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ArticleNature neuroscience2018

TDP-43 pathology disrupts nuclear pore complexes and nucleocytoplasmic transport in ALS/FTD.

Ching-Chieh Chou, Yi Zhang, Mfon E Umoh, Spencer W Vaughan, Ileana Lorenzini, Feilin Liu, Melissa Sayegh, Paul G Donlin-Asp, Yu Han Chen, Duc M Duong and 15 more

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 387 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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387 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 583 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Ching-Chieh ChouDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4813-414X
Mfon E UmohCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Spencer W VaughanDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1662-2982
Ileana LorenziniDepartment of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Feilin LiuDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Melissa SayeghDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Paul G Donlin-AspDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Yu Han ChenDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Duc M DuongCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Nicholas T SeyfriedCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Maureen A PowersDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Thomas KukarCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Chadwick M HalesCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Marla GearingCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Nigel J CairnsDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Kevin B BoylanDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Dennis W DicksonDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7189-7917
Rosa RademakersDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Yong-Jie ZhangDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Leonard PetrucelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Rita SattlerDepartment of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Daniela C ZarnescuDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Jonathan D GlassCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Wilfried RossollDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. rossoll.wilfried@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9622-541X
Emory University · USMayo Clinic in Florida · USUniversity of Arizona · USBarrow Neurological Institute · USCentral South University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CNWashington University in St. Louis · USWinnMed · US

Funding

The Emory Alzheimer's Disease CenterP50AG025688 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI WALKER, LARY C · 2005 to 2019
$25.7M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008169 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GROSS, ROBERT E · 1987 to 2021
$20.3M
ENNCF - Viral Vector CoreP30NS055077 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI WEINSHENKER, DAVID · 2008 to 2018
$6.8M
Translation dysregulation in neurodegenerationR01NS091299 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI DANIELA C ZARNESCU · 2015 to 2026
$3.4M
Tau-Spliceosome Interactions in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG053960 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SEYFRIED, NICHOLAS THOMAS, SHULMAN, JOSHUA M · 2016 to 2020
$3.2M
Genetic Discovery and Pathobiology of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Related TDP-43 ProteinopathiesR35NS097261 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE · PI RADEMAKERS, ROSA · 2017 to 2019
$2.9M
RNA Processing Defects in SMA and Their Contribution to the Disease PhenotypeR01NS091749 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE · PI ROSSOLL, WILFRIED · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
ALS/FTD mutant C9orf72-induced genetic and nuclear pathology in iPS cell modelsR01NS085207 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROTHSTEIN, JEFFREY D, SATTLER, RITA · 2013 to 2017
$1.8M
Defining the role of FUS phosphorylation in neurodegenerationR01NS093362 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KUKAR, THOMAS L · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
Investigating RNA splicing factor aggregations in Alzheimer's disease and CTEK08NS087121 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI HALES, CHADWICK M · 2014 to 2018
$858k
NIA NIH HHS P50 AG025688NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053960NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008169NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS087121NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS055077NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS085207NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091299NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091749NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS093362NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS097261
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cytoplasmic mislocalization and aggregation of TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is a common histopathological hallmark of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia disease spectrum (ALS/FTD). However, the composition of aggregates and their contribution to the disease process remain unknown. Here we used proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) to interrogate the interactome of detergent-insoluble TDP-43 aggregates and found them enriched for components of the nuclear pore complex and nucleocytoplasmic transport machinery. Aggregated and disease-linked mutant TDP-43 triggered the sequestration and/or mislocalization of nucleoporins and transport factors, and interfered with nuclear protein import and RNA export in mouse primary cortical neurons, human fibroblasts and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons. Nuclear pore pathology is present in brain tissue in cases of sporadic ALS and those involving genetic mutations in TARDBP and C9orf72. Our data strongly implicate TDP-43-mediated nucleocytoplasmic transport defects as a common disease mechanism in ALS/FTD.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisFrontotemporal DementiaActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedC9orf72 ProteinCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleHumansLarvaMaleC9orf72 ProteinDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsTARDBP protein, human

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PMID29311743
PMCPMC5800968
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