PMID: 19938687Nov 27, 2009Paper

The implications of TDP-43 mutations in pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyū no shinpo
Tomohiko IshiharaOsamu Onodera

Abstract

The molecular pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is unclear. TAR DNA-binding proteins of 43 kDa (TDP-43) -positive-cytoplasmic inclusions have been found in the glia and neurons of ALS patients. TDP-43 -positive inclusions have been reported in several neurodegenerative disorders other than ALS. Therefore it is not clear whether TDP-43 plays a primary role in the pathogenesis of ALS. The discovery of TDP-43 mutations in ALS patients indicates that TDP-43 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of ALS. More than 30 mutations in the TDP-43 gene have been identified in patients with familial and sporadic ALS. ALS with a TDP-43 mutation is classified as ALS-10. The clinical features of ALS-10 are quite similar to those of sporadic ALS. Furthermore, the neuropathological findings for ALS-10, including TDP-43 -positive inclusions and Bunina bodies, are identical to those in sporadic ALS; these findings indicate that the study of ALS-10 may lead to a better understanding of sporadic ALS. Most of the mutations are located in the C-terminus of TDP-43, which may function as a binding domain for heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein. Biochemical analyses of TDP-43 in sporadic ALS patients indicate that the TDP-43 is tr...Continue Reading

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