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Buckner N, Kemp KC, Scott HL, Shi G, Rivers C, Gialeli A, Wong LF, Cordero-LLana O, Allen N, Wilkins A, Uney JB. Abnormal scaffold attachment factor 1 expression and localization in spinocerebellar ataxias and Huntington's chorea. Brain Pathol 2020; 30:1041-1055. [PMID: 32580238 PMCID: PMC8018166 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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SAFB1 is a DNA and RNA binding protein that is highly expressed in the cerebellum and hippocampus and is involved in the processing of coding and non-coding RNAs, splicing and dendritic function. We analyzed SAFB1 expression in the post-mortem brain tissue of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), Huntington's disease (HD), Multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease patients and controls. In SCA cases, the expression of SAFB1 in the nucleus was increased and there was abnormal and extensive expression in the cytoplasm where it co-localized with the markers of Purkinje cell injury. Significantly, no SAFB1 expression was found in the cerebellar neurons of the dentate nucleus in control or MS patients; however, in SCA patients, SAFB1 expression was increased significantly in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of dentate neurons. In HD, we found that SAFB1 expression was increased in the nucleus and cytoplasm of striatal neurons; however, there was no SAFB1 staining in the striatal neurons of controls. In PD substantia nigra, we did not see any changes in neuronal SAFB1 expression. iCLIP analysis found that SAFB1 crosslink sites within ATXN1 RNA were adjacent to the start and within the glutamine repeat sequence. Further investigation found increased binding of SAFB1 to pathogenic ATXN1-85Q mRNA. These novel data strongly suggest SAFB1 contributes to the etiology of SCA and Huntington's chorea and that it may be a pathological marker of polyglutamine repeat expansion diseases.
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- Nicola Buckner
- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wang C, Duan Y, Duan G, Wang Q, Zhang K, Deng X, Qian B, Gu J, Ma Z, Zhang S, Guo L, Liu C, Fang Y. Stress Induces Dynamic, Cytotoxicity-Antagonizing TDP-43 Nuclear Bodies via Paraspeckle LncRNA NEAT1-Mediated Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation. Mol Cell 2020; 79:443-458.e7. [PMID: 32649883 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite the prominent role of TDP-43 in neurodegeneration, its physiological and pathological functions are not fully understood. Here, we report an unexpected role of TDP-43 in the formation of dynamic, reversible, liquid droplet-like nuclear bodies (NBs) in response to stress. Formation of NBs alleviates TDP-43-mediated cytotoxicity in mammalian cells and fly neurons. Super-resolution microscopy reveals distinct functions of the two RRMs in TDP-43 NB formation. TDP-43 NBs are partially colocalized with nuclear paraspeckles, whose scaffolding lncRNA NEAT1 is dramatically upregulated in stressed neurons. Moreover, increase of NEAT1 promotes TDP-43 liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in vitro. Finally, we discover that the ALS-associated mutation D169G impairs the NEAT1-mediated TDP-43 LLPS and NB assembly, causing excessive cytoplasmic translocation of TDP-43 to form stress granules, which become phosphorylated TDP-43 cytoplasmic foci upon prolonged stress. Together, our findings suggest a stress-mitigating role and mechanism of TDP-43 NBs, whose dysfunction may be involved in ALS pathogenesis.
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- Chen Wang
- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Masrori P, Van Damme P. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:1918-1929. [PMID: 32526057 PMCID: PMC7540334 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 397] [Impact Index Per Article: 99.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting primarily the motor system, but in which extra-motor manifestations are increasingly recognized. The loss of upper and lower motor neurons in the motor cortex, the brain stem nuclei and the anterior horn of the spinal cord gives rise to progressive muscle weakness and wasting. ALS often has a focal onset but subsequently spreads to different body regions, where failure of respiratory muscles typically limits survival to 2-5 years after disease onset. In up to 50% of cases, there are extra-motor manifestations such as changes in behaviour, executive dysfunction and language problems. In 10%-15% of patients, these problems are severe enough to meet the clinical criteria of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In 10% of ALS patients, the family history suggests an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. The remaining 90% have no affected family members and are classified as sporadic ALS. The causes of ALS appear to be heterogeneous and are only partially understood. To date, more than 20 genes have been associated with ALS. The most common genetic cause is a hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene, responsible for 30%-50% of familial ALS and 7% of sporadic ALS. These expansions are also a frequent cause of frontotemporal dementia, emphasizing the molecular overlap between ALS and FTD. To this day there is no cure or effective treatment for ALS and the cornerstone of treatment remains multidisciplinary care, including nutritional and respiratory support and symptom management. In this review, different aspects of ALS are discussed, including epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, investigations, treatment and future prospects.
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- P Masrori
- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Targeted next-generation sequencing study in familial ALS-FTD Portuguese patients negative for C9orf72 HRE. J Neurol 2020; 267:3578-3592. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mòdol-Caballero G, García-Lareu B, Verdés S, Ariza L, Sánchez-Brualla I, Brocard F, Bosch A, Navarro X, Herrando-Grabulosa M. Therapeutic Role of Neuregulin 1 Type III in SOD1-Linked Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neurotherapeutics 2020; 17:1048-1060. [PMID: 31965551 PMCID: PMC7609630 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-019-00811-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating motoneuron (Mn) disease without effective cure currently available. Death of MNs in ALS is preceded by failure of neuromuscular junctions and axonal retraction. Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) is a neurotrophic factor highly expressed in MNs and neuromuscular junctions that support axonal and neuromuscular development and maintenance. NRG1 and its ErbB receptors are involved in ALS. Reduced NRG1 expression has been found in ALS patients and in the ALS SOD1G93A mouse model; however, the expression of the isoforms of NRG1 and its receptors is still controversial. Due to the reduced levels of NRG1 type III (NRG1-III) in the spinal cord of ALS patients, we used gene therapy based on intrathecal administration of adeno-associated virus to overexpress NRG1-III in SOD1G93A mice. The mice were evaluated from 9 to 16 weeks of age by electrophysiology and rotarod tests. At 16 weeks, samples were harvested for histological and molecular analyses. Our results indicate that overexpression of NRG1-III is able to preserve neuromuscular function of the hindlimbs, improve locomotor performance, increase the number of surviving MNs, and reduce glial reactivity in the treated female SOD1G93A mice. Furthermore, the NRG1-III/ErbB4 axis appears to regulate MN excitability by modulating the chloride transporter KCC2 and reduces the expression of the MN vulnerability marker MMP-9. However, NRG1-III did not have a significant effect on male mice, indicating relevant sex differences. These findings indicate that increasing NRG1-III at the spinal cord is a promising approach for promoting MN protection and functional improvement in ALS.
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- Guillem Mòdol-Caballero
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix-Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 13005, Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix-Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 13005, Marseille, France
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), 08193, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), 08193, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Seo J, Park M. Molecular crosstalk between cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:2659-2680. [PMID: 31884567 PMCID: PMC7326806 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03428-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The progression of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders is largely defined by a set of molecular determinants that are either complementarily deregulated, or share remarkably overlapping functional pathways. A large number of such molecules have been demonstrated to be involved in the progression of both diseases. In this review, we particularly discuss our current knowledge on p53, cyclin D, cyclin E, cyclin F, Pin1 and protein phosphatase 2A, and their implications in the shared or distinct pathways that lead to cancers or neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, we focus on the inter-dependent regulation of brain cancers and neurodegeneration, mediated by intercellular communication between tumor and neuronal cells in the brain through the extracellular microenvironment. Finally, we shed light on the therapeutic perspectives for the treatment of both cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Jiyeon Seo
- Center for Functional Connectomics, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea
- Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34113, South Korea.
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Libner CD, Salapa HE, Levin MC. The Potential Contribution of Dysfunctional RNA-Binding Proteins to the Pathogenesis of Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis and Relevant Models. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4571. [PMID: 32604997 PMCID: PMC7369711 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS) is believed to underlie disease progression and permanent disability. Many mechanisms of neurodegeneration in MS have been proposed, such as mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and RNA-binding protein dysfunction. The purpose of this review is to highlight mechanisms of neurodegeneration in MS and its models, with a focus on RNA-binding protein dysfunction. Studying RNA-binding protein dysfunction addresses a gap in our understanding of the pathogenesis of MS, which will allow for novel therapies to be generated to attenuate neurodegeneration before irreversible central nervous system damage occurs.
