Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29395044›Full record

ReviewBrain research2018

TDP43 and RNA instability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Kaitlin Weskamp, Sami J Barmada

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Review in Brain research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. 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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  7. Ultra-Conserved Poison Exons Enable Rapid and Safe Splicing Factor Gene Expression Switches: A Hypothesis.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025
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  9. Molecular Visualization of Neuronal TDP43 PathologybioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  18. TDP-43 impairs sleep inScience advances · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kaitlin WeskampNeuroscience Graduate Program and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Sami J BarmadaNeuroscience Graduate Program and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Electronic address: sbarmada@umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Core CenterP30AG053760 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ALBIN, ROGER L · 2016 to 2020
$10.1M
RNA decay in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degenerationR01NS097542 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BARMADA, SAMI · 2016 to 2025
$3.8M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG053760NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS097542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nuclear RNA-binding protein TDP43 is integrally involved in RNA processing. In accord with this central function, TDP43 levels are tightly regulated through a negative feedback loop, in which TDP43 recognizes its own RNA transcript, destabilizes it, and reduces new TDP43 protein production. In the neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cytoplasmic mislocalization and accumulation of TDP43 disrupt autoregulation; conversely, inefficient TDP43 autoregulation can lead to cytoplasmic TDP43 deposition and subsequent neurodegeneration. Because TDP43 plays a multifaceted role in maintaining RNA metabolism, its mislocalization and accumulation interrupt several RNA processing pathways that in turn affect RNA stability and gene expression. TDP43-mediated disruption of these pathways-including alternative mRNA splicing, non-coding RNA processing, and RNA granule dynamics-may directly or indirectly contribute to ALS pathogenesis. Therefore, strategies that restore effective TDP43 autoregulation may ultimately prevent neurodegeneration in ALS and related disorders.

Indexed as

RNA StabilityAlternative SplicingAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1HumansMotor NeuronsRNADNA-Binding ProteinsFMR1 protein, humanFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1RNATARDBP protein, humanTardbp protein, mouseTardbp protein, ratAlternative splicingAutoregulationDiseaseNeurodegenerationNon-coding RNANonsense mediated mRNA decayRNAStress granule

Identifiers

PMID29395044
PMCPMC5997512
OpenAlexW2793764058

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