The role of retrotransposable elements in ageing and age-associated diseases

V Gorbunova, A Seluanov, P Mita, W McKerrow… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The genomes of virtually all organisms contain repetitive sequences that are generated by
the activity of transposable elements (transposons). Transposons are mobile genetic …

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 …

TDP-43 loss and ALS-risk SNPs drive mis-splicing and depletion of UNC13A

AL Brown, OG Wilkins, MJ Keuss, SE Hill, M Zanovello… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Variants of UNC13A, a critical gene for synapse function, increase the risk of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia,–, two related neurodegenerative diseases …

TDP-43 represses cryptic exon inclusion in the FTD–ALS gene UNC13A

XR Ma, M Prudencio, Y Koike, SC Vatsavayai, G Kim… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
A hallmark pathological feature of the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the depletion of RNA-binding protein …

Mis-spliced transcripts generate de novo proteins in TDP-43–related ALS/FTD

S Seddighi, YA Qi, AL Brown, OG Wilkins… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Functional loss of TDP-43, an RNA binding protein genetically and pathologically linked to
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), leads to the …

The role of TDP-43 mislocalization in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

TR Suk, MWC Rousseaux - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Since its discovery as a primary component in cytoplasmic aggregates in post-mortem tissue
of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), TAR DNA Binding Protein 43 kDa (TDP …

[HTML][HTML] Resurrection of endogenous retroviruses during aging reinforces senescence

X Liu, Z Liu, Z Wu, J Ren, Y Fan, L Sun, G Cao, Y Niu… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Whether and how certain transposable elements with viral origins, such as endogenous
retroviruses (ERVs) dormant in our genomes, can become awakened and contribute to the …

TDP-43 pathology in Alzheimer's disease

A Meneses, S Koga, J O'Leary, DW Dickson… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Transactive response DNA binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) is an intranuclear protein
encoded by the TARDBP gene that is involved in RNA splicing, trafficking, stabilization, and …

The era of cryptic exons: implications for ALS-FTD

PR Mehta, AL Brown, ME Ward, P Fratta - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
TDP-43 is an RNA-binding protein with a crucial nuclear role in splicing, and mislocalises
from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in a range of neurodegenerative disorders. TDP-43 …

Postmortem cortex samples identify distinct molecular subtypes of ALS: retrotransposon activation, oxidative stress, and activated glia

OH Tam, NV Rozhkov, R Shaw, D Kim, I Hubbard… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the progressive loss of motor neurons. While several pathogenic mutations have been …