Enhanced legumain activity links progranulin deficiency to TDP-43 pathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Sophie Robinson, Marvin Reich, Maria‐Teresa Mühlhofer, Katrin Buschmann, Eline Wauters, Quirin Mühlhofer, Georg Werner, Andrea Ahles, Stefan Hanns Engelhardt, Claudia Krenner, Björn Bartels, Simon Gutbier, Anika Reifschneider, Henrick Riemenschneider, Thomas Reinheckel, , Anja Capell
This study shows that reduced progranulin leads to increased legumain activity, which promotes TDP-43 pathology in FTLD, suggesting legumain as a therapeutic target.
bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience