Peripheral metabolic dysfunction drives sleep disruption in TDP-43 proteinopathy
Anyara Rodriguez, Jenny Luong, Samuel J. Belfer, Oksana Shcherbakova, Jaclyn Durkin, Pinky Kain, Arjun Sengupta, Alexandra E. Perlegos, Farheen Akhtar, Daniel James Boehmler, Zhecheng Jin, Aalim M. Weljie, Nancy M. Bonini, Matthew S. Kayser
This study shows that peripheral metabolic dysfunction, not just neuronal loss, causes sleep disruption in TDP-43 proteinopathy by identifying SIK3 as a key regulator.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience