[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …

Genetic epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ZY Zou, ZR Zhou, CH Che, CY Liu, RL He… - Journal of Neurology …, 2017 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Genetic studies have shown that C9orf72, SOD1, TARDBP and FUS are the
most common mutated genes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here, we performed a …

Comprehensive analysis of the mutation spectrum in 301 German ALS families

K Müller, D Brenner, P Weydt, T Meyer… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives Recent advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) genetics have revealed
that mutations in any of more than 25 genes can cause ALS, mostly as an autosomal …

Transgenic and physiological mouse models give insights into different aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

F De Giorgio, C Maduro, EMC Fisher… - Disease models & …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT A wide range of genetic mouse models is available to help researchers dissect
human disease mechanisms. Each type of model has its own distinctive characteristics …

Fused in sarcoma: properties, self-assembly and correlation with neurodegenerative diseases

C Chen, X Ding, N Akram, S Xue, SZ Luo - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fused in sarcoma (FUS) is a DNA/RNA binding protein that is involved in RNA metabolism
and DNA repair. Numerous reports have demonstrated by pathological and genetic analysis …

Recent advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

N Riva, F Agosta, C Lunetta, M Filippi, A Quattrini - Journal of neurology, 2016 - Springer
ALS is a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, with no curative therapies available to
date. Symptomatic and palliative care, provided in a multidisciplinary context, still remains …

Mitochondrial DNA copy number and D-loop region methylation in carriers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis gene mutations

A Stoccoro, L Mosca, V Carnicelli, U Cavallari… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To investigate mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number and D-loop region
methylation in carriers of SOD1, TARDBP, FUS and C9orf72 mutations. Methods …

The role of de novo mutations in adult-onset neurodegenerative disorders

G Nicolas, JA Veltman - Acta Neuropathologica, 2019 - Springer
The genetic underpinnings of the most common adult-onset neurodegenerative disorders
(AOND) are complex in majority of the cases. In some families, however, the disease can be …

Reduced mitochondrial D-loop methylation levels in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Stoccoro, AR Smith, L Mosca, A Marocchi… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Mitochondrial dysregulation and aberrant epigenetic mechanisms have been
frequently reported in neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Increase in DNA methylation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis carriers of not fully penetrant SOD1 mutations

F Coppedè, A Stoccoro, L Mosca, R Gallo… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: More than 180 different superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mutations have been
described to date in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, including not completely …