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ArticleThe FEBS journal2026

PML as a neuroprotective guardian: Leveraging nuclear protein quality control to mitigate neurotoxicity of an ALS-associated NEK1 variant.

Tabea Stark, Stefan Müller

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Tabea StarkInstitute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Medicine, Frankfurt, Germany.
Stefan MüllerInstitute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Medicine, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8792-7700

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ID-465470262Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ID-494535244Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ID 514894665
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Abstract

Insoluble protein aggregates are a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) serves as a neuroprotective quality control mechanism that clears aggregates. PML nuclear bodies (NBs) were proposed to serve as hubs for SUMO-primed ubiquitylation and degradation of misfolded proteins. Georgiadou et al. provide evidence that an ALS-linked NEK1 truncation mutant is recruited to PML NBs, where it likely undergoes SUMOylation and ubiquitylation. In mice, PML loss exacerbates ALS-like symptoms, while induced PML expression delays disease onset. These findings establish PML as a key regulator of proteostasis and highlight PML induction as a potential therapeutic strategy for ALS and related proteinopathies.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisNIMA-Related Kinase 1Promyelocytic Leukemia ProteinAnimalsHumansMiceProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSumoylationUbiquitinationNEK1 protein, humanNIMA-Related Kinase 1PML protein, humanPromyelocytic Leukemia ProteinProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexALSNEK1PMLSUMOSUMO‐targeted ubiquitylationubiquitin

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PMID42317073
PMCPMC13534895

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