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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2023

Mimicking hypomethylation of FUS requires liquid-liquid phase separation to induce synaptic dysfunctions.

Seung Chan Kim, Scott J Mitchell, Seema Qamar, Daniel J Whitcomb, Marc-David Ruepp, Peter St George-Hyslop, Kwangwook Cho

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Liquid-liquid phase separation in neural development.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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  5. RNA G-Quadruplexes Function as a Tunable Switch of FUS Phase Separation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  7. Presynaptic Rac1 in the hippocampus selectively regulates working memory.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Seung Chan Kim *Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, UK-Dementia Research Institute, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK.
Scott J Mitchell *Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, UK-Dementia Research Institute, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK.
Seema QamarDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK.
Daniel J WhitcombBristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS1 3NY, UK.
Marc-David RueppDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, UK-Dementia Research Institute, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK.
Peter St George-HyslopDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK.
Kwangwook ChoDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, UK-Dementia Research Institute, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK. kei.cho@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-6724-7073
King's College London · GBUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Genomic Characterization of Alzheimer Disease Risk in Admixed Populations with Native American and Southern European Genetic AncestryR01AG070864 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, FARID RAJABLI · 2021 to 2026
$12.1M
Alzheimer variants: Propagation of shared functional changes across cellular networksU01AG072572 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DE JAGER, PHILIP L, ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, PETER HENRY · 2021 to 2025
$8.5M
CIHR 406915NIA NIH HHS R01 AG070864NIA NIH HHS U01 AG072572Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 203249/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypomethylation of fused in sarcoma (FUS) in frontotemporal lobar degeneration promotes the formation of irreversible condensates of FUS. However, the mechanisms by which these hypomethylated FUS condensates cause neuronal dysfunction are unknown. Here we report that expression of FUS constructs mimicking hypomethylated FUS causes aberrant dendritic FUS condensates in CA1 neurons. These hypomethylated FUS condensates exhibit spontaneous, and activity induced movement within the dendrite. They impair excitatory synaptic transmission, postsynaptic density-95 expression, and dendritic spine plasticity. These neurophysiological defects are dependent upon both the dendritic localisation of the condensates, and their ability to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation. These results indicate that the irreversible liquid-liquid phase separation is a key component of hypomethylated FUS pathophysiology in sporadic FTLD, and this can cause synapse dysfunction in sporadic FTLD.

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Frontotemporal DementiaFrontotemporal Lobar DegenerationDNA MethylationHumansPhase SeparationRNA-Binding Protein FUSFUS protein, humanRNA-Binding Protein FUS

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PMID38105257
PMCPMC10726623
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