ATAXIN-2 intermediate-length polyglutamine expansions elicit ALS-associated metabolic and immune phenotypes

Renata Vieira de Sá, Emma Sudria-Lopez, Marta Cañizares Luna, Oliver Harschnitz, Dianne M A van den Heuvel, Sandra Kling, Danielle Vonk, Henk-Jan Westeneng, Henk Karst, Lauri Bloemenkamp, Suzy Varderidou-Minasian, Domino K Schlegel, Mayte Mars, Mark H Broekhoven, Nicky C H van Kronenburg, Youri Adolfs, Vamshidhar R Vangoor, Rianne de Jongh, Tijana Ljubikj, Lianne PeetersSabine Seeler, Enric Mocholi, Onur Basak, David Gordon, Fabrizio Giuliani, Tessa Verhoeff, Giel Korsten, Teresa Calafat Pla, Morten T Venø, Jørgen Kjems, Kevin Talbot, Michael A van Es, Jan H Veldink, Leonard H van den Berg, Pavol Zelina, R Jeroen Pasterkamp*

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Abstract

Intermediate-length repeat expansions in ATXN-2 are the strongest genetic risk factor for ALS. Here, the authors combine patient-derived motor neurons and organoids with mouse models to dissect the pathogenic effects of ATXN2 intermediate expansions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7484
JournalNature Communications
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics
  • Animals
  • Ataxin-2/genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Mitochondria/metabolism
  • Motor Neurons/metabolism
  • Neurites/metabolism
  • Peptides/metabolism
  • Phenotype

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