ALS genetics: gains, losses, and implications for future therapies

G Kim, O Gautier, E Tassoni-Tsuchida, XR Ma… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss
of motor neurons from the brain and spinal cord. The ALS community has made remarkable …

The role of TDP-43 mislocalization in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

TR Suk, MWC Rousseaux - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Since its discovery as a primary component in cytoplasmic aggregates in post-mortem tissue
of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), TAR DNA Binding Protein 43 kDa (TDP …

Mis-spliced transcripts generate de novo proteins in TDP-43–related ALS/FTD

S Seddighi, YA Qi, AL Brown, OG Wilkins… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Functional loss of TDP-43, an RNA binding protein genetically and pathologically linked to
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), leads to the …

Molecular mechanisms of TDP-43 misfolding and pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Prasad, V Bharathi, V Sivalingam… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is a versatile RNA/DNA binding protein involved in
RNA-related metabolism. Hyper-phosphorylated and ubiquitinated TDP-43 deposits act as …

ALS-implicated protein TDP-43 sustains levels of STMN2, a mediator of motor neuron growth and repair

JR Klim, LA Williams, F Limone… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The findings that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients almost universally display
pathological mislocalization of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 and that mutations in its …

Therapeutic reduction of ataxin-2 extends lifespan and reduces pathology in TDP-43 mice

LA Becker, B Huang, G Bieri, R Ma, DA Knowles… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease that
is characterized by motor neuron loss and that leads to paralysis and death 2–5 years after …

Non-neuronal cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—from pathogenesis to biomarkers

BF Vahsen, E Gray, AG Thompson, O Ansorge… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The prevailing motor neuron-centric view of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
pathogenesis could be an important factor in the failure to identify disease-modifying therapy …

[HTML][HTML] TDP-43 proteinopathy and ALS: insights into disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets

EL Scotter, HJ Chen, CE Shaw - Neurotherapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Therapeutic options for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are currently
limited. However, recent studies show that almost all cases of ALS, as well as tau-negative …

TDP-43 repression of nonconserved cryptic exons is compromised in ALS-FTD

JP Ling, O Pletnikova, JC Troncoso, PC Wong - Science, 2015 - science.org
Cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43, accompanied by its nuclear clearance, is a key
common pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia …

The inhibition of TDP-43 mitochondrial localization blocks its neuronal toxicity

W Wang, L Wang, J Lu, SL Siedlak, H Fujioka… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Genetic mutations in TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TARDBP, also known as TDP-43) cause
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and an increase in the presence of TDP-43 (encoded by …