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 …

Liquid–liquid phase separation and its mechanistic role in pathological protein aggregation

WM Babinchak, WK Surewicz - Journal of molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins underlies the formation of membrane-less
organelles. While it has been recognized for some time that these organelles are of key …

Structure of pathological TDP-43 filaments from ALS with FTLD

D Arseni, M Hasegawa, AG Murzin, F Kametani, M Arai… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The abnormal aggregation of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43) in neurons and
glia is the defining pathological hallmark of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic …

The role of liquid–liquid phase separation in aggregation of the TDP-43 low-complexity domain

WM Babinchak, R Haider, BK Dumm, P Sarkar… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
Pathological aggregation of the transactive response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-
43) is associated with several neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS, frontotemporal …

Seeding the aggregation of TDP-43 requires post-fibrillization proteolytic cleavage

ST Kumar, S Nazarov, S Porta, N Maharjan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the strong evidence linking the transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-
43) aggregation to the pathogenesis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 …

Physiological functions and pathobiology of TDP‐43 and FUS/TLS proteins

A Ratti, E Buratti - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The multiple roles played by RNA binding proteins in neurodegeneration have become
apparent following the discovery of TAR DNA binding protein 43 kDa (TDP‐43) and fused in …

Cryo-EM structures of four polymorphic TDP-43 amyloid cores

Q Cao, DR Boyer, MR Sawaya, P Ge… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
The DNA and RNA processing protein TDP-43 undergoes both functional and pathogenic
aggregation. Functional TDP-43 aggregates form reversible, transient species such as …

Molecular neuropathology of frontotemporal dementia: insights into disease mechanisms from postmortem studies

IRA Mackenzie, M Neumann - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a clinical syndrome with a heterogeneous molecular
basis. The past decade has seen the discovery of several new FTD‐causing genetic …

Protein aggregation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AM Blokhuis, EJN Groen, M Koppers… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
aggregation of ubiquitinated proteins in affected motor neurons. Recent studies have …

Prion-like properties of pathological TDP-43 aggregates from diseased brains

T Nonaka, M Masuda-Suzukake, T Arai, Y Hasegawa… - Cell reports, 2013 - cell.com
TDP-43 is the major component protein of ubiquitin-positive inclusions in brains of patients
with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD-TDP) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …