Hetero-oligomerization of TDP-43 carboxy-terminal fragments with cellular proteins contributes to proteotoxicity
Akira Kitamura, Ai Fujimoto, Rei Kawashima, Yidan Lyu, Kotetsu Sasaki, Y. Hamada, Kanami Moriya, Ayumi Kurata, Kazuho Takahashi, Renée M. Brielmann, Laura C. Bott, Richard I. Morimoto, Masataka Kinjo
This study shows that truncated RRM in TDP-43 CTFs causes structural changes in IDR, leading to toxic hetero-oligomers and cell-nonautonomous toxicity in nematodes.
Communications Biology · Jun 20, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology