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ArticleThe EMBO journal2018

A single N-terminal phosphomimic disrupts TDP-43 polymerization, phase separation, and RNA splicing.

Ailin Wang, Alexander E Conicella, Hermann Broder Schmidt, Erik W Martin, Shannon N Rhoads, Ashley N Reeb, Amanda Nourse, Daniel Ramirez Montero, Veronica H Ryan, Rajat Rohatgi and 5 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 282 papers.

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282citing papers in PubMed
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282 citing papers in PubMed, 451 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. ALS and Huntington Disease: Unraveling the Connections between TDP-43 and Huntingtin.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ailin WangDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Alexander E ConicellaGraduate Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Hermann Broder SchmidtDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Erik W MartinDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Shannon N RhoadsDepartment of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Ashley N ReebEdward Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Amanda NourseDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Daniel Ramirez MonteroDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Veronica H RyanNeuroscience Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Rajat RohatgiDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Frank ShewmakerDepartment of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Mandar T NaikDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Tanja MittagDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1827-3811
Yuna M AyalaEdward Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Nicolas L FawziDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA nicolas_fawzi@brown.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5483-0577
Brown University · USSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USSaint Louis University · USStanford University · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

UTERINE NK CELL HOMING FROM THE PERIPHERAL CIRCULATIONP20RR018728 · NCRR · WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL-RHODE ISLAND · PI PADBURY, JAMES F · 2003 to 2011
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COBRE for Skeletal Health and RepairP20GM104937 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, QIAN · 2012 to 2016
$10.8M
Interdisciplinary Predoctoral Neuroscience Training Program in the Neuroscience Graduate Program.T32MH020068 · NIMH · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI LIPSCOMBE, DIANE, SHEINBERG, DAVID L · 1999 to 2025
$7.6M
Supplement application for an Olympus automated microscopeR35GM118082 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI RAJAT ROHATGI · 2016 to 2026
$7.6M
Pilot Projects ProgramP30GM122732 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, QIAN · 2017 to 2021
$6.6M
TRAINING IN MOLECULAR &CELL BIOLOGY &BIOCHEMISTRYT32GM007601 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI MOWRY, KIMBERLY L. · 1985 to 2019
$6.4M
Center for Cancer Signaling NetworksP30GM103410 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI ATWOOD, WALTER J · 2012 to 2015
$4.3M
The role of weak multivalent interactions and phase separation in SPOP tumor suppressor functionR01GM112846 · NIGMS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MITTAG, TANJA · 2015 to 2023
$3.0M
Reconstructing Primary CiliaDP2GM105448 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI ROHATGI, RAJAT · 2012 to 2012
$2.4M
Turning off the molecular switch for pathological self-assembly of FUSR01GM118530 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI FAWZI, NICOLAS LUX · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
Using naturally-occurring fungal prions as models of neurodegenerative protein misfoldingR35GM119790 · NIGMS · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI FENG, YUANYI · 2016 to 2020
$1.4M
CENTER FOR CANCER SIGNALING NETWORKSP30RR031153 · NCRR · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI ATWOOD, WALTER J · 2011 to 2011
$1.1M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TDP-43 is an RNA-binding protein active in splicing that concentrates into membraneless ribonucleoprotein granules and forms aggregates in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease. Although best known for its predominantly disordered C-terminal domain which mediates ALS inclusions, TDP-43 has a globular N-terminal domain (NTD). Here, we show that TDP-43 NTD assembles into head-to-tail linear chains and that phosphomimetic substitution at S48 disrupts TDP-43 polymeric assembly, discourages liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS)

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDNA-Binding ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansPolymerizationPolymersProtein Aggregation, PathologicalProtein DomainsRNA SplicingDNA-Binding ProteinsPolymersTARDBP protein, humanamyotrophic lateral sclerosisprotein–protein interactionRNA splicingRNP granulesolution NMR spectroscopy

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PMID29438978
PMCPMC5830921
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