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- Cole D. Libner
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canada;
- Office of Saskatchewan Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Research Chair, CMSNRC (Cameco MS Neuroscience. Research Center), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0M7, Canada;
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- Office of Saskatchewan Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Research Chair, CMSNRC (Cameco MS Neuroscience. Research Center), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0M7, Canada;
- Department of Medicine, Neurology Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canada
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- Office of Saskatchewan Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Research Chair, CMSNRC (Cameco MS Neuroscience. Research Center), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0M7, Canada;
- Department of Medicine, Neurology Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canada
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CYP1A2 rs762551 polymorphism and risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurol Sci 2020; 42:175-182. [PMID: 32592103 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-04535-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetic variability is considered to confer susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Oxidative stress is a significant contributor to ALS-related neurodegeneration, and it is regulated by cytochromes P450 (CYPs), such as CYP1A2; these are responsible for the oxidative metabolism of both exogenous and endogenous substrates in the brain, subsequently impacting ALS. The function of CYP1A2 is largely affected by genetic variability; however, the impact of CYP1A2 polymorphisms in ALS remains underinvestigated. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the possible association of ALS with the CYP1A2 rs762551 polymorphism, which codes for the high inducibility form of the enzyme. METHODS One hundred and fifty-five patients with sporadic ALS and 155 healthy controls were genotyped for the CYP1A2 rs762551. Statistical testing for the association of CYP1A2 rs762551 with risk for ALS was performed using SNPstats. RESULTS The CYP1A2 rs762551 C allele was associated with a decreased risk of ALS development. In the subgroup analysis according to the ALS site of onset, an association between CYP1A2 rs762551 and limb and bulbar onset of ALS was shown. Cox proportional-hazard regression analyses revealed a significant effect of the CYP1A2 rs762551 on the age of onset of ALS. CONCLUSIONS Based on our results, a primarily potential link between the CYP1A2 rs762551 polymorphism and ALS risk could exist.
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Weerasekera A, Crabbé M, Tomé SO, Gsell W, Sima D, Casteels C, Dresselaers T, Deroose C, Van Huffel S, Rudolf Thal D, Van Damme P, Himmelreich U. Non-invasive characterization of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a hTDP-43 A315T mouse model: A PET-MR study. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2020; 27:102327. [PMID: 32653817 PMCID: PMC7352080 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Currently TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) pathology, underlying Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), remains poorly understood which hinders both clinical diagnosis and drug discovery efforts. To better comprehend the disease pathophysiology, positron emission tomography (PET) and multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) provide a non-invasive mode to investigate molecular, structural, and neurochemical abnormalities in vivo. For the first time, we report the findings of a longitudinal PET-MR study in the TDP-43A315T ALS mouse model, investigating disease-related changes in the mouse brain. 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose [18F]FDG PET showed significantly lowered glucose metabolism in the motor and somatosensory cortices of TDP-43A315T mice whereas metabolism was elevated in the region covering the bilateral substantia nigra, reticular and amygdaloid nucleus between 3 and 7 months of age, as compared to non-transgenic controls. MR spectroscopy data showed significant changes in glutamate + glutamine (Glx) and choline levels in the motor cortex and hindbrain of TDP-43A315T mice compared to controls. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements, using an arterial spin labelling approach, showed no significant age- or group-dependent changes in brain perfusion. Diffusion MRI indices demonstrated transient changes in different motor areas of the brain in TDP-43A315T mice around 14 months of age. Cytoplasmic TDP-43 proteinaceous inclusions were observed in the brains of symptomatic, 18-month-old mice, but not in non-symptomatic transgenic or wild-type mice. Our results reveal that disease- and age-related functional and neurochemical alterations, together with limited structural changes, occur in specific brain regions of transgenic TDP-43A315T mice, as compared to their healthy counterparts. Altogether these findings shed new light on TDP-43A315T disease pathogenesis and may prove useful for clinical management of ALS.
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- Akila Weerasekera
- Biomedical MRI Unit/MoSAIC, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (MGH/HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium; MoSAIC - Molecular Small Animal Imaging Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Neuropathology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical MRI Unit/MoSAIC, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Icometrix, R&D department, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), STADIUS Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium; MoSAIC - Molecular Small Animal Imaging Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium; MoSAIC - Molecular Small Animal Imaging Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), STADIUS Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuropathology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical MRI Unit/MoSAIC, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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McGurk L, Rifai OM, Bonini NM. TDP-43, a protein central to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is destabilized by tankyrase-1 and -2. J Cell Sci 2020; 133:jcs245811. [PMID: 32409565 PMCID: PMC7328137 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.245811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In >95% of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and ∼45% of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the RNA/DNA-binding protein TDP-43 is cleared from the nucleus and abnormally accumulates in the cytoplasm of affected brain cells. Although the cellular triggers of disease pathology remain enigmatic, mounting evidence implicates the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) in TDP-43 neurotoxicity. Here we show that inhibition of the PARP enzymes tankyrase 1 and tankyrase 2 (referred to as Tnks-1/2) protect primary rodent neurons from TDP-43-associated neurotoxicity. We demonstrate that Tnks-1/2 interacts with TDP-43 via a newly defined tankyrase-binding domain. Upon investigating the functional effect, we find that interaction with Tnks-1/2 inhibits the ubiquitination and proteasomal turnover of TDP-43, leading to its stabilization. We further show that proteasomal turnover of TDP-43 occurs preferentially in the nucleus; our data indicate that Tnks-1/2 stabilizes TDP-43 by promoting cytoplasmic accumulation, which sequesters the protein from nuclear proteasome degradation. Thus, Tnks-1/2 activity modulates TDP-43 and is a potential therapeutic target in diseases associated with TDP-43, such as ALS and FTD.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Leeanne McGurk
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Perrone B, Conforti FL. Common mutations of interest in the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: how common are common mutations in ALS genes? Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2020; 20:703-714. [PMID: 32497448 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1779060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease predominantly affecting upper and lower motor neurons. Diagnosis of this devastating pathology is very difficult because the high degree of clinical heterogeneity with which it occurs and until now, no truly effective treatment exists. AREAS COVERED Molecular diagnosis may be a valuable tool for dissecting out ALS complex heterogeneity and for identifying new molecular mechanisms underlying the characteristic selective degeneration and death of motor neurons. To date, pathogenic variants in ALS genes are known to be present in up to 70% of familial and 10% of apparently sporadic ALS cases and can be associated with risks for ALS only or risks for other neurodegenerative diseases. This paper shows the procedure currently used in diagnostic laboratories to investigate most frequent mutations in ALS and evaluating the utility of involved molecular techniques as potential tools to discriminate 'common mutations' in ALS patients. EXPERT OPINION Genetic testing may allow for establishing an accurate pathological diagnosis and a more precise stratification of patient groups in future drug trials.
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- Benedetta Perrone
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria , Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria , Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy
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Ruiz-Ruiz C, Calzaferri F, García AG. P2X7 Receptor Antagonism as a Potential Therapy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Front Mol Neurosci 2020; 13:93. [PMID: 32595451 PMCID: PMC7303288 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This review focuses on the purinergic ionotropic receptor P2X7 (P2X7R) as a potential target for developing drugs that delay the onset and/or disease progression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Description of clinical and genetic ALS features is followed by an analysis of advantages and drawbacks of transgenic mouse models of disease based on mutations in a bunch of proteins, particularly Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), TAR-DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43), Fused in Sarcoma/Translocated in Sarcoma (FUS), and Chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72). Though of limited value, these models are however critical to study the proof of concept of new compounds, before reaching clinical trials. The authors also provide a description of ALS pathogenesis including protein aggregation, calcium-dependent excitotoxicity, dysfunction of calcium-binding proteins, ultrastructural mitochondrial alterations, disruption of mitochondrial calcium handling, and overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Understanding disease pathogenic pathways may ease the identification of new drug targets. Subsequently, neuroinflammation linked with P2X7Rs in ALS pathogenesis is described in order to understand the rationale of placing the use of P2X7R antagonists as a new therapeutic pharmacological approach to ALS. This is the basis for the hypothesis that a P2X7R blocker could mitigate the neuroinflammatory state, indirectly leading to neuroprotection and higher motoneuron survival in ALS patients.
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- Cristina Ruiz-Ruiz
- Instituto Teófilo Hernando and Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando and Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando and Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Hasegawa M. Experimental models of prion‐like protein propagation. Neuropathology 2020; 40:460-466. [DOI: 10.1111/neup.12656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Masato Hasegawa
- Department of Dementia and Higher Brain Function Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science Tokyo Japan
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Liscic RM, Alberici A, Cairns NJ, Romano M, Buratti E. From basic research to the clinic: innovative therapies for ALS and FTD in the pipeline. Mol Neurodegener 2020; 15:31. [PMID: 32487123 PMCID: PMC7268618 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-020-00373-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) are neurodegenerative disorders, related by deterioration of motor and cognitive functions and short survival. Aside from cases with an inherited pathogenic mutation, the causes of the disorders are still largely unknown and no effective treatment currently exists. It has been shown that FTD may coexist with ALS and this overlap occurs at clinical, genetic, and molecular levels. In this work, we review the main pathological aspects of these complex diseases and discuss how the integration of the novel pathogenic molecular insights and the analysis of molecular interaction networks among all the genetic players represents a critical step to shed light on discovering novel therapeutic strategies and possibly tailoring personalized medicine approaches to specific ALS and FTD patients.
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- Rajka Maria Liscic
- Department of Neurology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
- School of Medicine, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, ASST-Spedali Civili-University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- College of Medicine and Health and Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Via Valerio 28, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Padriciano 99, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
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Xue YC, Ng CS, Xiang P, Liu H, Zhang K, Mohamud Y, Luo H. Dysregulation of RNA-Binding Proteins in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Front Mol Neurosci 2020; 13:78. [PMID: 32547363 PMCID: PMC7273501 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Genetic analyses of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have revealed a strong association between mutations in genes encoding many RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), including TARDBP, FUS, hnRNPA1, hnRNPA2B1, MATR3, ATXN2, TAF15, TIA-1, and EWSR1, and disease onset/progression. RBPs are a group of evolutionally conserved proteins that participate in multiple steps of RNA metabolism, including splicing, polyadenylation, mRNA stability, localization, and translation. Dysregulation of RBPs, as a consequence of gene mutations, impaired nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, posttranslational modification (PTM), aggregation, and sequestration by abnormal RNA foci, has been shown to be involved in neurodegeneration and the development of ALS. While the exact mechanism by which dysregulated RBPs contribute to ALS remains elusive, emerging evidence supports the notion that both a loss of function and/or a gain of toxic function of these ALS-linked RBPs play a significant role in disease pathogenesis through facilitating abnormal protein interaction, causing aberrant RNA metabolism, and by disturbing ribonucleoprotein granule dynamics and phase transition. In this review article, we summarize the current knowledge on the molecular mechanism by which RBPs are dysregulated and the influence of defective RBPs on cellular homeostasis during the development of ALS. The strategies of ongoing clinical trials targeting RBPs and/or relevant processes are also discussed in the present review.
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- Yuan Chao Xue
- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Williamson MG, Finelli MJ, Sleigh JN, Reddington A, Gordon D, Talbot K, Davies KE, Oliver PL. Neuronal over-expression of Oxr1 is protective against ALS-associated mutant TDP-43 mislocalisation in motor neurons and neuromuscular defects in vivo. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 28:3584-3599. [PMID: 31642482 PMCID: PMC6927465 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A common pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the related neurodegenerative disorder frontotemporal dementia, is the cellular mislocalization of transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43). Additionally, multiple mutations in the TARDBP gene (encoding TDP-43) are associated with familial forms of ALS. While the exact role for TDP-43 in the onset and progression of ALS remains unclear, the identification of factors that can prevent aberrant TDP-43 localization and function could be clinically beneficial. Previously, we discovered that the oxidation resistance 1 (Oxr1) protein could alleviate cellular mislocalization phenotypes associated with TDP-43 mutations, and that over-expression of Oxr1 was able to delay neuromuscular abnormalities in the hSOD1G93A ALS mouse model. Here, to determine whether Oxr1 can protect against TDP-43-associated phenotypes in vitro and in vivo, we used the same genetic approach in a newly described transgenic mouse expressing the human TDP-43 locus harbouring an ALS disease mutation (TDP-43M337V). We show in primary motor neurons from TDP-43M337V mice that genetically-driven Oxr1 over-expression significantly alleviates cytoplasmic mislocalization of mutant TDP-43. We also further quantified newly-identified, late-onset neuromuscular phenotypes of this mutant line, and demonstrate that neuronal Oxr1 over-expression causes a significant reduction in muscle denervation and neuromuscular junction degeneration in homozygous mutants in parallel with improved motor function and a reduction in neuroinflammation. Together these data support the application of Oxr1 as a viable and safe modifier of TDP-43-associated ALS phenotypes.
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- Matthew G Williamson
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK.,MRC Harwell Institute, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RD, UK
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Objectives: The beneficial effects of many substances have been discovered because of regular dietary consumption. This is also the case with curcumin, whose effects have been known for more than 4,000 years in Eastern countries such as China and India. A curcumin-rich diet has been known to counteract many human diseases, including cancer and diabetes, and has been shown to reduce inflammation. The effect of a curcumin treatment for neurological diseases, such as spinal muscular atrophy; Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; multiple sclerosis; and others, has only recently been brought to the attention of researchers and the wider population.Methods: In this paper, we summarise the studies on this natural product, from its isolation two centuries ago to its characterisation a century later.Results: We describe its role in the treatment of neurological diseases, including its cellular and common molecular mechanisms, and we report on the clinical trials of curcumin with healthy people and patients.Discussion: Commenting on the different approaches adopted by the efforts made to increase its bioavailability.
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- Raffaella Adami
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Besnard-Guérin C. Cytoplasmic localization of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-related TDP-43 proteins modulates stress granule formation. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 52:3995-4008. [PMID: 32343854 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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TDP-43 is an RNA/DNA-binding protein associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Under pathological conditions, TDP-43 exported from the nucleus accumulates in the cytoplasm, forming inclusion bodies. However, the molecular mechanisms that contribute to such aggregation are unclear. The pathogenic processes that lead to aggregation in ALS were investigated by analysing the effects of wildtype human TDP-43 or with mutations in the nuclear localization sequence (NLS) or those associated with ALS in stress granule formation. TDP-43 (WT, ∆NLS or G348C), with or without a GFP-tag, was expressed in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma or HeLa cells and stress granules induced by oxidative stress or heat shock. Stress granule formation was altered in cells strongly expressing GFP-TDP-∆NLS, or untagged TDP-43-∆NLS in the cytoplasm but not the negative controls, GFP or GFP-UtrCH. In contrast, there was no reduction in stress granule formation by cells that expressed untagged TDP-43 (WT or G348C) in the nucleus upon stress induction. GFP labelling of TDP-43 (WT or G348C) promotes high cytoplasmic expression and nuclear aggregation. Stress granule formation was impaired in cells expressing GFP-TDP-43 (WT or G348C) in the cytoplasm. Overall, these results suggest that stress granule formation may be inhibited by high levels of TDP-43 protein in the cytoplasm. As stress granules serve a protective function, their deregulation may promote neurodegeneration due to an aberrant stress response.
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- Corinne Besnard-Guérin
- Sorbonne Université, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université de Paris 06, Unité Mixte 75, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 1127, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière (ICM), Paris, France
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Sanna S, Esposito S, Masala A, Sini P, Nieddu G, Galioto M, Fais M, Iaccarino C, Cestra G, Crosio C. HDAC1 inhibition ameliorates TDP-43-induced cell death in vitro and in vivo. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:369. [PMID: 32409664 PMCID: PMC7224392 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2580-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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TDP-43 pathology is a disease hallmark that characterizes both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD-TDP). TDP-43 undergoes several posttranslational modifications that can change its biological activities and its aggregative propensity, which is a common hallmark of different neurodegenerative conditions. New evidence is provided by the current study pointing at TDP-43 acetylation in ALS cellular models. Using both in vitro and in vivo approaches, we demonstrate that TDP-43 interacts with histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) via RRM1 and RRM2 domains, that are known to contain the two major TDP-43 acetylation sites, K142 and K192. Moreover, we show that TDP-43 is a direct transcriptional activator of CHOP promoter and this activity is regulated by acetylation. Finally and most importantly, we observe both in cell culture and in Drosophila that a HDCA1 reduced level (genomic inactivation or siRNA) or treatment with pan-HDAC inhibitors exert a protective role against WT or pathological mutant TDP-43 toxicity, suggesting TDP-43 acetylation as a new potential therapeutic target. HDAC inhibition efficacy in neurodegeneration has long been debated, but future investigations are warranted in this area. Selection of more specific HDAC inhibitors is still a promising option for neuronal protection especially as HDAC1 appears as a downstream target of both TDP- 43 and FUS, another ALS-related gene.
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- Simona Sanna
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Istitute of Molecular Biology and Pathology-National Research Council at Department of Biology and Biotechnology-Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome, P.Le A.Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy.
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Jinn S, Blauwendraat C, Toolan D, Gretzula CA, Drolet RE, Smith S, Nalls MA, Marcus J, Singleton AB, Stone DJ. Functionalization of the TMEM175 p.M393T variant as a risk factor for Parkinson disease. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 28:3244-3254. [PMID: 31261387 PMCID: PMC6859430 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Parkinson disease (PD) have identified a signal at chromosome 4p16.3; however, the causal variant has not been established for this locus. Deep investigation of the region resulted in one identified variant, the rs34311866 missense SNP (p.M393T) in TMEM175, which is 20 orders of magnitude more significant than any other SNP in the region. Because TMEM175 is a lysosomal gene that has been shown to influence α-synuclein phosphorylation and autophagy, the p.M393T variant is an attractive candidate, and we have examined its effect on TMEM175 protein and PD-related biology. After knocking down each of the genes located under the GWAS peak via multiple shRNAs, only TMEM175 was found to consistently influence accumulation of phosphorylated α-synuclein (p-α-syn). Examination of the p.M393T variant showed effects on TMEM175 function that were intermediate between the wild-type (WT) and knockout phenotypes, with reduced regulation of lysosomal pH in response to starvation and minor changes in clearance of autophagy substrates, reduced lysosomal localization, and increased accumulation of p-α-syn. Finally, overexpression of WT TMEM175 protein reduced p-α-syn, while overexpression of the p.M393T variant resulted in no change in α-synuclein phosphorylation. These results suggest that the main signal in the chromosome 4p16.3 PD risk locus is driven by the TMEM175 p.M393T variant. Modulation of TMEM175 may impact α-synuclein biology and therefore may be a rational therapeutic strategy for PD.
