ALS genetics: gains, losses, and implications for future therapies

G Kim, O Gautier, E Tassoni-Tsuchida, XR Ma… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss
of motor neurons from the brain and spinal cord. The ALS community has made remarkable …

Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: seeking therapeutic targets in the era of gene therapy

N Suzuki, A Nishiyama, H Warita, M Aoki - Journal of human genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable disease that causes respiratory failure
leading to mortality. The main locus of ALS is motor neurons. The success of antisense …

Axonal TDP-43 condensates drive neuromuscular junction disruption through inhibition of local synthesis of nuclear encoded mitochondrial proteins

T Altman, A Ionescu, A Ibraheem, D Priesmann… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mislocalization of the predominantly nuclear RNA/DNA binding protein, TDP-43, occurs in
motor neurons of~ 95% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, but the contribution …

ALS/FTD-linked mutation in FUS suppresses intra-axonal protein synthesis and drives disease without nuclear loss-of-function of FUS

J López-Erauskin, T Tadokoro, MW Baughn, B Myers… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Through the generation of humanized FUS mice expressing full-length human FUS, we
identify that when expressed at near endogenous murine FUS levels, both wild-type and …

Neuromuscular junction dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Verma, S Khurana, A Vats, B Sahu, NK Ganguly… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disorder characterized by
progressive degeneration of motor neurons leading to skeletal muscle denervation. Earlier …

Energy metabolism in ALS: an underappreciated opportunity?

T Vandoorne, K De Bock, L Van Den Bosch - Acta neuropathologica, 2018 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentlessly progressive and fatal
neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects motor neurons. Despite our increased …

Motor neuron susceptibility in ALS/FTD

AMG Ragagnin, S Shadfar, M Vidal… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
death of both upper and lower motor neurons (MNs) in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord …

CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

TW Tefera, FJ Steyn, ST Ngo, K Borges - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder
primarily characterized by selective degeneration of both the upper motor neurons in the …

The role of RNA binding proteins for local mRNA translation: implications in neurological disorders

MP Thelen, MJ Kye - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As neurons are one of the most highly polarized cells in our body, they require sophisticated
cellular mechanisms to maintain protein homeostasis in their subcellular compartments such …

Synaptic FUS accumulation triggers early misregulation of synaptic RNAs in a mouse model of ALS

S Sahadevan, KM Hembach, E Tantardini… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mutations disrupting the nuclear localization of the RNA-binding protein FUS characterize a
subset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients (ALS-FUS). FUS regulates nuclear RNAs …