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 …

Development of multifunctional molecules as potential therapeutic candidates for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the …

MG Savelieff, G Nam, J Kang, HJ Lee, M Lee… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Neurodegenerative diseases pose a substantial socioeconomic burden on society.
Unfortunately, the aging world population and lack of effective cures foreshadow a negative …

HSP70 chaperones RNA-free TDP-43 into anisotropic intranuclear liquid spherical shells

H Yu, S Lu, K Gasior, D Singh, S Vazquez-Sanchez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Aggregation of the RNA binding protein TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein
43) is a common pathological hallmark shared by several age-related neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] RNA binding antagonizes neurotoxic phase transitions of TDP-43

JR Mann, AM Gleixner, JC Mauna, E Gomes… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
TDP-43 proteinopathy is a pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and
frontotemporal dementia where cytoplasmic TDP-43 inclusions are observed within …

TDP-43 α-helical structure tunes liquid–liquid phase separation and function

AE Conicella, GL Dignon, GH Zerze… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is involved in the formation of membraneless
organelles (MLOs) associated with RNA processing. The RNA-binding protein TDP-43 is …

Monomerization of TDP-43 is a key determinant for inducing TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

K Oiwa, S Watanabe, K Onodera, Y Iguchi… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The cytoplasmic aggregation of TAR DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43), also known as TDP-
43 pathology, is the pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However …

A single N‐terminal phosphomimic disrupts TDP‐43 polymerization, phase separation, and RNA splicing

A Wang, AE Conicella, HB Schmidt, EW Martin… - The EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
TDP‐43 is an RNA‐binding protein active in splicing that concentrates into membraneless
ribonucleoprotein granules and forms aggregates in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and …

Prion-like propagation of protein misfolding and aggregation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

L McAlary, SS Plotkin, JJ Yerbury… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The discovery that prion protein can misfold into a pathological conformation that encodes
structural information capable of both propagation and inducing severe neuropathology has …

Specific RNA interactions promote TDP‐43 multivalent phase separation and maintain liquid properties

ZR Grese, ACS Bastos, LD Mamede, RL French… - EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
TDP‐43 is an RNA‐binding protein that forms ribonucleoprotein condensates via liquid‐
liquid phase separation (LLPS) and regulates gene expression through specific RNA …

TDP-43 pathology: from noxious assembly to therapeutic removal

SS Keating, R San Gil, MEV Swanson, EL Scotter… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Our understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia has
advanced dramatically since the discovery of cytoplasmic TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP …