Chapter title |
Mechanisms Associated with TDP-43 Neurotoxicity in ALS/FTLD
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Chapter number | 9 |
Book title |
RNA Metabolism in Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Published in |
Advances in neurobiology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-89689-2_9 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-989688-5, 978-3-31-989689-2
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Authors |
Marc Shenouda, Ashley B. Zhang, Anna Weichert, Janice Robertson, Shenouda, Marc, Zhang, Ashley B., Weichert, Anna, Robertson, Janice |
Abstract |
The discovery of TDP-43 as a major disease protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) was first made in 2006. Prior to 2006 there were only 11 publications related to TDP-43, now there are over 2000, indicating the importance of TDP-43 to unraveling the complex molecular mechanisms that underpin the pathogenesis of ALS/FTLD. Subsequent to this discovery, TDP-43 pathology was also found in other neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, the significance of which is still in the early stages of exploration. TDP-43 is a predominantly nuclear DNA/RNA-binding protein, one of a number of RNA-binding proteins that are now known to be linked with ALS/FTLD, including Fused in Sarcoma (FUS), heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1), and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 (hnRNP A2/B1). However, what sets TDP-43 apart is the vast number of cases in which TDP-43 pathology is present, providing a point of convergence, the understanding of which could lead to broadly applicable therapeutics. Here we will focus on TDP-43 in ALS/FTLD, its nuclear and cytoplasmic functions, and consequences should these functions go awry. |
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