期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116004
关键词
TDP-43; neurodegeneration; ALS; frontotemporal dementia; proteinopathy
资金
- MND Association [Chen/Apr17/858-791, Mitchell/Apr14/828-791]
- Academy of Medical Sciences/the Wellcome Trust/the Government Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy/the British Heart Foundation/Diabetes UK Springboard Award [SBF006n1088]
- KCL Van Geest foundation Fellowship
TDP-43 protein is strongly linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, and while mutations in the TARDBP gene may cause disease in a small subset of patients, TDP-43 proteinopathy is present in a majority of cases. Cellular functions such as nucleocytoplasmic transport, protein homeostasis, RNA interactions, and cellular stress play key roles in TDP-43 pathogenesis, with evidence suggesting aggregation-prone TDP-43 can be transmitted intercellularly, contributing to disease spread.
TDP-43 is an RNA-binding protein that has been robustly linked to the pathogenesis of a number of neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. While mutations in the TARDBP gene that codes for the protein have been identified as causing disease in a small subset of patients, TDP-43 proteinopathy is present in the majority of cases regardless of mutation status. This raises key questions regarding the mechanisms by which TDP-43 proteinopathy arises and spreads throughout the central nervous system. Numerous studies have explored the role of a variety of cellular functions on the disease process, and nucleocytoplasmic transport, protein homeostasis, RNA interactions and cellular stress have all risen to the forefront as possible contributors to the initiation of TDP-43 pathogenesis. There is also a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that aggregation-prone TDP-43 can recruit physiological TDP-43, and be transmitted intercellularly, providing a mechanism whereby small-scale proteinopathy spreads from cell to cell, reflecting the spread of clinical symptoms observed in patients. This review will discuss the potential role of the aforementioned cellular functions in TDP-43 pathogenesis, and explore how aberrant pathology may spread, and result in a feed-forward cascade effect, leading to robust TDP-43 proteinopathy and disease.
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