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ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development2025

The hidden costs of imperfection: transcription errors in protein aggregation diseases.

Yingwo Sun, Marc Vermulst

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Review in Current opinion in genetics & development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yingwo SunUniversity of Southern California, School of Gerontology, Los Angeles 90089, United States.
Marc VermulstUniversity of Southern California, School of Gerontology, Los Angeles 90089, United States. Electronic address: vermulst@usc.edu.

Funding

Temporal control of mitochondrial mutagenesisR01AG075130 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Marc Vermulst · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
DNA-damage-induced transcription errors provide a constant stream of amyloid and prion-like proteins in human cellsR01AG083065 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Marc Vermulst · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
Understanding the role of transcription errors in aging and diseaseR01AG054641 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI VERMULST, MARC · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054641NIA NIH HHS R01 AG075130NIA NIH HHS R01 AG083065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At first glance, biological systems appear to operate with remarkable precision and order. Yet, closer examination reveals that this perfection is an illusion, biological processes are inherently prone to errors. Here, we describe recent evidence that indicates that errors that occur during transcription play an important role in neurological diseases. These errors, though transient, can have lasting consequences when they generate mutant proteins with amyloid or prion-like properties. Such proteins can seed aggregation cascades, converting wild-type counterparts into misfolded conformations, ultimately leading to toxic deposits seen in diseases like Alzheimer's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. These observations help to paint a fuller picture of the origins of neurodegenerative diseases in aging humans and suggest a unified mechanism by which they may arise.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisNeurodegenerative DiseasesProtein AggregatesProtein Aggregation, PathologicalTranscription, GeneticAgingAmyloidHumansMutationPrionsProtein FoldingAmyloidPrionsProtein Aggregates

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PMID40300213
PMCPMC12277071

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