FUS-ALS mutants alter FMRP phase separation equilibrium and impair protein translation
Nicol Birsa, Agnieszka M Ule, Maria Giovanna Garone, Brian Tsang, Francesca Mattedi, P. Andrew Chong, Jack Humphrey, Seth Jarvis, Melis Pisiren, Oscar G. Wilkins, Michael L. Nosella, Anny Devoy, Cristian Bodo, Rafaela Fernandez de la Fuente, Elizabeth Fisher, , Pietro Fratta
This study shows that FUS-ALS mutants form cytoplasmic condensates that alter FMRP phase separation, leading to translation inhibition in motor neurons.
Science Advances · Jul 21, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience