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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2020

A robust TDP-43 knock-in mouse model of ALS.

Shih-Ling Huang, Lien-Szu Wu, Min Lee, Chin-Wen Chang, Wei-Cheng Cheng, Yu-Sheng Fang, Yun-Ru Chen, Pei-Lin Cheng, Che-Kun James Shen

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2020. 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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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shih-Ling HuangInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Lien-Szu WuInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Min LeeInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chin-Wen ChangInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wei-Cheng ChengInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yu-Sheng FangGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yun-Ru ChenGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Pei-Lin ChengInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Che-Kun James ShenInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China. ckshen@gate.sinica.edu.tw.
Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica · TWGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, adult-onset degenerative disorder of motor neurons. The diseased spinal cord motor neurons of more than 95% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients are characterized by the mis-metabolism of the RNA/DNA-binding protein TDP-43 (ALS-TDP), in particular, the presence of cytosolic aggregates of the protein. Most available mouse models for the basic or translational studies of ALS-TDP are based on transgenic overexpression of the TDP-43 protein. Here, we report the generation and characterization of mouse lines bearing homologous knock-in of fALS-associated mutation A315T and sALS-associated mutation N390D, respectively. Remarkably, the heterozygous TDP-43 (N390D/+) mice but not those heterozygous for the TDP-43 (A315T/+) mice develop a full spectrum of ALS-TDP-like pathologies at the molecular, cellular and behavioral levels. Comparative analysis of the mutant mice and spinal cord motor neurons (MN) derived from their embryonic stem (ES) cells demonstrates that different ALS-associated TDP-43 mutations possess critical ALS-causing capabilities and pathogenic pathways, likely modified by their genetic background and the environmental factors. Mechanistically, we identify aberrant RNA splicing of spinal cord Bcl-2 pre-mRNA and consequent increase of a negative regulator of autophagy, Bcl-2, which correlate with and are caused by a progressive increase of TDP-43, one of the early events associated with ALS-TDP pathogenesis, in the spinal cord of TDP-43 (N390D/+) mice and spinal cord MN derived from their ES cells. The TDP-43 (N390D/+) knock-in mice appear to be an ideal rodent model for basic as well as translational studies of ALS- TDP.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDisease Models, AnimalAnimalsAutophagyCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleGene Knock-In TechniquesMaleMice, TransgenicMotor NeuronsMuscle, SkeletalProtein Aggregation, PathologicalSpinal CordDNA-Binding ProteinsTardbp protein, mouseALS-TDP pathogenesisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Autonomous spinal cord motor neuron degenerationHomologous knock-in mouse models with ALS-associated TDP-43 mutationsMis-splicing of Bcl-2 pre-mRNATAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43)

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