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Reduced protein turnover mediates functional deficits in transgenic mice expressing the 25 kDa C-terminal fragment of TDP-43

Caccamo, Antonella, Shaw, Darren M., Guarino, Francesca, Messina, Angela, Walker, Aaron W., Oddo, Salvatore·2015·Human Molecular Genetics

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD-TDP) are two neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the accumulation of TDP-43. TDP-43 is proteolitically cleaved to generate two major C-terminal fragments of 35 and 25 kDa. The latter, known as TDP-25, is a consistent feature of FTLD-TDP and ALS; however, little is known about its role in disease pathogenesis. We have previously developed transgenic mice overexpressing low levels of TDP-25 (TgTDP-25(+/0)), which at 6 months of age show mild cognitive impairments and no motor deficits. To better understand the role of TDP-25 in the pathogenesis of ALS and FTLD-TDP, we generated TDP-25 homozygous mice (TgTDP-25(+/+)), thereby further increasing TDP-25 expression. We found a gene-dosage effect on cognitive and motor function at 15 months of age, as the TgTDP-25(+/+) showed more severe spatial and working memory deficits as well as worse motor performance than TgTDP-25(+/0) mice. These behavioral deficits were associated with increased soluble levels of TDP-25 in the nucleus and cytosol. Notably, high TDP-25 levels were also linked to reduced autophagy induction and proteasome function, two events that have been associated with both ALS and FTLD-TDP. In summary, we present strong in vivo evidence that high levels of TDP-25 are sufficient to cause behavioral deficits and reduce function of two of the major protein turnover systems: autophagy and proteasome. These mice represent a new tool to study the role of TDP-25 in the pathogenesis of ALS and FTLD-TDP.

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  • Autophagy dysfunction is linked to TARDBP pathology in ALS.

    “Together, these findings link autophagy dysfunction to TARDBP pathology in ALS”
  • Transgenic expression of a C-terminal TARDBP fragment commonly associated with ALS and FTD leads to decreases in several autophagy effectors, including ATG3, ATG7, LC3, SQSTM1, and BECN1.

    “Transgenic expression of a C-terminal TARDBP fragment commonly associated with ALS and FTD leads to decreases in several autophagy effectors, including ATG3, ATG7, LC3, SQSTM1, and BECN1 [351].”

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Authors
Caccamo, A., Shaw, D. M., Guarino, F., Messina, A., Walker, A. W., & Oddo, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Catania (IT)
  • Banner Sun Health Research Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Oddo, Salvatore
Venue
Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2015-05-22
Volume
24
Issue
16
Pages
4625-4635
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2133613163
Cited by
35
References
49
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
3.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Keywords
TDP-43, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, protein turnover, autophagy, proteasome, cognitive impairment, motor impairment, gene dosage effect, transgenic mouse model, neurodegeneration
MeSH terms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Autophagy, Behavior, Animal, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Mice, Transgenic, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Mice, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Proteolysis

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