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ArticlePloS one2013

ALS-associated TDP-43 induces endoplasmic reticulum stress, which drives cytoplasmic TDP-43 accumulation and stress granule formation.

Adam K Walker, Kai Y Soo, Vinod Sundaramoorthy, Sonam Parakh, Yi Ma, Manal A Farg, Robyn H Wallace, Peter J Crouch, Bradley J Turner, Malcolm K Horne and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers.

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103 citing papers in PubMed, 183 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Ubiquitin Proteasome System Components, RAD23A and USP13, Modulate TDP-43 Solubility and Neuronal Toxicity.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Adam K WalkerDepartment of Biochemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia ; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Kai Y Soo
Vinod Sundaramoorthy
Sonam Parakh
Yi Ma
Manal A Farg
Robyn H Wallace
Peter J Crouch
Bradley J Turner
Malcolm K Horne
Julie D Atkin
La Trobe University · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AUFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health · AUSt Vincent's Hospital · AUUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) accumulates in the cytoplasm of affected neurons and glia, where it associates with stress granules (SGs) and forms large inclusions. SGs form in response to cellular stress, including endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, which is induced in both familial and sporadic forms of ALS. Here we demonstrate that pharmacological induction of ER stress causes TDP-43 to accumulate in the cytoplasm, where TDP-43 also associates with SGs. Furthermore, treatment with salubrinal, an inhibitor of dephosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2-α, a key modulator of ER stress, potentiates ER stress-mediated SG formation. Inclusions of C-terminal fragment TDP-43, reminiscent of disease-pathology, form in close association with ER and Golgi compartments, further indicating the involvement of ER dysfunction in TDP-43-associated disease. Consistent with this notion, over-expression of ALS-linked mutant TDP-43, and to a lesser extent wildtype TDP-43, triggers several ER stress pathways in neuroblastoma cells. Similarly, we found an interaction between the ER chaperone protein disulphide isomerase and TDP-43 in transfected cell lysates and in the spinal cords of mutant A315T TDP-43 transgenic mice. This study provides evidence for ER stress as a pathogenic pathway in TDP-43-mediated disease.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum StressActive Transport, Cell NucleusAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsCell LineCell NucleusCinnamatesCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsGolgi ApparatusHumansMiceMutationProtein Disulfide-IsomerasesSpinal CordThioureaCinnamatesDNA-Binding ProteinsProtein Disulfide-IsomerasessalubrinalThiourea

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PMID24312274
PMCPMC3843686
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