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U1 snRNP is mislocalized in ALS patient fibroblasts bearing NLS mutations in FUS and is required for motor neuron outgrowth in zebrafish.
Nucleic acids research - 31 Mar 2015
Yu Yong, Chi Binkai, Xia Wei, Gangopadhyay Jaya, Yamazaki Tomohiro, Winkelbauer-Hurt Marlene E, Yin Shanye, Eliasse Yoan, Adams Edward, Shaw Christopher E, Reed Robin
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in FUS cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but the molecular pathways leading to neurodegeneration remain obscure. We previously found that U1 snRNP is the most abundant FUS interactor. Here, we report that components of the U1 snRNP core particle (Sm proteins and U1 snRNA), but not the mature U1 snRNP-specific proteins (U1-70K, U1A and U1C), co-mislocalize with FUS to the cytoplasm in ALS...
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