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Sustained Expression of TDP-43 and FUS in Motor Neurons in Rodent's Lifetime

Cao Huang1, Pedro Yuxing Xia2, Hongxia Zhou1

1. Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
2. A volunteer student from Lower Merion High School, PA, USA

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Huang C, Xia PY, Zhou H. Sustained Expression of TDP-43 and FUS in Motor Neurons in Rodent's Lifetime. Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(4):396-406. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.396. https://www.ijbs.com/v06p0396.htm
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Abstract

TAR DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) and fused in sarcoma (FUS) are two highly conserved ribonucleoproteins. Pathogenic mutations of the TDP-43 or the FUS gene are all linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons. To better understand the correlation of ALS disease genes with the selectivity of chronic motor neuron degeneration, we examined the longitudinal expression of the TDP-43 and the FUS genes in C57BL6 mice and in Sprague-Dawley rats. TDP-43 and FUS were robustly and ubiquitously expressed in the postnatal mice and rats, but were markedly decreased in the adult rodents. In adulthood, TDP-43 and FUS proteins were even undetectable in peripheral organs including skeletal muscles, liver, and kidney, but were constantly expressed at substantial levels in the central nervous system. Motor neurons expressed the TDP-43 and the FUS genes at robust levels throughout rodent's lifetime. Moreover, TDP-43 and FUS were accumulated in the cytoplasm of motor neurons in aged animals. Our findings suggest that TDP-43 and FUS play an important role in development and that constant and robust expression of the genes in motor neurons may render the neurons vulnerable to pathogenic mutation of the TDP-43 or the FUS gene. To faithfully model the pathology of TDP-43- or FUS gene mutations in rodents, we must replicate the expression patterns of the TDP-43 and the FUS gene in animals.

Keywords: TDP-43, FUS, Mice, rats, motor neurons, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis


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Huang, C., Xia, P.Y., Zhou, H. (2010). Sustained Expression of TDP-43 and FUS in Motor Neurons in Rodent's Lifetime. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 6(4), 396-406. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.6.396.

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Huang, C.; Xia, P.Y.; Zhou, H. Sustained Expression of TDP-43 and FUS in Motor Neurons in Rodent's Lifetime. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2010, 6 (4), 396-406. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6.396.

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Huang C, Xia PY, Zhou H. Sustained Expression of TDP-43 and FUS in Motor Neurons in Rodent's Lifetime. Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(4):396-406. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.396. https://www.ijbs.com/v06p0396.htm

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Huang C, Xia PY, Zhou H. 2010. Sustained Expression of TDP-43 and FUS in Motor Neurons in Rodent's Lifetime. Int J Biol Sci. 6(4):396-406.

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