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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02200-0
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- VA BLRD [1I21BX001841, 1I01BX003231]
- NIH [R01NS099280, R01NS086810, T32GM007315, F31NS100302, F30NS098571, T32NS007222-35S1, F32NS089124, R01-NS097542, 1P30AG053760-01]
- Packard Foundation
- Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center
- Protein Folding Disease Initiative
- Ann Arbor Active Against A.L.S
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Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation allows for unconventional initiation at disease-causing repeat expansions. As RAN translation contributes to pathogenesis in multiple neurodegenerative disorders, determining its mechanistic underpinnings may inform therapeutic development. Here we analyze RAN translation at G(4)C(2) repeat expansions that cause C9orf72-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9RAN) and at CGG repeats that cause fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. We find that C9RAN translation initiates through a cap- and eIF4A-dependent mechanism that utilizes a CUG start codon. C9RAN and CGG RAN are both selectively enhanced by integrated stress response (ISR) activation. ISR-enhanced RAN translation requires an eIF2 alpha phosphorylation-dependent alteration in start codon fidelity. In parallel, both CGG and G(4)C(2) repeats trigger phosphorylated-eIF2 alpha-dependent stress granule formation and global translational suppression. These findings support a model whereby repeat expansions elicit cellular stress conditions that favor RAN translation of toxic proteins, creating a potential feed-forward loop that contributes to neurodegeneration.
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