Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39361759›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2024

Creation of de novo cryptic splicing for ALS and FTD precision medicine.

Oscar G Wilkins, Max Z Y J Chien, Josette J Wlaschin, Simone Barattucci, Peter Harley, Francesca Mattedi, Puja R Mehta, Maria Pisliakova, Eugeni Ryadnov, Matthew J Keuss and 14 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. TDP-43: [GU]-ardian of the transcriptome.Molecular neurodegeneration · 2026
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  8. RNArchitects: how hnRNPs shape neuronal landscapes.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026
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  12. BLOC1S1 Attenuates B. Melitensis 16M LPS-Triggered Autophagy by Spatial Confinement of TDP-43.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Oscar G WilkinsUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3334-0568
Max Z Y J Chien *UCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0009-0001-7731-605X
Josette J Wlaschin *Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1532-3905
Simone BarattucciUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-8380-2931
Peter HarleyUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6689-0227
Francesca MattediUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0306-5796
Puja R MehtaUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0255-407X
Maria PisliakovaUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0009-0007-5157-5639
Eugeni RyadnovUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Matthew J KeussUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2628-4115
David ThompsonMammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2444-9844
Holly DigbyThe Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1360-9686
Lea KnezUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-6555-9536
Rebecca L SimkinUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Juan Antinao DiazEGA-Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London WC1E 6HX, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7295-2738
Matteo ZanovelloUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3343-1547
Anna-Leigh BrownUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1493-208X
Annalucia DarbeyUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8541-5472
Rajvinder KardaEGA-Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London WC1E 6HX, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9821-483X
Elizabeth M C FisherUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2850-9936
Thomas J CunninghamMammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4751-3140
Claire E Le PichonEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9274-3615
Jernej UleThe Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2452-4277
Pietro FrattaUCL Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8762-8188

Funding

The neuronal stress response in neurodegenerative disease and painZIAHD008966 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI LE PICHON, CLAIRE · 2017 to 2025
$17.1M
Human Biomarkers CoreU54NS123743 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GITLER, AARON D. · 2021 to 2025
$8.2M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD008966Medical Research Council CC0102Medical Research Council MR/M008606/1NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS123743Wellcome Trust 215593Wellcome Trust CC0102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of function of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 (TDP-LOF) is a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Here we describe TDP-REG, which exploits the specificity of cryptic splicing induced by TDP-LOF to drive protein expression when and where the disease process occurs. The SpliceNouveau algorithm combines deep learning with rational design to generate customizable cryptic splicing events within protein-coding sequences. We demonstrate that expression of TDP-REG reporters is tightly coupled to TDP-LOF in vitro and in vivo. TDP-REG enables genomic prime editing to ablate the UNC13A cryptic donor splice site specifically upon TDP-LOF. Finally, we design TDP-REG vectors encoding a TDP-43/Raver1 fusion protein that rescues key pathological cryptic splicing events, paving the way for the development of precision therapies for TDP43-related disorders.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDNA-Binding ProteinsFrontotemporal DementiaPrecision MedicineRNA SplicingAnimalsDeep LearningGene EditingHEK293 CellsHumansMiceRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Splice SitesDNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Splice SitesTARDBP protein, human

Identifiers

PMID39361759
PMCPMC7616720

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