Primary fibroblasts cultures reveal TDP-43 abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with and without SOD1 mutations

Mario Sabatelli, Marcella Zollino, Amelia Conte, Alessandra Del Grande, Giuseppe Marangi, Matteo Lucchini, Massimiliano Mirabella, Angela Romano, Roberto Piacentini, Giulia Bisogni, Serena Lattante, Marco Luigetti, Paolo Maria Rossini, Alice Moncada

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Abstract

TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is a major component of the pathologic inclusions observed in the motor neurons of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. We examined TDP-43 expression in primary fibroblasts cultures from 22 ALS patients, including cases with SOD1 (n = 4), TARDBP (n = 4), FUS (n = 2), and C9ORF72 (n = 3) mutations and 9 patients without genetic defect. By using a phosphorylation-independent antibody, 15 patients showed notable alterations of TDP-43 level in the nuclear or cytoplasmic compartments. In particular, a marked accumulation of TDP-43 was observed in the cytoplasm of all cases with C9ORF72 and TARDBP mutations, 1 patient with FUS mutation and 3 patients without genetic defect. Patients with SOD1 mutations revealed a significant reduction of TDP-43 in the nuclei without cytoplasmic mislocalization. These changes were associated with the presence of truncated and phosphorylated TDP-43 species. Our results show that fibroblasts recapitulate some of hallmark TDP-43 abnormalities observed in neuronal cells. The reduction of full-length TDP-43 level in mutant SOD1 cells indicates that at least some SOD1 mutations alter TDP-43 metabolism.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)e5-e13
Numero di pagine9
RivistaNeurobiology of Aging
Volume36
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015

Keywords

  • 3′ UTR
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Fibroblast culture
  • TARDBP
  • TDP-43

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