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- Sarah Jinn
- Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Data Tecnica International, Glen Echo, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Chan G, van Hummel A, van der Hoven J, Ittner LM, Ke YD. Neurodegeneration and Motor Deficits in the Absence of Astrogliosis upon Transgenic Mutant TDP-43 Expression in Mature Mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2020; 190:1713-1722. [PMID: 32371051 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rapidly progressing and fatal disease characterized by muscular atrophy due to loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Pathogenic mutations in the TARDBP gene encoding TAR DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) have been identified in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We have previously reported transgenic mice with neuronal expression of human TDP-43 carrying the pathogenic A315T mutation (iTDP-43A315T mice) using a tetracycline-controlled inducible promotor system. Constitutive expression of transgenic TDP-43A315T in the absence of doxycycline resulted in pronounced early-onset and progressive neurodegeneration, and motor and memory deficits. Here, delayed transgene expression of TDP-43A315T by oral doxycycline treatment of iTDP-43A315T mice from birth till weaning was analyzed. After doxycycline withdrawal, transgenic TDP-43A315T expression gradually increased and resulted in cytoplasmic TDP-43, widespread ubiquitination, and cortical and hippocampal atrophy. In addition, these mice developed motor and gait deficits with underlying muscle atrophy, similar to that observed in the constitutive iTDP-43A315T mice. Surprisingly, in contrast to the constitutive iTDP-43A315T mice, these mice did not develop astrogliosis. In summary, delayed activation coupled with gradual increase in TDP-43A315T expression in the central nervous system of mature mice resulted in progressive functional deficits with neuron and muscle loss, but in the absence of a glial response. This suggests that astrocytosis does not contribute to functional deficits and neuronal loss upon TDP-43A315T expression in mature mice.
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- Gabriella Chan
- Dementia Research Centre and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Research Centre and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Research Centre and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Research Centre and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Research Centre and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Momtaz S, Memariani Z, El-Senduny FF, Sanadgol N, Golab F, Katebi M, Abdolghaffari AH, Farzaei MH, Abdollahi M. Targeting Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway by Natural Products: Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Physiol 2020; 11:361. [PMID: 32411012 PMCID: PMC7199656 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Misfolded proteins are the main common feature of neurodegenerative diseases, thereby, normal proteostasis is an important mechanism to regulate the neural survival and the central nervous system functionality. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is a non-lysosomal proteolytic pathway involved in numerous normal functions of the nervous system, modulation of neurotransmitter release, synaptic plasticity, and recycling of membrane receptors or degradation of damaged and regulatory intracellular proteins. Aberrant accumulation of intracellular ubiquitin-positive inclusions has been implicated to a variety of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington disease (HD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Multiple Myeloma (MM). Genetic mutation in deubiquitinating enzyme could disrupt UPS and results in destructive effects on neuron survival. To date, various agents were characterized with proteasome-inhibitory potential. Proteins of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and in particular, E3 ubiquitin ligases, may be promising molecular targets for neurodegenerative drug discovery. Phytochemicals, specifically polyphenols (PPs), were reported to act as proteasome-inhibitors or may modulate the proteasome activity. PPs modify the UPS by means of accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins, suppression of neuronal apoptosis, reduction of neurotoxicity, and improvement of synaptic plasticity and transmission. This is the first comprehensive review on the effect of PPs on UPS. Here, we review the recent findings describing various aspects of UPS dysregulation in neurodegenerative disorders. This review attempts to summarize the latest reports on the neuroprotective properties involved in the proper functioning of natural polyphenolic compounds with implication for targeting ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in the neurodegenerative diseases. We highlight the evidence suggesting that polyphenolic compounds have a dose and disorder dependent effects in improving neurological dysfunctions, and so their mechanism of action could stimulate the UPS, induce the protein degradation or inhibit UPS and reduce protein degradation. Future studies should focus on molecular mechanisms by which PPs can interfere this complex regulatory system at specific stages of the disease development and progression.
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- Saeideh Momtaz
- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Gastrointestinal Pharmacology Interest Group, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran, Iran
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- Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.,Department of Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Gastrointestinal Pharmacology Interest Group, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.,Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Loffreda A, Nizzardo M, Arosio A, Ruepp MD, Calogero RA, Volinia S, Galasso M, Bendotti C, Ferrarese C, Lunetta C, Rizzuti M, Ronchi AE, Mühlemann O, Tremolizzo L, Corti S, Barabino SML. miR-129-5p: A key factor and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Prog Neurobiol 2020; 190:101803. [PMID: 32335272 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentless and fatal neurological disease characterized by the selective degeneration of motor neurons. No effective therapy is available for this disease. Several lines of evidence indicate that alteration of RNA metabolism, including microRNA (miRNA) processing, is a relevant pathogenetic factor and a possible therapeutic target for ALS. Here, we showed that the abundance of components in the miRNA processing machinery is altered in a SOD1-linked cellular model, suggesting consequent dysregulation of miRNA biogenesis. Indeed, high-throughput sequencing of the small RNA fraction showed that among the altered miRNAs, miR-129-5p was increased in different models of SOD1-linked ALS and in peripheral blood cells of sporadic ALS patients. We demonstrated that miR-129-5p upregulation causes the downregulation of one of its targets: the RNA-binding protein ELAVL4/HuD. ELAVL4/HuD is predominantly expressed in neurons, where it controls several key neuronal mRNAs. Overexpression of pre-miR-129-1 inhibited neurite outgrowth and differentiation via HuD silencing in vitro, while its inhibition with an antagomir rescued the phenotype. Remarkably, we showed that administration of an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) inhibitor of miR-129-5p to an ALS animal model, SOD1 (G93A) mice, result in a significant increase in survival and improved the neuromuscular phenotype in treated mice. These results identify miR-129-5p as a therapeutic target that is amenable to ASO modulation for the treatment of ALS patients.
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- Alessia Loffreda
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neurology Unit, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery and Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20052 Monza, MB, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", 20156 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery and Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20052 Monza, MB, Italy; Neurology Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, MB, Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO), Fondazione Serena Onlus, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neurology Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Medicine and Surgery and Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20052 Monza, MB, Italy; Neurology Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, MB, Italy
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- Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Italy; Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neurology Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Pourhaghighi R, Ash PEA, Phanse S, Goebels F, Hu LZM, Chen S, Zhang Y, Wierbowski SD, Boudeau S, Moutaoufik MT, Malty RH, Malolepsza E, Tsafou K, Nathan A, Cromar G, Guo H, Abdullatif AA, Apicco DJ, Becker LA, Gitler AD, Pulst SM, Youssef A, Hekman R, Havugimana PC, White CA, Blum BC, Ratti A, Bryant CD, Parkinson J, Lage K, Babu M, Yu H, Bader GD, Wolozin B, Emili A. BraInMap Elucidates the Macromolecular Connectivity Landscape of Mammalian Brain. Cell Syst 2020; 10:333-350.e14. [PMID: 32325033 PMCID: PMC7938770 DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2020.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Connectivity webs mediate the unique biology of the mammalian brain. Yet, while cell circuit maps are increasingly available, knowledge of their underlying molecular networks remains limited. Here, we applied multi-dimensional biochemical fractionation with mass spectrometry and machine learning to survey endogenous macromolecules across the adult mouse brain. We defined a global "interactome" comprising over one thousand multi-protein complexes. These include hundreds of brain-selective assemblies that have distinct physical and functional attributes, show regional and cell-type specificity, and have links to core neurological processes and disorders. Using reciprocal pull-downs and a transgenic model, we validated a putative 28-member RNA-binding protein complex associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, suggesting a coordinated function in alternative splicing in disease progression. This brain interaction map (BraInMap) resource facilitates mechanistic exploration of the unique molecular machinery driving core cellular processes of the central nervous system. It is publicly available and can be explored here https://www.bu.edu/dbin/cnsb/mousebrain/.
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- Reza Pourhaghighi
- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada; Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Program in Bioinformatics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Program in Bioinformatics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Network Systems Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Chami AA, Beltran S, Corcia P, Andres CR, Laumonnier F, Blasco H, Vourc'H P. A novel mutation in the cleavage site N291 of TDP-43 protein in a familial case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2020; 21:463-466. [PMID: 32301341 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2020.1752243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cytoplasmic aggregation of TAR-DNA binding protein (TDP-43) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and fronto-temporal lobar dementia (FTLD) is associated with post-translational modifications (PTM) and delocalization. Studies on postmortem brains of ALS and FTLD patients showed the existence of TDP-43 fragments that end at position N291. We report a new heterozygous mutation p.N291H in a familial case of ALS. Expression of the mutant protein in cell lines and primary motor neurons induces aggregate formation in the cytoplasm and reduces cell viability. The discovery of mutations at cleavage sites in TDP-43 in patients, which we reviewed here, is valuable for understanding the true role of the various TDP-43 fragments identified in patients and thus, for developing effective targeted therapies for ALS and FTLD treatment.
