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ArticleThe EMBO journal2021

HDAC6 inhibition restores TDP-43 pathology and axonal transport defects in human motor neurons with TARDBP mutations.

Raheem Fazal, Steven Boeynaems, Ann Swijsen, Mathias De Decker, Laura Fumagalli, Matthieu Moisse, Joni Vanneste, Wenting Guo, Ruben Boon, Thomas Vercruysse and 9 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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67 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Raheem FazalDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8833-9997
Steven BoeynaemsDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Ann SwijsenDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Mathias De DeckerDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Laura FumagalliDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Matthieu MoisseDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Joni VannesteDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Wenting GuoDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ruben BoonStem Cell Institute, Department of Development and Regeneration, Stem Cell Biology and Embryology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9355-674X
Thomas VercruysseDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Kristel EggermontDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bart SwinnenDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jimmy BeckersDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Donya PakravanDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tijs VandoorneDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2431-7785
Pieter Vanden BergheDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Catherine VerfaillieStem Cell Institute, Department of Development and Regeneration, Stem Cell Biology and Embryology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ludo Van Den BoschDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0104-4067
Philip Van DammeDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4010-2357
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research · BEKU Leuven · BERega Institute for Medical Research · BEStanford University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TDP-43 is the major component of pathological inclusions in most ALS patients and in up to 50% of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Heterozygous missense mutations in TARDBP, the gene encoding TDP-43, are one of the common causes of familial ALS. In this study, we investigate TDP-43 protein behavior in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons from three ALS patients with different TARDBP mutations, three healthy controls and an isogenic control. TARDPB mutations induce several TDP-43 changes in spinal motor neurons, including cytoplasmic mislocalization and accumulation of insoluble TDP-43, C-terminal fragments, and phospho-TDP-43. By generating iPSC lines with allele-specific tagging of TDP-43, we find that mutant TDP-43 initiates the observed disease phenotypes and has an altered interactome as indicated by mass spectrometry. Our findings also indicate that TDP-43 proteinopathy results in a defect in mitochondrial transport. Lastly, we show that pharmacological inhibition of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) restores the observed TDP-43 pathologies and the axonal mitochondrial motility, suggesting that HDAC6 inhibition may be an interesting therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disorders linked to TDP-43 pathology.

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Axonal TransportAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHistone Deacetylase 6Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMitochondriaMotor NeuronsMutation, MissenseDNA-Binding ProteinsHDAC6 protein, humanHistone Deacetylase 6Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsTARDBP protein, humanaxonal transportHDAC6induced pluripotent stem cellsTDP-43-ALSwild-type- and mutant-tagged TDP-43

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PMID33694180
PMCPMC8013789
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