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ArticleNature neuroscience2011

Characterizing the RNA targets and position-dependent splicing regulation by TDP-43.

James R Tollervey, Tomaž Curk, Boris Rogelj, Michael Briese, Matteo Cereda, Melis Kayikci, Julian König, Tibor Hortobágyi, Agnes L Nishimura, Vera Zupunski and 6 more

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 733 papers.

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733 citing papers in PubMed, 1,173 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

James R TollerveyMedical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Tomaž Curk
Boris Rogelj
Michael Briese
Matteo Cereda
Melis Kayikci
Julian König
Tibor Hortobágyi
Agnes L Nishimura
Vera Zupunski
Rickie Patani
Siddharthan Chandran
Gregor Rot
Blaž Zupan
Christopher E Shaw
Jernej Ule
King's College London · GBMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBUniversity of Ljubljana · SIMedical Research Council · GBMRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

European Research Council 206726Medical Research Council MC_U105185858Medical Research Council U.1051.04.028.00001.01 (85858)Wellcome Trust 089701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TDP-43 is a predominantly nuclear RNA-binding protein that forms inclusion bodies in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The mRNA targets of TDP-43 in the human brain and its role in RNA processing are largely unknown. Using individual nucleotide-resolution ultraviolet cross-linking and immunoprecipitation (iCLIP), we found that TDP-43 preferentially bound long clusters of UG-rich sequences in vivo. Analysis of RNA binding by TDP-43 in brains from subjects with FTLD revealed that the greatest increases in binding were to the MALAT1 and NEAT1 noncoding RNAs. We also found that binding of TDP-43 to pre-mRNAs influenced alternative splicing in a similar position-dependent manner to Nova proteins. In addition, we identified unusually long clusters of TDP-43 binding at deep intronic positions downstream of silenced exons. A substantial proportion of alternative mRNA isoforms regulated by TDP-43 encode proteins that regulate neuronal development or have been implicated in neurological diseases, highlighting the importance of TDP-43 for the regulation of splicing in the brain.

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Alternative SplicingBrain ChemistryCell LineCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansProtein IsoformsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA SplicingRNA, UntranslatedDNA-Binding ProteinsProtein IsoformsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, Untranslated

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PMID21358640
PMCPMC3108889
OpenAlexW2136949432

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