ALS-associated FUS mutations result in compromised FUS alternative splicing and autoregulation.

The gene encoding a DNA/RNA binding protein FUS/TLS is frequently mutated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Mutations commonly affect its carboxy-terminal nuclear localization signal, resulting in varying deficiencies of FUS nuclear localization and abnormal cytoplasmic accumulation. Increasin...

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Main Authors: Yueqin Zhou, Songyan Liu, Guodong Liu, Arzu Oztürk, Geoffrey G Hicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3814325?pdf=render