Molecular mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as broad therapeutic targets for gene therapy applications utilizing adeno‐associated viral vectors

J Merjane, R Chung, R Patani… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the devastating clinical outcome of the neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), its etiology remains mysterious. Approximately 90% of ALS is …

TDP-43 proteinopathy and tauopathy: do they have pathomechanistic links?

Y Riku, M Yoshida, Y Iwasaki, G Sobue… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Transactivation response DNA binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43) and tau are major
pathological proteins of neurodegenerative disorders, of which neuronal and glial …

Nucleocytoplasmic mRNA redistribution accompanies RNA binding protein mislocalization in ALS motor neurons and is restored by VCP ATPase inhibition

OJ Ziff, J Harley, Y Wang, J Neeves, G Tyzack… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by nucleocytoplasmic mislocalization of
the RNA-binding protein (RBP) TDP-43. However, emerging evidence suggests more …

Disruption of nuclear speckle integrity dysregulates RNA splicing in C9ORF72-FTD/ALS

R Wu, Y Ye, D Dong, Z Zhang, S Wang, Y Li, N Wright… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Expansion of an intronic (GGGGCC) n repeat within the C9ORF72 gene is the most common
genetic cause of both frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Physiological intron retaining transcripts in the cytoplasm abound during human motor neurogenesis

MP Howe, H Crerar, J Neeves, J Harley… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
Intron retention (IR) is now recognized as a dominant splicing event during motor neuron
(MN) development; however, the role and regulation of intron-retaining transcripts (IRTs) …

HNRNPK alleviates RNA toxicity by counteracting DNA damage in C9orf72 ALS

E Braems, V Bercier, E Van Schoor, K Heeren… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
A 'GGGGCC'repeat expansion in the first intron of the C9orf72 gene is the most common
genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) …

Motor neuron TDP-43 proteinopathy in progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration

Y Riku, Y Iwasaki, S Ishigaki, A Akagi, M Hasegawa… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
TDP-43 is mislocalized from the nucleus and aggregates within the cytoplasm of affected
neurons in cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. TDP-43 pathology has also been found in …

High-altitude stress orchestrates mRNA expression and alternative splicing of ovarian follicle development genes in tibetan sheep

W Li, W Zeng, X Jin, H Xu, X Fang, Z Ma, G Cao, R Li… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary To achieve optimal growth performance and improved fertility in animals
living on high plateaus, it is important to understand how high-altitude stress reduces fertility …

Elucidating the pathobiology of Cerebellar Ataxia with Neuropathy and Vestibular Areflexia Syndrome (CANVAS) with its expanded RNA structure formation and …

K Singh, S Shukla, U Shankar, N Jain, R Nag… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Numerous neurological disorders are linked to sequences rich in guanine repeats found in
introns, exons, and regulatory regions of genes. These sequences have been observed to …

Prematurely terminated intron-retaining mRNAs invade axons in SFPQ null-driven neurodegeneration and are a hallmark of ALS

R Taylor, F Hamid, T Fielding, PM Gordon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Loss of SFPQ is a hallmark of motor degeneration in ALS and prevents maturation of motor
neurons when occurring during embryogenesis. Here, we show that in zebrafish, developing …