Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE): consensus working group report

PT Nelson, DW Dickson, JQ Trojanowski, CR Jack… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We describe a recently recognized disease entity, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43
encephalopathy (LATE). LATE neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is defined by a …

The post-GWAS era: from association to function

MD Gallagher, AS Chen-Plotkin - The American Journal of Human …, 2018 - cell.com
During the past 12 years, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have uncovered
thousands of genetic variants that influence risk for complex human traits and diseases. Yet …

[HTML][HTML] TMEM106B is a receptor mediating ACE2-independent SARS-CoV-2 cell entry

J Baggen, M Jacquemyn, L Persoons, E Vanstreels… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 is associated with broad tissue tropism, a characteristic often determined by
the availability of entry receptors on host cells. Here, we show that TMEM106B, a lysosomal …

Age-dependent formation of TMEM106B amyloid filaments in human brains

M Schweighauser, D Arseni, M Bacioglu, M Huang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Many age-dependent neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's,
are characterized by abundant inclusions of amyloid filaments. Filamentous inclusions of the …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosome dysfunction as a cause of neurodegenerative diseases: Lessons from frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

J Root, P Merino, A Nuckols, M Johnson… - Neurobiology of disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are fatal
neurodegenerative disorders that are thought to exist on a clinical and pathological …

A major role for common genetic variation in anxiety disorders

KL Purves, JRI Coleman, SM Meier, C Rayner… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Anxiety disorders are common, complex psychiatric disorders with twin heritabilities of 30–
60%. We conducted a genome-wide association study of Lifetime Anxiety Disorder (n case …

The ALS/FTLD associated protein C9orf72 associates with SMCR8 and WDR41 to regulate the autophagy-lysosome pathway

PM Sullivan, X Zhou, AM Robins, DH Paushter… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2016 - Springer
Hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene is a leading cause of frontotemporal
lobar degeneration (FTLD) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Reduced expression of …

Lysosomal size matters

MEG de Araujo, G Liebscher, MW Hess, LA Huber - Traffic, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lysosomes are key cellular catabolic centers that also perform fundamental metabolic,
signaling and quality control functions. Lysosomes are not static and they respond …

Accumulation of TMEM106B C-terminal fragments in neurodegenerative disease and aging

J Perneel, M Neumann, B Heeman, S Cheung… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Several studies using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) techniques recently reported
the isolation and characterization of novel protein filaments, composed of a C-terminal …

Alteration of the micro RNA network during the progression of Alzheimer's disease

P Lau, K Bossers, R Janky, E Salta… - EMBO molecular …, 2013 - embopress.org
An overview of miRNAs altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was established by profiling the
hippocampus of a cohort of 41 late‐onset AD (LOAD) patients and 23 controls, showing …