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- Anna A Chami
- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Neurologie, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Neurologie, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Tours, France
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Gois AM, Mendonça DMF, Freire MAM, Santos JR. IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODELS OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: AN UPDATED OVERVIEW. Brain Res Bull 2020; 159:32-43. [PMID: 32247802 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of upper motor neurons (UMN) and lower motor neurons (LMN). Disease affects people all over the world and is more prevalent in men. Patients with ALS develop extensive muscle wasting, paralysis and ultimately death, with a median survival of usually fewer than five years after disease onset. ALS may be sporadic (sALS, 90%) or familial (fALS, 10%). The large majority of fALS cases are associated with genetic alterations, which are mainly related to the genes SOD1, TDP-43, FUS, and C9ORF72. In vitro and in vivo models have helped elucidate ALS etiology and pathogenesis, as well as its molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms. Many studies in cell cultures and animal models, such as Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, zebrafish, rodents, and non-human primates have been performed to clarify the relationship of these genes to ALS disease. However, there are inherent limitations to consider when using experimental models. In this review, we provide an updated overview of the most used in vitro and in vivo studies that have contributed to a better understanding of the different ALS pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Auderlan M Gois
- Behavioral and Evolutionary Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Itabaiana, SE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System, Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Itabaiana, SE, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Health and Society, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Behavioral and Evolutionary Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Itabaiana, SE, Brazil.
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Vegeto E, Villa A, Della Torre S, Crippa V, Rusmini P, Cristofani R, Galbiati M, Maggi A, Poletti A. The Role of Sex and Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Endocr Rev 2020; 41:5572525. [PMID: 31544208 PMCID: PMC7156855 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnz005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a wide class of disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) with unknown etiology. Several factors were hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases, including genetic and environmental factors. Many of these diseases show a sex prevalence and sex steroids were shown to have a role in the progression of specific forms of neurodegeneration. Estrogens were reported to be neuroprotective through their action on cognate nuclear and membrane receptors, while adverse effects of male hormones have been described on neuronal cells, although some data also suggest neuroprotective activities. The response of the CNS to sex steroids is a complex and integrated process that depends on (i) the type and amount of the cognate steroid receptor and (ii) the target cell type-either neurons, glia, or microglia. Moreover, the levels of sex steroids in the CNS fluctuate due to gonadal activities and to local metabolism and synthesis. Importantly, biochemical processes involved in the pathogenesis of NDs are increasingly being recognized as different between the two sexes and as influenced by sex steroids. The aim of this review is to present current state-of-the-art understanding on the potential role of sex steroids and their receptors on the onset and progression of major neurodegenerative disorders, namely, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the peculiar motoneuron disease spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, in which hormonal therapy is potentially useful as disease modifier.
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- Elisabetta Vegeto
- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche (DiSFarm), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DiSS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche (DiSFarm), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Eccellenza di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Eccellenza di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Eccellenza di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Eccellenza di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche (DiSFarm), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Eccellenza di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Donde A, Sun M, Jeong YH, Wen X, Ling J, Lin S, Braunstein K, Nie S, Wang S, Chen L, Wong PC. Upregulation of ATG7 attenuates motor neuron dysfunction associated with depletion of TARDBP/TDP-43. Autophagy 2020; 16:672-682. [PMID: 31242080 PMCID: PMC7138241 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2019.1635379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A shared neuropathological hallmark in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is nuclear clearance and cytoplasmic aggregation of TARDBP/TDP-43 (TAR DNA binding protein). We previously showed that the ability of TARDBP to repress nonconserved cryptic exons was impaired in brains of patients with ALS and FTD, suggesting that its nuclear depletion contributes to neurodegeneration. However, the critical pathways impacted by the failure to repress cryptic exons that may contribute to neurodegeneration remain undefined. Here, we report that transcriptome analysis of TARDBP-deficient neurons revealed downregulation of ATG7, a critical gene required for macroautophagy/autophagy. Mouse and Drosophila models lacking TARDBP/TBPH in motor neurons exhibiting age-dependent neurodegeneration and motor deficits showed reduction of ATG7 and accumulation of SQSTM1/p62 inclusions. Importantly, genetic upregulation of the autophagy pathway improved motor function and survival in TBPH-deficient flies. Together with our observation that ATG7 is reduced in ALS-FTD brain tissues, these findings identify the autophagy pathway as one key effector of nuclear depletion of TARDBP that contributes to neurodegeneration. We thus suggest that the autophagy pathway is a therapeutic target for ALS-FTD and other disorders exhibiting TARDBP pathology.Abbreviations: ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ANOVA: analysis of variance; ChAT: choline acetyltransferase; CTSD: cathepsin D; FTD: frontotemporal dementia; LAMP1: lysosomal associated membrane protein 1; NMJ: neuromuscular junction; RBFOX3/NeuN: RNA binding fox-1 homolog 3; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; TARDBP/TDP-43: TAR DNA binding protein 43.
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- Aneesh Donde
- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neural Development and Disease, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Suzuki N, Akiyama T, Warita H, Aoki M. Omics Approach to Axonal Dysfunction of Motor Neurons in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Front Neurosci 2020; 14:194. [PMID: 32269505 PMCID: PMC7109447 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable adult-onset neurodegenerative disease that leads to the loss of upper and lower motor neurons (MNs). The long axons of MNs become damaged during the early stages of ALS. Genetic and pathological analyses of ALS patients have revealed dysfunction in the MN axon homeostasis. However, the molecular pathomechanism for the degeneration of axons in ALS has not been fully elucidated. This review provides an overview of the proposed axonal pathomechanisms in ALS, including those involving the neuronal cytoskeleton, cargo transport within axons, axonal energy supply, clearance of junk protein, neuromuscular junctions (NMJs), and aberrant axonal branching. To improve understanding of the global changes in axons, the review summarizes omics analyses of the axonal compartments of neurons in vitro and in vivo, including a motor nerve organoid approach that utilizes microfluidic devices developed by this research group. The review also discusses the relevance of intra-axonal transcription factors frequently identified in these omics analyses. Local axonal translation and the relationship among these pathomechanisms should be pursued further. The development of novel strategies to analyze axon fractions provides a new approach to establishing a detailed understanding of resilience of long MN and MN pathology in ALS.
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- Naoki Suzuki
- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Shodo-kai Southern Tohoku General Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Gogia N, Sarkar A, Mehta AS, Ramesh N, Deshpande P, Kango-Singh M, Pandey UB, Singh A. Inactivation of Hippo and cJun-N-terminal Kinase (JNK) signaling mitigate FUS mediated neurodegeneration in vivo. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 140:104837. [PMID: 32199908 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of motor neurons in the central nervous system, has no known cure to-date. Disease causing mutations in human Fused in Sarcoma (FUS) leads to aggressive and juvenile onset of ALS. FUS is a well-conserved protein across different species, which plays a crucial role in regulating different aspects of RNA metabolism. Targeted misexpression of FUS in Drosophila model recapitulates several interesting phenotypes relevant to ALS including cytoplasmic mislocalization, defects at the neuromuscular junction and motor dysfunction. We screened for the genetic modifiers of human FUS-mediated neurodegenerative phenotype using molecularly defined deficiencies. We identified hippo (hpo), a component of the evolutionarily conserved Hippo growth regulatory pathway, as a genetic modifier of FUS mediated neurodegeneration. Gain-of-function of hpo triggers cell death whereas its loss-of-function promotes cell proliferation. Downregulation of the Hippo signaling pathway, using mutants of Hippo signaling, exhibit rescue of FUS-mediated neurodegeneration in the Drosophila eye, as evident from reduction in the number of TUNEL positive nuclei as well as rescue of axonal targeting from the retina to the brain. The Hippo pathway activates c-Jun amino-terminal (NH2) Kinase (JNK) mediated cell death. We found that downregulation of JNK signaling is sufficient to rescue FUS-mediated neurodegeneration in the Drosophila eye. Our study elucidates that Hippo signaling and JNK signaling are activated in response to FUS accumulation to induce neurodegeneration. These studies will shed light on the genetic mechanism involved in neurodegeneration observed in ALS and other associated disorders.
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- Neha Gogia
- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA; Premedical Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA; Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton (TREND), University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA; Premedical Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA; Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton (TREND), University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA; The Integrative Science and Engineering Center, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA; Center for Genomic Advocacy (TCGA), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
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Picchiarelli G, Dupuis L. Role of RNA Binding Proteins with prion-like domains in muscle and neuromuscular diseases. Cell Stress 2020; 4:76-91. [PMID: 32292882 PMCID: PMC7146060 DOI: 10.15698/cst2020.04.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A number of neuromuscular and muscular diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and several myopathies, are associated to mutations in related RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), including TDP-43, FUS, MATR3 or hnRNPA1/B2. These proteins harbor similar modular primary sequence with RNA binding motifs and low complexity domains, that enables them to phase separate and create liquid microdomains. These RBPs have been shown to critically regulate multiple events of RNA lifecycle, including transcriptional events, splicing and RNA trafficking and sequestration. Here, we review the roles of these disease-related RBPs in muscle and motor neurons, and how their dysfunction in these cell types might contribute to disease.
