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ArticleNature communications2022

Sirtuin-1 sensitive lysine-136 acetylation drives phase separation and pathological aggregation of TDP-43.

Jorge Garcia Morato, Friederike Hans, Felix von Zweydorf, Regina Feederle, Simon J Elsässer, Angelos A Skodras, Christian Johannes Gloeckner, Emanuele Buratti, Manuela Neumann, Philipp J Kahle

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jorge Garcia MoratoLaboratory of Functional Neurogenetics, Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7841
Friederike HansLaboratory of Functional Neurogenetics, Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Felix von ZweydorfGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Regina FeederleInstitute for Diabetes and Obesity, Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility, Helmholtz Munich, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3981-367X
Simon J ElsässerScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 17165, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8724-4849
Angelos A SkodrasMolecular Imaging Unit, Department of Cellular Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Christian Johannes GloecknerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 72076, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-6944
Emanuele BurattiMolecular Pathology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Manuela NeumannGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Philipp J KahleLaboratory of Functional Neurogenetics, Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. philipp.kahle@uni-tuebingen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8587-1731
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEHertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research · DEInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · ITScience for Life Laboratory · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trans-activation response DNA-binding protein of 43  kDa (TDP-43) regulates RNA processing and forms neuropathological aggregates in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Investigating TDP-43 post-translational modifications, we discovered that K84 acetylation reduced nuclear import whereas K136 acetylation impaired RNA binding and splicing capabilities of TDP-43. Such failure of RNA interaction triggered TDP-43 phase separation mediated by the C-terminal low complexity domain, leading to the formation of insoluble aggregates with pathologically phosphorylated and ubiquitinated TDP-43. Introduction of acetyl-lysine at the identified sites via amber suppression confirmed the results from site-directed mutagenesis. K84-acetylated TDP-43 showed cytoplasmic mislocalization, and the aggregation propensity of K136-acetylated TDP-43 was confirmed. We generated antibodies selective for TDP-43 acetylated at these lysines, and found that sirtuin-1 can potently deacetylate K136-acetylated TDP-43 and reduce its aggregation propensity. Thus, distinct lysine acetylations modulate nuclear import, RNA binding and phase separation of TDP-43, suggesting regulatory mechanisms for TDP-43 pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDNA-Binding ProteinsLysineSirtuin 1AcetylationHumansProtein Aggregation, PathologicalProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRNADNA-Binding ProteinsLysineRNASIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1TARDBP protein, human

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PMID35264561
PMCPMC8907366
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