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ALS-associated mutant FUS induces selective motor neuron degeneration through toxic gain of function.
Sharma, Aarti; Lyashchenko, Alexander K; Lu, Lei; Nasrabady, Sara Ebrahimi; Elmaleh, Margot; Mendelsohn, Monica; Nemes, Adriana; Tapia, Juan Carlos; Mentis, George Z; Shneider, Neil A.
Afiliação
  • Sharma A; Department of Neurology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, 630 W 168th Street, P&S Building, Room 5-423, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Lyashchenko AK; Department of Neurology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, 630 W 168th Street, P&S Building, Room 5-423, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Lu L; Department of Neurology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, 630 W 168th Street, P&S Building, Room 5-423, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Nasrabady SE; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Elmaleh M; Department of Neurology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, 630 W 168th Street, P&S Building, Room 5-423, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Mendelsohn M; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Nemes A; Department of Neuroscience, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Tapia JC; Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Mentis GZ; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
  • Shneider NA; Department of Neurology, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University, 630 W 168th Street, P&S Building, Room 5-423, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Nat Commun ; 7: 10465, 2016 Feb 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26842965
ABSTRACT
Mutations in FUS cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including some of the most aggressive, juvenile-onset forms of the disease. FUS loss-of-function and toxic gain-of-function mechanisms have been proposed to explain how mutant FUS leads to motor neuron degeneration, but neither has been firmly established in the pathogenesis of ALS. Here we characterize a series of transgenic FUS mouse lines that manifest progressive, mutant-dependent motor neuron degeneration preceded by early, structural and functional abnormalities at the neuromuscular junction. A novel, conditional FUS knockout mutant reveals that postnatal elimination of FUS has no effect on motor neuron survival or function. Moreover, endogenous FUS does not contribute to the onset of the ALS phenotype induced by mutant FUS. These findings demonstrate that FUS-dependent motor degeneration is not due to loss of FUS function, but to the gain of toxic properties conferred by ALS mutations.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Medula Espinal / Músculo Esquelético / Proteína FUS de Ligação a RNA / Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica / Neurônios Motores / Degeneração Neural / Junção Neuromuscular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Medula Espinal / Músculo Esquelético / Proteína FUS de Ligação a RNA / Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica / Neurônios Motores / Degeneração Neural / Junção Neuromuscular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article