Drosophila as an In Vivo Model for Human Neurodegenerative Disease

L McGurk, A Berson, NM Bonini - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
With the increase in the ageing population, neurodegenerative disease is devastating to
families and poses a huge burden on society. The brain and spinal cord are extraordinarily …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms affected in ALS

L Le Gall, E Anakor, O Connolly… - Journal of personalized …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal late-onset condition characterized by the
loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Mutations in more than 30 genes are associated to …

TDP-43 pathology disrupts nuclear pore complexes and nucleocytoplasmic transport in ALS/FTD

CC Chou, YI Zhang, ME Umoh, SW Vaughan… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The cytoplasmic mislocalization and aggregation of TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43)
is a common histopathological hallmark of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and …

ALS mutations disrupt phase separation mediated by α-helical structure in the TDP-43 low-complexity C-terminal domain

AE Conicella, GH Zerze, J Mittal, NL Fawzi - Structure, 2016 - cell.com
RNA-binding protein TDP-43 mediates essential RNA processing but forms cytoplasmic
neuronal inclusions via its C-terminal domain (CTD) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It …

Mutations disrupting neuritogenesis genes confer risk for cerebral palsy

SC Jin, SA Lewis, S Bakhtiari, X Zeng, MC Sierant… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In addition to commonly associated environmental factors, genomic factors may cause
cerebral palsy. We performed whole-exome sequencing of 250 parent–offspring trios, and …

PIKFYVE inhibition mitigates disease in models of diverse forms of ALS

ST Hung, GR Linares, WH Chang, Y Eoh, G Krishnan… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that results from
many diverse genetic causes. Although therapeutics specifically targeting known causal …

Atomic structures of TDP-43 LCD segments and insights into reversible or pathogenic aggregation

EL Guenther, Q Cao, H Trinh, J Lu… - Nature structural & …, 2018 - nature.com
The normally soluble TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is found aggregated both in
reversible stress granules and in irreversible pathogenic amyloid. In TDP-43, the low …

Modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: progress and possibilities

P Van Damme, W Robberecht… - Disease models & …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the
motor system and presents with progressive muscle weakness. Most patients survive for …

Nearly 30 years of animal models to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a historical overview and future perspectives

T Bonifacino, RA Zerbo, M Balbi, C Torazza… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, multigenic, multifactorial, and non-cell
autonomous neurodegenerative disease characterized by upper and lower motor neuron …

The ALS disease-associated mutant TDP-43 impairs mitochondrial dynamics and function in motor neurons

W Wang, L Li, WL Lin, DW Dickson… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Mutations in TDP-43 lead to familial ALS. Expanding evidence suggests that impaired
mitochondrial dynamics likely contribute to the selective degeneration of motor neurons in …