Gene therapy for ALS: A review

DA Amado, BL Davidson - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has historically posed unique challenges for gene-
therapy-based approaches, due to a paucity of therapeutic targets as well as the difficulty of …

Thirty years of Alzheimer's disease genetics: the implications of systematic meta-analyses

L Bertram, RE Tanzi - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
The genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remain largely elusive despite early
successes in identifying three genes that cause early-onset familial AD (those that encode …

Cytoplasmic mislocalization of TDP-43 is toxic to neurons and enhanced by a mutation associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SJ Barmada, G Skibinski, E Korb, EJ Rao… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Mutations in the gene encoding TDP-43—the major protein component of neuronal
aggregates characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar …

The heritability and genetics of frontotemporal lobar degeneration

JD Rohrer, R Guerreiro, J Vandrovcova, J Uphill… - Neurology, 2009 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a genetically and pathologically
heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder. Methods: We collected blood samples from a …

FTD and ALS: a tale of two diseases

R Ferrari, D Kapogiannis, ED Huey… - Current Alzheimer …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The first reports of disorders that in terms of cognitive and behavioral symptoms resemble
frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and in terms of motor symptoms resemble amyotrophic …

The two faces of protein misfolding: gain‐and loss‐of‐function in neurodegenerative diseases

KF Winklhofer, J Tatzelt, C Haass - The EMBO journal, 2008 - embopress.org
The etiologies of neurodegenerative diseases may be diverse; however, a common
pathological denominator is the formation of aberrant protein conformers and the occurrence …

Inflammation in Alzheimer's disease: amyloid-β oligomers trigger innate immunity defence via pattern recognition receptors

A Salminen, J Ojala, A Kauppinen, K Kaarniranta… - Progress in …, 2009 - Elsevier
The inflammatory process has a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Recent studies indicate that inflammation is not merely a bystander in …

TMEM106B regulates progranulin levels and the penetrance of FTLD in GRN mutation carriers

N Finch, MM Carrasquillo, M Baker, NJ Rutherford… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: To determine whether TMEM106B single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are
associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) in patients with and without …

Profound downregulation of the RNA editing enzyme ADAR2 in ALS spinal motor neurons

T Hideyama, T Yamashita, H Aizawa, S Tsuji… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common adult-onset fatal motor neuron
disease. In spinal motor neurons of patients with sporadic ALS, normal RNA editing of …

Functional mapping of the interaction between TDP-43 and hnRNP A2 in vivo

A D'Ambrogio, E Buratti, C Stuani… - Nucleic acids …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Nuclear factor TDP-43 has been reported to play multiple roles in transcription, pre-mRNA
splicing, mRNA stability and mRNA transport. From a structural point of view, TDP-43 is a …