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The cleavage pattern of TDP-43 determines its rate of clearance and cytotoxicity.
Nature communications - 29 Jan 2015
Li Quan, Yokoshi Moe, Okada Hitomi, Kawahara Yukio
Abstract excerpt
TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) and its C-terminal fragment of 25 kDa (CTF25) play critical roles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Although the overexpression of TDP-43 in cultured cells and animals results in the production of CTF25, the cleavage site that generates CTF25 and biological significance of the cleavage remain undetermined. Here we identify Asp174 as...
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