Endocytosis regulates TDP-43 toxicity and turnover

Impaired turnover of TDP-43 by impaired autophagy or proteasomal function have been suggested to be the cause of TDP-43 accumulation, a hallmark of ALS. Here the authors demonstrate that endocytosis is also important for regulating TDP-43 turnover and toxicity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guangbo Liu, Alyssa N. Coyne, Fen Pei, Spencer Vaughan, Matthew Chaung, Daniela C. Zarnescu, J. Ross Buchan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02017-x