Aswathy Peethambaran Mallika

The paper shows that restoring multiple TDP-43 cryptic targets, not just Unc13a, rescues motor neuron disease in a mouse model of ALS.

This study shows that preventing cryptic splicing of UNC13A and other TDP-43 targets can preserve memory and reduce neuron loss in a TDP-43 knockout mouse model.

This study shows that TDP-43 dysfunction accelerates tauopathy, which primes co-filament assembly and dysfunction of TDP-43, exacerbating neuron loss in AD-LATE.

This study uses a BBB-permeable AAV to deliver CTR and restore TDP-43 function in a mouse model of FTLD-TDP, reducing deficits and neuron loss.

AAV-PHP.eB-CTR gene therapy slows ALS progression and prevents paralysis in symptomatic mice by restoring TDP-43 function.

This paper shows that TDP-43 loss-of-function worsens tauopathy in a mouse model by increasing caspase 3-mediated tau cleavage in vulnerable neurons, leading to greater brain atrophy.

The paper uses large-scale RNA-seq data to show that ciclopirox triggers TDP-43 cryptic exon inclusion through oxidative stress and heavy metal toxicity.