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- Gina Picchiarelli
- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, Mécanismes Centraux et Périphériques de la Neurodégénérescence, UMR_S 1118, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, Mécanismes Centraux et Périphériques de la Neurodégénérescence, UMR_S 1118, Strasbourg, France
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Hergesheimer RC, Chami AA, de Assis DR, Vourc'h P, Andres CR, Corcia P, Lanznaster D, Blasco H. The debated toxic role of aggregated TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a resolution in sight? Brain 2020; 142:1176-1194. [PMID: 30938443 PMCID: PMC6487324 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Transactive response DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is an RNA/DNA binding protein that forms phosphorylated and ubiquitinated aggregates in the cytoplasm of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is a hallmark of this disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative condition affecting the upper and lower motor neurons. Even though the aggregative property of TDP-43 is considered a cornerstone of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, there has been major controversy regarding the functional link between TDP-43 aggregates and cell death. In this review, we attempt to reconcile the current literature surrounding this debate by discussing the results and limitations of the published data relating TDP-43 aggregates to cytotoxicity, as well as therapeutic perspectives of TDP-43 aggregate clearance. We point out key data suggesting that the formation of TDP-43 aggregates and the capacity to self-template and propagate among cells as a 'prion-like' protein, another pathological property of TDP-43 aggregates, are a significant cause of motor neuronal death. We discuss the disparities among the various studies, particularly with respect to the type of models and the different forms of TDP-43 used to evaluate cellular toxicity. We also examine how these disparities can interfere with the interpretation of the results pertaining to a direct toxic effect of TDP-43 aggregates. Furthermore, we present perspectives for improving models in order to better uncover the toxic role of aggregated TDP-43. Finally, we review the recent studies on the enhancement of the cellular clearance mechanisms of autophagy, the ubiquitin proteasome system, and endocytosis in an attempt to counteract TDP-43 aggregation-induced toxicity. Altogether, the data available so far encourage us to suggest that the cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 is key for the neurodegeneration observed in motor neurons in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The corresponding findings provide novel avenues toward early therapeutic interventions and clinical outcomes for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis management.
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, INSERM, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, INSERM, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, INSERM, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, INSERM, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Neurologie, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBRAIN, Université de Tours, INSERM, Tours, France.,CHU de Tours, Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Tours, France
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Strohm L, Behrends C. Glia-specific autophagy dysfunction in ALS. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2020; 99:172-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gene therapy for overexpressing Neuregulin 1 type I in skeletal muscles promotes functional improvement in the SOD1 G93A ALS mice. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 137:104793. [PMID: 32032731 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting motoneurons (MNs), with no effective treatment currently available. The molecular mechanisms that are involved in MN death are complex and not fully understood, with partial contributions of surrounding glial cells and skeletal muscle to the disease. Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) is a trophic factor highly expressed in MNs and neuromuscular junctions. Recent studies have suggested a crucial role of the isoform I (NRG1-I) in the collateral reinnervation process in skeletal muscle, and NRG1-III in the preservation of MNs in the spinal cord, opening a window for developing novel therapies for neuromuscular diseases like ALS. In this study, we overexpressed NRG1-I widely in the skeletal muscles of the SOD1G93A transgenic mouse. The results show that NRG1 gene therapy activated the survival pathways in muscle and spinal cord, increasing the number of surviving MNs and neuromuscular junctions and reducing the astroglial reactivity in the spinal cord of the treated SOD1G93A mice. Furthermore, NRG1-I overexpression preserved motor function and delayed the onset of clinical disease. In summary, our data indicates that NRG1 plays an important role on MN survival and muscle innervation in ALS, and that viral-mediated overexpression of NRG1 isoforms may be considered as a promising approach for ALS treatment.
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Bridging biophysics and neurology: aberrant phase transitions in neurodegenerative disease. Nat Rev Neurol 2020; 15:272-286. [PMID: 30890779 DOI: 10.1038/s41582-019-0157-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Biomolecular condensation arising through phase transitions has emerged as an essential organizational strategy that governs many aspects of cell biology. In particular, the role of phase transitions in the assembly of large, complex ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules has become appreciated as an important regulator of RNA metabolism. In parallel, genetic, histopathological and cell and molecular studies have provided evidence that disturbance of phase transitions is an important driver of neurological diseases, notably amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but most likely also other diseases. Indeed, our growing knowledge of the biophysics underlying biological phase transitions suggests that this process offers a unifying mechanism to explain the numerous and diverse disturbances in RNA metabolism that have been observed in ALS and some related diseases - specifically, that these diseases are driven by disturbances in the material properties of RNP granules. Here, we review the evidence for this hypothesis, emphasizing the reciprocal roles in which disease-related protein and disease-related RNA can lead to disturbances in the material properties of RNP granules and consequent pathogenesis. Additionally, we review evidence that implicates aberrant phase transitions as a contributing factor to a larger set of neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia, certain repeat expansion diseases and Alzheimer disease.
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Huang SL, Wu LS, Lee M, Chang CW, Cheng WC, Fang YS, Chen YR, Cheng PL, Shen CKJ. A robust TDP-43 knock-in mouse model of ALS. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020; 8:3. [PMID: 31964415 PMCID: PMC6975031 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-020-0881-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, adult-onset degenerative disorder of motor neurons. The diseased spinal cord motor neurons of more than 95% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients are characterized by the mis-metabolism of the RNA/DNA-binding protein TDP-43 (ALS-TDP), in particular, the presence of cytosolic aggregates of the protein. Most available mouse models for the basic or translational studies of ALS-TDP are based on transgenic overexpression of the TDP-43 protein. Here, we report the generation and characterization of mouse lines bearing homologous knock-in of fALS-associated mutation A315T and sALS-associated mutation N390D, respectively. Remarkably, the heterozygous TDP-43 (N390D/+) mice but not those heterozygous for the TDP-43 (A315T/+) mice develop a full spectrum of ALS-TDP-like pathologies at the molecular, cellular and behavioral levels. Comparative analysis of the mutant mice and spinal cord motor neurons (MN) derived from their embryonic stem (ES) cells demonstrates that different ALS-associated TDP-43 mutations possess critical ALS-causing capabilities and pathogenic pathways, likely modified by their genetic background and the environmental factors. Mechanistically, we identify aberrant RNA splicing of spinal cord Bcl-2 pre-mRNA and consequent increase of a negative regulator of autophagy, Bcl-2, which correlate with and are caused by a progressive increase of TDP-43, one of the early events associated with ALS-TDP pathogenesis, in the spinal cord of TDP-43 (N390D/+) mice and spinal cord MN derived from their ES cells. The TDP-43 (N390D/+) knock-in mice appear to be an ideal rodent model for basic as well as translational studies of ALS- TDP.
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Kasahara S, Ishihara T, Koike Y, Sugai A, Onodera O. [Molecular mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from the viewpoint of the formation and degeneration of transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43) inclusions]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2020; 60:109-116. [PMID: 31956195 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS) and many cases of familial ALS (FALS) demonstrate cytoplasmic transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43)-positive inclusion bodies. Thus, TDP-43 plays a vital role in ALS pathogenesis. Functional analysis of the ALS causative genes advanced the elucidation of the mechanism associated with the formation and degradation of TDP-43 aggregates. Stress granules, which are non-membranous organelles, are attracting attention as sites of aggregate formation, with involvement of FUS and C9orf72. Concurrently, ALS causative genes related to the ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy systems, which are aggregate degradation mechanisms, have also been reported. Therefore, therapeutic research based on the molecular pathology common to SALS and FALS has been advanced.
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- Sou Kasahara
- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
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Lázaro DF, Bellucci A, Brundin P, Outeiro TF. Editorial: Protein Misfolding and Spreading Pathology in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Mol Neurosci 2020; 12:312. [PMID: 32009897 PMCID: PMC6978792 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Diana F Lázaro
- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Gottingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Gottingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany.,The Medical School, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Loganathan S, Lehmkuhl EM, Eck RJ, Zarnescu DC. To Be or Not To Be…Toxic-Is RNA Association With TDP-43 Complexes Deleterious or Protective in Neurodegeneration? Front Mol Biosci 2020; 6:154. [PMID: 31998750 PMCID: PMC6965497 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43) is a nucleic acid binding protein associated with insoluble cytoplasmic aggregates in several neurodegenerative disorders, including 97% of the ALS cases. In healthy individuals, TDP-43 is primarily localized to the nucleus; it can shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and is involved in several aspects of RNA processing including transcription, splicing, RNA stability, transport, localization, stress granule (SG) formation, and translation. Upon stress, TDP-43 aggregates in the cytoplasm and associates with several types of RNA and protein assemblies, resulting in nuclear depletion of TDP-43. Under conditions of prolonged stress, cytoplasmic TDP-43 undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and becomes less mobile. Evidence exists to support a scenario in which insoluble TDP-43 complexes sequester RNA and/or proteins causing disturbances in both ribostasis and proteostasis, which in turn contribute to neurodegeneration. However, the relationship between RNA binding and TDP-43 toxicity remains unclear. Recent studies provide conflicting views on the role of RNA in TDP-43 toxicity, with some finding RNA as a toxic factor whereby RNA binding contributes to TDP-43 toxicity, while others find RNA to be a protective factor that inhibits TDP-43 aggregation. Here we review and discuss these recent reports, which ultimately highlight the importance of understanding the heterogeneity of TDP-43 assemblies and collectively point to solubilizing TDP-43 as a potential therapeutic strategy.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Dutta R, Sarkar SR. Role of Dynein and Dynactin (DCTN-1) in Neurodegenerative Diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.33805/2641-8991.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The pathophysiology and concept of degeneration in central nervous system is very complex and overwhelming at times. There is a complex mechanism which exists among different molecules in the cytoplasm of cell bodies of neurons, antegrade and retrograde axonal transport of cargoes and accumulation of certain substances and proteins which can influence the excitatory neurotransmitter like glutamate initiating the process of neurodegeneration. Neurons have extensive processes and communication between those processes and the cell body is crucial to neuronal function, viability and survival over time with progression of age. Researchers believe neurons are uniquely dependent on microtubule-based cargo transport. There is enough evidence to support that deficits in retrograde axonal transport contribute to pathogenesis in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. Cytoplasmic dynein and its regulation by Dynactin (DCTN1) is the major molecular motor cargo involved in autophagy, mitosis and neuronal cell survival. Mutation in dynactin gene located in 2p13.1,is indeed studied very extensively and is considered to be involved directly or indirectly to various conditions like Perry syndrome, familial and sporadic Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Hereditary spastic paraplegia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA-5), Huntingtons disease, Alzheimers disease, Charcot marie tooth disease, Hereditary motor neuropathy 7B, prion disease, parkinsons disease, malformation of cortical development, polymicrogyria to name a few with exception of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
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Corrado L, Pensato V, Croce R, Di Pierro A, Mellone S, Dalla Bella E, Salsano E, Paraboschi EM, Giordano M, Saraceno M, Mazzini L, Gellera C, D'Alfonso S. The first case of the TARDBP p.G294V mutation in a homozygous state: is a single pathogenic allele sufficient to cause ALS? Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2019; 21:273-279. [PMID: 31852254 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2019.1704011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Here, we described the first amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient presenting the c.881 G > T p.G294V TARDBP mutation in homozygous status. The patient belongs to a large pedigree from Morocco. Except for one older affected brother his parents and remaining 8 sibs are referred to be healthy and do not show any neurological sign or symptom. The lack of evidence of TARDBP deletions of any sizes, together with the presence of several AOH segments, strongly suggests that the homozygosity status of p.G294V in the proband derived from parental consanguinity. A revision of the literature and our cohorts indicates that the p.G294V mutation has been detected in only 15 additional ALS patients in heterozygosity and, except for one additional Moroccan patient, all were of Italian origin. The analysis of microsatellite markers surrounding the TARDBP gene in 8 individuals carrying the p.G294V mutation showed that the haplotypic context of the Moroccan proband is shared with most patients of European origin indicating that they carry the p.G294V mutation inherited from a common ancestor. The analysis of the 15 ALS pedigrees (from literature data and present study), strongly suggests a reduced penetrance of the p.G294V mutation since for 13 of the 15 described p.G294V ALS cases the parents did not show any neurological symptoms. This result has potentially important implications in genetic counseling, since genetic testing of a reduced penetrance mutation on pre-symptomatic individuals proves very difficult to predict the outcome based on the genotype.
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- Lucia Corrado
- Department of Health Sciences, Human Genetics Laboratory, UPO University, Novara, Italy
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases and Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Human Genetics Laboratory, UPO University, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Human Genetics Laboratory, UPO University, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Human Genetics Laboratory, UPO University, Novara, Italy
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- III Neurology Unit and Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- X Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Human Genetics Laboratory, UPO University, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, UPO University and Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini, Novara
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- Department of Neurology, UPO University and Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini, Novara
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases and Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Human Genetics Laboratory, UPO University, Novara, Italy
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Mejzini R, Flynn LL, Pitout IL, Fletcher S, Wilton SD, Akkari PA. ALS Genetics, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics: Where Are We Now? Front Neurosci 2019; 13:1310. [PMID: 31866818 PMCID: PMC6909825 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 435] [Impact Index Per Article: 87.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The scientific landscape surrounding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) continues to shift as the number of genes associated with the disease risk and pathogenesis, and the cellular processes involved, continues to grow. Despite decades of intense research and over 50 potentially causative or disease-modifying genes identified, etiology remains unexplained and treatment options remain limited for the majority of ALS patients. Various factors have contributed to the slow progress in understanding and developing therapeutics for this disease. Here, we review the genetic basis of ALS, highlighting factors that have contributed to the elusiveness of genetic heritability. The most commonly mutated ALS-linked genes are reviewed with an emphasis on disease-causing mechanisms. The cellular processes involved in ALS pathogenesis are discussed, with evidence implicating their involvement in ALS summarized. Past and present therapeutic strategies and the benefits and limitations of the model systems available to ALS researchers are discussed with future directions for research that may lead to effective treatment strategies outlined.
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- Rita Mejzini
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Bogaert E, Boeynaems S, Kato M, Guo L, Caulfield TR, Steyaert J, Scheveneels W, Wilmans N, Haeck W, Hersmus N, Schymkowitz J, Rousseau F, Shorter J, Callaerts P, Robberecht W, Van Damme P, Van Den Bosch L. Molecular Dissection of FUS Points at Synergistic Effect of Low-Complexity Domains in Toxicity. Cell Rep 2019; 24:529-537.e4. [PMID: 30021151 PMCID: PMC6077250 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RNA-binding protein aggregation is a pathological hallmark of several neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). To gain better insight into the molecular interactions underlying this process, we investigated FUS, which is mutated and aggregated in both ALS and FTLD. We generated a Drosophila model of FUS toxicity and identified a previously unrecognized synergistic effect between the N-terminal prion-like domain and the C-terminal arginine-rich domain to mediate toxicity. Although the prion-like domain is generally considered to mediate aggregation of FUS, we find that arginine residues in the C-terminal low-complexity domain are also required for maturation of FUS in cellular stress granules. These data highlight an important role for arginine-rich domains in the pathology of RNA-binding proteins. Both QGSY and RGG2 domains are necessary for FUS-induced neurodegeneration in flies Arginine-rich domains interact with QGSY hydrogels and liquid droplets RGG2 arginines promote phase separation of FUS in vitro and in cells FUS phase separation behavior in vitro correlates with neurodegeneration in vivo
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- Elke Bogaert
- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Laboratory of Behavioral and Developmental Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Chen HJ, Topp SD, Hui HS, Zacco E, Katarya M, McLoughlin C, King A, Smith BN, Troakes C, Pastore A, Shaw CE. RRM adjacent TARDBP mutations disrupt RNA binding and enhance TDP-43 proteinopathy. Brain 2019; 142:3753-3770. [PMID: 31605140 PMCID: PMC6885686 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) presents with focal muscle weakness due to motor neuron degeneration that becomes generalized, leading to death from respiratory failure within 3-5 years from symptom onset. Despite the heterogeneity of aetiology, TDP-43 proteinopathy is a common pathological feature that is observed in >95% of ALS and tau-negative frontotemporal dementia (FTD) cases. TDP-43 is a DNA/RNA-binding protein that in ALS and FTD translocates from being predominantly nuclear to form detergent-resistant, hyperphosphorylated aggregates in the cytoplasm of affected neurons and glia. Mutations in TARDBP account for 1-4% of all ALS cases and almost all arise in the low complexity C-terminal domain that does not affect RNA binding and processing. Here we report an ALS/FTD kindred with a novel K181E TDP-43 mutation that is located in close proximity to the RRM1 domain. To offer predictive gene testing to at-risk family members, we undertook a series of functional studies to characterize the properties of the mutation. Spectroscopy studies of the K181E protein revealed no evidence of significant misfolding. Although it is unable to bind to or splice RNA, it forms abundant aggregates in transfected cells. We extended our study to include other ALS-linked mutations adjacent to the RRM domains that also disrupt RNA binding and greatly enhance TDP-43 aggregation, forming detergent-resistant and hyperphosphorylated inclusions. Lastly, we demonstrate that K181E binds to, and sequesters, wild-type TDP-43 within nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions. Thus, we demonstrate that TDP-43 mutations that disrupt RNA binding greatly enhance aggregation and are likely to be pathogenic as they promote wild-type TDP-43 to mislocalize and aggregate acting in a dominant-negative manner. This study highlights the importance of RNA binding to maintain TDP-43 solubility and the role of TDP-43 aggregation in disease pathogenesis.
