TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is a major component of the pathologic inclusions observed in the motor neurons of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. We examined TDP-43 expression in primary fibroblasts cultures from 22 ALS patients, including cases with SOD1 (n = 4), TARDBP (n = 4), FUS (n = 2), and C9ORF72 (n = 3) mutations and 9 patients without genetic defect. By using a phosphorylation-independent antibody, 15 patients showed notable alterations of TDP-43 level in the nuclear or cytoplasmic compartments. In particular, a marked accumulation of TDP-43 was observed in the cytoplasm of all cases with C9ORF72 and TARDBP mutations, 1 patient with FUS mutation and 3 patients without genetic defect. Patients with SOD1 mutations revealed a significant reduction of TDP-43 in the nuclei without cytoplasmic mislocalization. These changes were associated with the presence of truncated and phosphorylated TDP-43 species. Our results show that fibroblasts recapitulate some of hallmark TDP-43 abnormalities observed in neuronal cells. The reduction of full-length TDP-43 level in mutant SOD1 cells indicates that at least some SOD1 mutations alter TDP-43 metabolism.
Sabatelli, M., Zollino, M., Conte, A., Del Grande, A., Marangi, G., Lucchini, M., Mirabella, M., Romano, A., Piacentini, R., Bisogni, G., Lattante, S., Luigetti, M., Rossini, P. M., Moncada, A., Primary fibroblasts cultures reveal TDP-43 abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with and without SOD1 mutations, <<NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING>>, 2015; 36 (5): e5-e13. [doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.02.009] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/71638]
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Titolo: | Primary fibroblasts cultures reveal TDP-43 abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with and without SOD1 mutations |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.02.009 |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2015 |
Abstract: | TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is a major component of the pathologic inclusions observed in the motor neurons of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. We examined TDP-43 expression in primary fibroblasts cultures from 22 ALS patients, including cases with SOD1 (n = 4), TARDBP (n = 4), FUS (n = 2), and C9ORF72 (n = 3) mutations and 9 patients without genetic defect. By using a phosphorylation-independent antibody, 15 patients showed notable alterations of TDP-43 level in the nuclear or cytoplasmic compartments. In particular, a marked accumulation of TDP-43 was observed in the cytoplasm of all cases with C9ORF72 and TARDBP mutations, 1 patient with FUS mutation and 3 patients without genetic defect. Patients with SOD1 mutations revealed a significant reduction of TDP-43 in the nuclei without cytoplasmic mislocalization. These changes were associated with the presence of truncated and phosphorylated TDP-43 species. Our results show that fibroblasts recapitulate some of hallmark TDP-43 abnormalities observed in neuronal cells. The reduction of full-length TDP-43 level in mutant SOD1 cells indicates that at least some SOD1 mutations alter TDP-43 metabolism. |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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Citazione: | Sabatelli, M., Zollino, M., Conte, A., Del Grande, A., Marangi, G., Lucchini, M., Mirabella, M., Romano, A., Piacentini, R., Bisogni, G., Lattante, S., Luigetti, M., Rossini, P. M., Moncada, A., Primary fibroblasts cultures reveal TDP-43 abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with and without SOD1 mutations, <<NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING>>, 2015; 36 (5): e5-e13. [doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.02.009] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/71638] |
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