral screening defines the molecular Parkinsonism-related subgroups in Drosophila
Nature Communications 2026cited by 0position: lastdoi
Author Correction: Parkinsonism mutations in DNAJC6 cause lipid defects and neurodegeneration that are rescued by Synj1
npj Parkinson s Disease 2026cited by 0position: lastdoi
Light-inducible FLPase reconstitution enables temporal control of gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster
Cell Reports Methods 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
A versatile nanobody platform for live and super-resolution imaging of synaptic vesicle dynamics and plasticity in rodent and human neurons
Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Soma-localized Rab39 inhibits synaptic autophagy by controlling trafficking of Atg9 vesicles
The EMBO Journal 2025cited by 4position: lastdoi
Synaptic deregulation of cholinergic projection neurons causes olfactory dysfunction across five fly Parkinsonism models
eLife 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Discovery and Characterization of a Selective Inhibitor of Synaptojanin1 5-Phosphatase Activity
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Parkinson’s disease-associated Pink1 loss disrupts vesicle trafficking in Ensheathing glia causing dopaminergic neuron synapse loss
eLife 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Parkinson’s disease-associated Pink1 loss disrupts vesicle trafficking in Ensheathing glia causing dopaminergic neuron synapse loss
eLife 2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Synaptic deregulation of cholinergic projection neurons causes olfactory dysfunction across 5 fly Parkinsonism models
eLife 2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Functional characterization of a human epilepsy-associated gene network reveals metabolic regulation as a critical factor underlying seizure susceptibilities
Disease Models & Mechanisms 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Transmitted α-synuclein extracellular vesicles downregulate axonal flux of retrograde carriers in recipient neurons
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Elevated α-synuclein levels inhibit mitophagic flux
npj Parkinson s Disease 2024cited by 22position: middledoi
Synaptic sabotage: How Tau and α-Synuclein undermine synaptic health
The Journal of Cell Biology 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
Behavioral screening defines three molecular Parkinsonism subgroups in <i>Drosophila</i>
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2024cited by 12position: lastdoi
Synaptic deregulation of cholinergic projection neurons causes olfactory dysfunction across 5 fly Parkinsonism models
eLife 2024cited by 8position: lastdoi
Synaptic deregulation of cholinergic projection neurons causes olfactory dysfunction across five fly Parkinsonism models
eLife 2024cited by 4position: lastdoi
<i>Drosophila</i> appear resistant to trans-synaptic tau propagation
Brain Communications 2024cited by 2position: middledoi
<i>Drosophila</i> appear resistant to trans-synaptic tau propagation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2024cited by 0position: middledoi
Neuronal identity defines α-synuclein and tau toxicity
Neuron 2023cited by 53position: lastdoi
EndophilinA-dependent coupling between activity-induced calcium influx and synaptic autophagy is disrupted by a Parkinson-risk mutation
Neuron 2023cited by 44position: lastdoi
Parkinsonism mutations in DNAJC6 cause lipid defects and neurodegeneration that are rescued by Synj1
npj Parkinson s Disease 2023cited by 27position: lastdoi
Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase has a noncanonical function in actin bundling
Nature Communications 2023cited by 18position: middledoi
Synaptic deregulation of cholinergic projection neurons causes olfactory dysfunction across 5 fly Parkinsonism models
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023cited by 6position: lastdoi
A reference human induced pluripotent stem cell line for large-scale collaborative studies
Cell stem cell 2022cited by 293position: middledoi
Parkinson mutations in <i>DNAJC6</i> cause lipid defects and neurodegeneration that are rescued by Synj1
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2022cited by 0position: lastdoi
Maturation of neuronal AD-tau pathology involves site-specific phosphorylation of cytoplasmic and synaptic tau preceding conformational change and fibril formation
Acta Neuropathologica 2021cited by 78position: middledoi
Lowering Synaptogyrin-3 expression rescues Tau-induced memory defects and synaptic loss in the presence of microglial activation
Neuron 2021cited by 78position: lastdoi
Torsin and NEP1R1‐CTDNEP1 phosphatase affect interphase nuclear pore complex insertion by lipid‐dependent and lipid‐independent mechanisms
The EMBO Journal 2021cited by 41position: middledoi
A reference induced pluripotent stem cell line for large-scale collaborative studies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021cited by 13position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Jef Swerts · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research25 papers (2014–2026)Sabine Kuenen · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research21 papers (2014–2026)Nils Schoovaerts · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research20 papers (2016–2026)Sven Vilain · Istanbul Medipol University14 papers (2012–2026)Adekunle T. Bademosi · Allen Institute for Brain Science11 papers (2016–2025)Suresh Poovathingal · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology9 papers (2018–2025)Bart De Strooper · The Francis Crick Institute9 papers (2012–2021)Valerie Uytterhoeven · Allen Institute for Brain Science8 papers (2014–2025)Ulrike Pech · Allen Institute for Brain Science8 papers (2023–2025)Stein Aerts · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology8 papers (2014–2025)Natalia V. Gounko · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research7 papers (2016–2023)Roman Praschberger · Allen Institute for Brain Science7 papers (2023–2026)Elsa Lauwers · KU Leuven7 papers (2015–2018)Kristofer Davie · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology7 papers (2018–2025)Jasper Janssens · Allen Institute for Brain Science7 papers (2018–2025)Sandra F. Gallego · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research6 papers (2021–2025)Carles Calatayud · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research6 papers (2023–2025)Sandra‐Fausia Soukup · KU Leuven6 papers (2016–2023)Gert Hulselmans · Synlab Czech (Czechia)6 papers (2018–2025)Samira Makhzami · Essen University Hospital6 papers (2018–2025)