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- Han-Jou Chen
- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
- York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, YO10 5DD, York, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- MRC London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AF, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- MRC London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AF, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
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- United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute Centre, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, SE5 9NU, London, UK
- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Salapa HE, Libner CD, Levin MC. Dysfunctional RNA-binding protein biology and neurodegeneration in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in female mice. J Neurosci Res 2019; 98:704-717. [PMID: 31755578 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Altered stress granule (SG) and RNA-binding protein (RBP) biology have been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases, yet little is known about their role in multiple sclerosis (MS). Pathological features associated with dysfunctional RBPs include RBP mislocalization from its normal nuclear location to the cytoplasm and the formation of chronic SGs. We tested the hypothesis that altered SG and RBP biology might contribute to the neurodegeneration in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). C57BL/6 female mice were actively immunized with MOG35-55 to induce EAE. Spinal cords were examined for mislocalization of the RBPs, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) and TAR-DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43), SGs, neurodegeneration (SMI-32), T cells (CD3), and macrophages (CD68). In contrast to naive mice, mice with EAE showed SG formation (p < 0.0001) and mislocalization of hnRNP A1 (p < 0.05) in neurons of the ventral spinal cord gray matter, which correlated with clinical score (R = 0.8104, p = 0.0253). In these same areas, there was a neuronal loss (p < 0.0001) and increased SMI-32 immunoreactivity (both markers of neurodegeneration) and increased staining for CD3+ T cells and IFN-gamma. These findings recapitulate the SG and RBP biology and markers of neurodegeneration in MS tissues and suggest that altered SG and RBP biology contribute to the neurodegeneration in EAE, which might also apply to the pathogenesis of MS.
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- Hannah E Salapa
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Office of the Saskatchewan Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Research Chair, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,College of Medicine, Neurology Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Fernandopulle M, Wang G, Nixon-Abell J, Qamar S, Balaji V, Morihara R, St George-Hyslop PH. Inherited and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Fronto-Temporal Lobar Degenerations arising from Pathological Condensates of Phase Separating Proteins. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 28:R187-R196. [PMID: 31595953 PMCID: PMC6872449 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Recent work on the biophysics of proteins with low complexity, intrinsically disordered domains that have the capacity to form biological condensates has profoundly altered the concepts about the pathogenesis of inherited and sporadic neurodegenerative disorders associated with pathological accumulation of these proteins. In the present review, we use the FUS, TDP-43 and A11 proteins as examples to illustrate how missense mutations and aberrant post-translational modifications of these proteins cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and fronto-temporal lobar degeneration (FTLD).
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- Michael Fernandopulle
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, CB2 0XY
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, CB2 0XY
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, CB2 0XY
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, CB2 0XY
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- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Departments of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3H2
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- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Departments of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3H2
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, CB2 0XY
- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Departments of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3H2
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Hawrot J, Imhof S, Wainger BJ. Modeling cell-autonomous motor neuron phenotypes in ALS using iPSCs. Neurobiol Dis 2019; 134:104680. [PMID: 31759135 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an aggressive and uniformly fatal degenerative disease of the motor nervous system. In order to understand underlying disease mechanisms, researchers leverage a host of in vivo and in vitro models, including yeast, worms, flies, zebrafish, mice, and more recently, human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from ALS patients. While mouse models have been the main workhorse of preclinical ALS research, the development of iPSCs provides a new opportunity to explore molecular phenotypes of ALS within human cells. Importantly, this technology enables modeling of both familial and sporadic ALS in the relevant human genetic backgrounds, as well as a personalized or targeted approach to therapy development. Harnessing these powerful tools requires addressing numerous challenges, including different variance components associated with iPSCs and motor neurons as well as concomitant limits of reductionist approaches. In order to overcome these obstacles, optimization of protocols and assays, confirmation of phenotype robustness at scale, and validation of findings in human tissue and genetics will cement the role for iPSC models as a valuable complement to animal models in ALS and more broadly among neurodegenerative diseases.
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- James Hawrot
- Departments of Neurology and Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Neurology and Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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Wei L, Tian Y, Chen Y, Wei Q, Chen F, Cao B, Wu Y, Zhao B, Chen X, Xie C, Xi C, Yu X, Wang J, Lv X, Du J, Wang Y, Shen L, Wang X, Shen B, Guo Q, Guo L, Xia K, Xie P, Zhang X, Zuo X, Shang H, Wang K. Identification of TYW3/CRYZ and FGD4 as susceptibility genes for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. NEUROLOGY-GENETICS 2019; 5:e375. [PMID: 31872054 PMCID: PMC6878836 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective A 2-stage genome-wide association was conducted to explore the genetic etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the Chinese Han population. Methods Totally, 700 cases and 4,027 controls were genotyped in the discovery stage using Illumina Human660W-Quad BeadChips. Top associated single nucleotide polymorphisms from the discovery stage were then genotyped in an independent cohort with 884 cases and 5,329 controls. Combined analysis was conducted by combining all samples from the 2 stages. Results Two novel loci, 1p31 and 12p11, showed strong associations with ALS. These novel loci explained 2.2% of overall variance in disease risk. Expression quantitative trait loci searches identified TYW/CRYZ and FGD4 as risk genes at 1p13 and 12p11, respectively. Conclusions This study identifies novel susceptibility genes for ALS. Identification of TYW3/CRYZ in the current study supports the notion that insulin resistance may be involved in ALS pathogenesis, whereas FGD4 suggests an association with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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- Ling Wei
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Xu'en Yu
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Juan Wang
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Xinyi Lv
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Jing Du
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Yu Wang
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Lu Shen
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Xin Wang
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Bin Shen
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Qihao Guo
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Li Guo
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Kun Xia
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Xuejun Zhang
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
| | - Huifang Shang
- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology (L.W., Y.T., C. Xie, Y. Wang, K.W.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Y.C., Q.W., B.C., Y. Wu, B.Z., X.C., H.S.), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu; Department of Medical Psychology (F.C., K.W.), Anhui Medical University; Department of Neurology (C. Xi), the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; Institution of Neurology (X.Y.), Anhui College of Traditional Medicine; Department of Neurology (J.W.), the Second People's Hospital of Hefei; Department of Neurology (X.L.), Anhui Provincial Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.D.), the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (L.S.), Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (X.W.), Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Physiology (B.S.), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; Department of Neurology (Q.G.), Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Neurology (L.G.), the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang; School of Life Science (K.X.), Central South University, Changsha; Department of Neurology (P.X.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing; Department of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; and State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Dermatology (X. Zhang, X. Zuo), Ministry of National Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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Quadri Z, Johnson N, Zamudio F, Miller A, Peters M, Smeltzer S, Hunt JB, Housley SB, Brown B, Kraner S, Norris CM, Nash K, Weeber E, Lee DC, Selenica MLB. Overexpression of human wtTDP-43 causes impairment in hippocampal plasticity and behavioral deficits in CAMKII-tTa transgenic mouse model. Mol Cell Neurosci 2019; 102:103418. [PMID: 31705957 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2019.103418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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AIMS The current study utilizes the adeno-associated viral gene transfer system in the CAMKIIα-tTA mouse model to overexpress human wild type TDP-43 (wtTDP-43) and α-synuclein (α-Syn) proteins. The co-existence of these proteins is evident in the pathology of neurodegenerative disorders such as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), Parkinson disease (PD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS The novel bicistronic recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) serotype 9 drives wtTDP-43 and α-Syn expression in the hippocampus via "TetO" CMV promoter. Behavior, electrophysiology, and biochemical and histological assays were used to validate neuropathology. RESULTS We report that overexpression of wtTDP-43 but not α-Syn contributes to hippocampal CA2-specific pyramidal neuronal loss and overall hippocampal atrophy. Further, we report a reduction of hippocampal long-term potentiation and decline in learning and memory performance of wtTDP-43 expressing mice. Elevated wtTDP-43 levels induced selective degeneration of Purkinje cell protein 4 (PCP-4) positive neurons while both wtTDP-43 and α-Syn expression reduced subsets of the glutamate receptor expression in the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our findings suggest the significant vulnerability of hippocampal neurons toward elevated wtTDP-43 levels possibly via PCP-4 and GluR-dependent calcium signaling pathways. Further, we report that wtTDP-43 expression induced selective CA2 subfield degeneration, contributing to the deterioration of the hippocampal-dependent cognitive phenotype.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zainuddin Quadri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
| | - Steven B Housley
- Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
| | - Maj-Linda B Selenica
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Splicing repression is a major function of TDP-43 in motor neurons. Acta Neuropathol 2019; 138:813-826. [PMID: 31332509 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-019-02042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Nuclear depletion of TDP-43, an essential RNA binding protein, may underlie neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As several functions have been ascribed to this protein, the critical role(s) of TDP-43 in motor neurons that may be compromised in ALS remains unknown. We show here that TDP-43 mediated splicing repression, which serves to protect the transcriptome by preventing aberrant splicing, is central to the physiology of motor neurons. Expression in Drosophila TDP-43 knockout models of a chimeric repressor, comprised of the RNA recognition domain of TDP-43 fused to an unrelated splicing repressor, RAVER1, attenuated motor deficits and extended lifespan. Likewise, AAV9-mediated delivery of this chimeric rescue repressor to mice lacking TDP-43 in motor neurons delayed the onset, slowed the progression of motor symptoms, and markedly extended their lifespan. In treated mice lacking TDP-43 in motor neurons, aberrant splicing was significantly decreased and accompanied by amelioration of axon degeneration and motor neuron loss. This AAV9 strategy allowed long-term expression of the chimeric repressor without any adverse effects. Our findings establish that splicing repression is a major function of TDP-43 in motor neurons and strongly support the idea that loss of TDP-43-mediated splicing fidelity represents a key pathogenic mechanism underlying motor neuron loss in ALS.
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