TARDP (TDP-43) is a major component of the ubiquitinated inclusions that characterise amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) with ubiquitin inclusions (FTLD-U).
TDP-43 is an RNA-binding and DNA-binding protein that has many functions and is encoded by the TAR DNA-binding protein gene (TARDBP) on chromosome 1.
The function of TDP-43 in the nervous system is uncertain, and a mechanistic role in neurodegeneration remains speculative.
Pathology
TARDBP mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (18396105)
TARDBP is the major disease protein in both ubiquitin-positive, tau-, and alpha-synuclein-negative frontotemporal lobar degeneration (or frontotemporal dementia FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS MIM.105400).
Pathologic TDP43 is hyperphosphorylated, ubiquitinated, and cleaved to generate C-terminal fragments and was recovered only from affected central nervous system regions, including hippocampus, neocortex, and spinal cord. TDP43 represents the common pathologic substrate linking these neurodegenerative diseases.
The finding of pathogenic mutations in TARDBP implicates TDP-43 as an active mediator of neurodegeneration in TDP-43 proteinopathies, a class of disorder that includes ALS and FTLD-U.
TARDP-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (TARDP-ALS) is a fatal motor neuron disorder characterized pathologically by ubiquitinated TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43) inclusions.
See also
ALS genes
| SOD1 | ALS2 | SETX | VAPB | ANG | DCTN1 | MAPT | TARDBP |
References
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