Article
Neuronal function and dysfunction of Drosophila dTDP.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Lin Meng-Jau, Cheng Ching-Wei, Shen C-K James
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: TDP-43 is an RNA- and DNA-binding protein well conserved in animals including the mammals, Drosophila, and C. elegans. In mammals, the multi-function TDP-43 encoded by the TARDBP gene is a signature protein of the ubiquitin-positive inclusions (UBIs) in the diseased neuronal/glial cells of a range of neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar...
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