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 …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mitochondria in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EF Smith, PJ Shaw, KJ De Vos - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are unique organelles that are essential for a variety of cellular processes
including energy metabolism, calcium homeostasis, lipid biosynthesis, and apoptosis …

Converging mechanisms in ALS and FTD: disrupted RNA and protein homeostasis

SC Ling, M Polymenidou, DW Cleveland - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Breakthrough discoveries identifying common genetic causes for amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) have transformed our view of these …

RNA in unexpected places: long non-coding RNA functions in diverse cellular contexts

S Geisler, J Coller - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2013 - nature.com
The increased application of transcriptome-wide profiling approaches has led to an
explosion in the number of documented long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). While these new …

Postmortem cortex samples identify distinct molecular subtypes of ALS: retrotransposon activation, oxidative stress, and activated glia

OH Tam, NV Rozhkov, R Shaw, D Kim, I Hubbard… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the progressive loss of motor neurons. While several pathogenic mutations have been …

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 …

Stress granules as crucibles of ALS pathogenesis

YR Li, OD King, J Shorter, AD Gitler - Journal of cell biology, 2013 - rupress.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal human neurodegenerative disease affecting
primarily motor neurons. Two RNA-binding proteins, TDP-43 and FUS, aggregate in the …

[HTML][HTML] Axonal transport of TDP-43 mRNA granules is impaired by ALS-causing mutations

NH Alami, RB Smith, MA Carrasco, LA Williams… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The RNA-binding protein TDP-43 regulates RNA metabolism at multiple levels, including
transcription, RNA splicing, and mRNA stability. TDP-43 is a major component of the …

Disruption of RNA metabolism in neurological diseases and emerging therapeutic interventions

JK Nussbacher, R Tabet, GW Yeo, C Lagier-Tourenne - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
RNA binding proteins are critical to the maintenance of the transcriptome via controlled
regulation of RNA processing and transport. Alterations of these proteins impact multiple …

Divergent roles of ALS-linked proteins FUS/TLS and TDP-43 intersect in processing long pre-mRNAs

C Lagier-Tourenne, M Polymenidou, KR Hutt… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
FUS/TLS (fused in sarcoma/translocated in liposarcoma) and TDP-43 are integrally involved
in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. We found that FUS/TLS …