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Title: | Synaptic paths to neurodegeneration: The emerging role of TDP-43 and FUS in synaptic functions | Authors: | Ling, S.-C | Keywords: | DNA binding protein RNA binding protein FUS TDP-43 protein, human degenerative disease human metabolism nerve degeneration synapse DNA-Binding Proteins Humans Nerve Degeneration Neurodegenerative Diseases RNA-Binding Protein FUS Synapses |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Citation: | Ling, S.-C (2018). Synaptic paths to neurodegeneration: The emerging role of TDP-43 and FUS in synaptic functions. Neural Plasticity 2018 : 8413496. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8413496 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | TAR DNA-binding protein-43 KDa (TDP-43) and fused in sarcoma (FUS) as the defining pathological hallmarks for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), coupled with ALS-FTD-causing mutations in both genes, indicate that their dysfunctions damage the motor system and cognition. On the molecular level, TDP-43 and FUS participate in the biogenesis and metabolism of coding and noncoding RNAs as well as in the transport and translation of mRNAs as part of cytoplasmic mRNAribonucleoprotein (mRNP) granules. Intriguingly, many of the RNA targets of TDP-43 and FUS are involved in synaptic transmission and plasticity, indicating that synaptic dysfunction could be an early event contributing to motor and cognitive deficits in ALS and FTD. Furthermore, the ability of the low-complexity prion-like domains of TDP-43 and FUS to form liquid droplets suggests a potential mechanism for mRNP assembly and conversion. This review will discuss the role of TDP-43 and FUS in RNA metabolism, with an emphasis on the involvement of this process in synaptic function and neuroprotection. This will be followed by a discussion of the potential phase separation mechanism for forming RNP granules and pathological inclusions. © 2018 Shuo-Chien Ling. | Source Title: | Neural Plasticity | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/182107 | ISSN: | 20905904 | DOI: | 10.1155/2018/8413496 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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