[HTML][HTML] Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia

MJ Simon, T Logan, SL DeVos, G Di Paolo - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Loss-of-function heterozygous mutations in GRN, the gene encoding progranulin (PGRN),
were identified in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) almost two decades …

[HTML][HTML] New insights and therapeutic opportunities for progranulin-deficient frontotemporal dementia

S Amin, G Carling, L Gan - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
… mutations are loss-of-function mutations. GRN encodes the glycoprotein progranulin (PGRN…
, a lysosomal storage disorder, pointing to a role for PGRN in lysosomal homeostasis [6,20]. …

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration

M Grossman, WW Seeley, AL Boxer, AE Hillis… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
… of progranulin and its role in the inflammatory response, the discovery that homozygous
loss-of-function … independent support for an important role for progranulin in lysosomes 51,63 . …

Progranulin in neurodegenerative dementia

XM Wang, P Zeng, YY Fang, T Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
lack of protective factors is important in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative dementia.
Progranulin … Pathological modifications of TDP-43 involve both the loss of its normal function in …

Progranulin deficiency induces mitochondrial dysfunction in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions

G Rodríguez-Periñán, A de la Encarnación, F Moreno… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
… Because mitochondria play a key role in ROS production and apoptotic cell death, we
studied the mitochondrial function in our in vitro GRN KD cellular model. To do so, we analyzed …

Genetic forms of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: current diagnostic approach and new directions in therapeutic strategies

L Sellami, D Saracino, I Le Ber - Revue neurologique, 2020 - Elsevier
… The main pathogenic mechanism of GRN mutations arises from a loss of functional
progranulin, and strategies to restore progranulin haploinsufficiency have emerged as promising …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin as a therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases

H Rhinn, N Tatton, S McCaughey, M Kurnellas… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
… Genetic deficiency from loss-of-function mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms
may cause a reduction in progranulin levels. Progranulin deficiency has been implicated in …

Processing of progranulin into granulins involves multiple lysosomal proteases and is affected in frontotemporal lobar degeneration

S Mohan, PJ Sampognaro, AR Argouarch… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Progranulin loss-of-function mutations are linked to frontotemporal lobar degeneration with
TDP-43 positive inclusions (FTLD-TDP-Pgrn). Progranulin (PGRN) is an intracellular and …

[HTML][HTML] FTD-PSP is an unusual clinical phenotype in a frontotemporal dementia patient with a novel progranulin mutation

B Deng, Z Zheng, J Zheng, W Yang, Y Huang… - Aging and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… in 2013 as short-term memory loss. He frequently forgot what … , which may lead to the loss
of one GRN allele. However, … about the partial damage of functional progranulin. The GRN …

Autosomal dominant frontotemporal lobar degeneration in a filipino family with progranulin mutation

J Dominguez, A Ng, J Yu, AC Guevarra… - Dementia and Geriatric …, 2021 - karger.com
lost weight significantly. There were no complaints pertaining to impairments of memory and
visuospatial function. … that consisted of short phrases with lack of content, which was totally …