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ALS/FTD-associated FUS activates GSK-3β to disrupt the VAPB-PTPIP51 interaction and ER-mitochondria associations.
EMBO reports - 1 Sept 2016
Stoica Radu, Paillusson Sébastien, Gomez-Suaga Patricia, Mitchell Jacqueline C, Lau Dawn Hw, Gray Emma H, Sancho Rosa M, Vizcay-Barrena Gema, De Vos Kurt J, Shaw Christopher E, Hanger Diane P, Noble Wendy, Miller Christopher Cj
Abstract excerpt
Defective FUS metabolism is strongly associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD), but the mechanisms linking FUS to disease are not properly understood. However, many of the functions disrupted in ALS/FTD are regulated by signalling between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria. This signalling is facilitated by close physical associations between the two...
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