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Comment
. 2022 Sep;38(9):889-891.
doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2022.06.004. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Cryptic inclusions UNCover losses driving neurodegeneration

Adekunle T Bademosi  1 , Adam K Walker  2
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Cryptic inclusions UNCover losses driving neurodegeneration

Adekunle T Bademosi et al. Trends Genet. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Pathology formed by the protein TDP-43 (TAR DNA binding protein 43) is the hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies by Ma et al. and Brown et al. reveal that loss of TDP-43 function causes inclusion of cryptic exons in specific mRNAs, including the synaptic gene UNC13A, a known genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). These findings suggest new disease mechanisms.

Keywords: TDP-43; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; cryptic exons; frontotemporal dementia; motor neuron; splicing.

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