Karyopherin-mediated nucleocytoplasmic transport

CE Wing, HYJ Fung, YM Chook - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Efficient and regulated nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of macromolecules to the correct
subcellular compartment is critical for proper functions of the eukaryotic cell. The majority of …

The roles of hnRNP A2/B1 in RNA biology and disease

Y Liu, SL Shi - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The RNA‐binding protein hnRNPA2/B1 is a member of the hnRNPs family and is widely
expressed in various tissues. hnRNPA2/B1 recognizes and binds specific RNA substrates …

Tau activates microglia via the PQBP1-cGAS-STING pathway to promote brain inflammation

M Jin, H Shiwaku, H Tanaka, T Obita, S Ohuchi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Brain inflammation generally accompanies and accelerates neurodegeneration. Here we
report a microglial mechanism in which polyglutamine binding protein 1 (PQBP1) senses …

Selective sorting of microRNAs into exosomes by phase-separated YBX1 condensates

XM Liu, L Ma, R Schekman - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Exosomes may mediate cell-to-cell communication by transporting various proteins and
nucleic acids to neighboring cells. Some protein and RNA cargoes are significantly enriched …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms affected in ALS

L Le Gall, E Anakor, O Connolly… - Journal of personalized …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal late-onset condition characterized by the
loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Mutations in more than 30 genes are associated to …

[HTML][HTML] Stress granule mediated protein aggregation and underlying gene defects in the FTD-ALS spectrum

Y Baradaran-Heravi, C Van Broeckhoven… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Stress granules (SGs) are dynamic membraneless compartments composed out of RNA-
binding proteins (RBPs) and RNA molecules that assemble temporarily to allow the cell to …

The role of hnRNPs in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Bampton, LM Gittings, P Fratta, T Lashley… - Acta Neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Dysregulated RNA metabolism is emerging as a crucially important mechanism
underpinning the pathogenesis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and the clinically …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-binding proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Zhao, JR Kim, R van Bruggen, J Park - Molecules and cells, 2018 - Elsevier
Significant research efforts are ongoing to elucidate the complex molecular mechanisms
underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which may in turn pinpoint potential …

Rare deleterious mutations of HNRNP genes result in shared neurodevelopmental disorders

MA Gillentine, T Wang, K Hoekzema, J Rosenfeld… - Genome medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background With the increasing number of genomic sequencing studies, hundreds of genes
have been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The rate of gene discovery …

Structural insights into TDP-43 and effects of post-translational modifications

L François-Moutal, S Perez-Miller, DD Scott… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Transactive response DNA binding protein (TDP-43) is a key player in neurodegenerative
diseases. In this review, we have gathered and presented structural information on the …