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ArticleStem cell reports2022

Upregulation of β-catenin due to loss of miR-139 contributes to motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Sophie Hawkins, Seema C Namboori, Ammarah Tariq, Catherine Blaker, Christine Flaxman, Nidhi S Dey, Peter Henley, Andrew Randall, Alessandro Rosa, Lawrence W Stanton and 1 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sophie HawkinsCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK; Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
Seema C NambooriCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK; Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
Ammarah TariqLiving Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK; Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
Catherine BlakerCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.
Christine FlaxmanCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.
Nidhi S DeyYork Biomedical Research Institute, Hull York Medical School, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Peter HenleyCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.
Andrew RandallCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.
Alessandro RosaDepartment of Biology and Biotechnologies Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), 00161 Rome, Italy.
Lawrence W StantonQatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
Akshay BhingeCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK; Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. Electronic address: a.bhinge@exeter.ac.uk.
University of Exeter · GBHamad bin Khalifa University · QAItalian Institute of Technology · ITUniversity of York · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T033029/1Wellcome Trust WT204909MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons (MNs). There are no effective treatments and patients usually die within 2-5 years of diagnosis. Emerging commonalities between familial and sporadic cases of this complex multifactorial disorder include disruption to RNA processing and cytoplasmic inclusion bodies containing TDP-43 and/or FUS protein aggregates. Both TDP-43 and FUS have been implicated in RNA processing functions, including microRNA biogenesis, transcription, and splicing. In this study, we explore the misexpression of microRNAs in an iPSC-based disease model of FUS ALS. We identify the downregulation of miR-139, an MN-enriched microRNA, in FUS and sporadic ALS MN. We discover that miR-139 downregulation leads to the activation of canonical WNT signaling and demonstrate that the WNT transcriptional mediator β-catenin is a major driver of MN degeneration in ALS. Our results highlight the importance of homeostatic RNA networks in ALS.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMicroRNAsNeurodegenerative Diseasesbeta CateninDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMotor NeuronsMutationRNA-Binding Protein FUSUp-Regulationbeta CateninDNA-Binding ProteinsMicroRNAsMIRN139 microRNA, humanRNA-Binding Protein FUSALSFUSiPSCmicroRNAmiR-139motor neuronssporadicWNT

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PMID35750046
PMCPMC9287677
OpenAlexW4283381130

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