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ArticleNature communications2017

Acetylation-induced TDP-43 pathology is suppressed by an HSF1-dependent chaperone program.

Ping Wang, Connor M Wander, Chao-Xing Yuan, Michael S Bereman, Todd J Cohen

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ping WangDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Connor M WanderDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Chao-Xing YuanAlexion Pharmaceuticals Inc, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Michael S BeremanDepartment of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemistry, Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Todd J CohenDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. toddcohen@neurology.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USAlexion Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES025128 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Fred A. Wright · 2015 to 2026
$18.3M
UNC Neuroscience Center Research Cores: MicroscopyP30NS045892 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ZYLKA, MARK J. · 2003 to 2022
$11.5M
TDP-43 acetylation as a pathogenic modification in ALS & related proteinopathiesR00NS080985 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COHEN, TODD JONATHAN · 2014 to 2016
$731k
TDP-43 acetylation as a pathogenic modification in ALS & related proteinopathiesK99NS080985 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI COHEN, TODD JONATHAN · 2012 to 2013
$149k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES025128NINDS NIH HHS K99 NS080985NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045892NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS080985
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TDP-43 pathology marks a spectrum of multisystem proteinopathies including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and sporadic inclusion body myositis. Surprisingly, it has been challenging to recapitulate this pathology, highlighting an incomplete understanding of TDP-43 regulatory mechanisms. Here we provide evidence supporting TDP-43 acetylation as a trigger for disease pathology. Using cultured cells and mouse skeletal muscle, we show that TDP-43 acetylation-mimics promote TDP-43 phosphorylation and ubiquitination, perturb mitochondria, and initiate degenerative inflammatory responses that resemble sporadic inclusion body myositis pathology. Analysis of functionally linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis proteins revealed recruitment of p62, ubiquilin-2, and optineurin to TDP-43 aggregates. We demonstrate that TDP-43 acetylation-mimic pathology is potently suppressed by an HSF1-dependent mechanism that disaggregates TDP-43. Our study illustrates bidirectional TDP-43 processing in which TDP-43 aggregation is targeted by a coordinated chaperone response. Thus, activation or restoration of refolding mechanisms may alleviate TDP-43 aggregation in tissues that are uniquely susceptible to TDP-43 proteinopathies.TDP-43 aggregation is linked to various diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here the authors show that acetylation of the protein triggers TDP-43 pathology in cultured cells and mouse skeletal muscle, which can be cleared through an HSF1-dependent chaperone mechanism that disaggregates the protein.

Indexed as

AcetylationAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsHeat Shock Transcription FactorsHumansMiceMolecular ChaperonesMuscle, SkeletalProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein RefoldingTDP-43 ProteinopathiesDNA-Binding ProteinsHeat Shock Transcription FactorsHSF1 protein, humanHsf1 protein, mouseMolecular ChaperonesTARDBP protein, humanTardbp protein, mouse

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PMID28724966
PMCPMC5517419
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