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Muscleblind acts as a modifier of FUS toxicity by modulating stress granule dynamics and SMN localization.

Nature communications | 2019

Mutations in fused in sarcoma (FUS) lead to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with varying ages of onset, progression and severity. This suggests that unknown genetic factors contribute to disease pathogenesis. Here we show the identification of muscleblind as a novel modifier of FUS-mediated neurodegeneration in vivo. Muscleblind regulates cytoplasmic mislocalization of mutant FUS and subsequent accumulation in stress granules, dendritic morphology and toxicity in mammalian neuronal and human iPSC-derived neurons. Interestingly, genetic modulation of endogenous muscleblind was sufficient to restore survival motor neuron (SMN) protein localization in neurons expressing pathogenic mutations in FUS, suggesting a potential mode of suppression of FUS toxicity. Upregulation of SMN suppressed FUS toxicity in Drosophila and primary cortical neurons, indicating a link between FUS and SMN. Our data provide in vivo evidence that muscleblind is a dominant modifier of FUS-mediated neurodegeneration by regulating FUS-mediated ALS pathogenesis.

Pubmed ID: 31811140 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), International
    Id: R21- NS100055
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R21 NS094921
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R21 NS101661
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), International
    Id: R01-NS081303
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R21 NS100055
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), International
    Id: R21-NS101661
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), International
    Id: R21- NS111768
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R21 NS111768
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R21 AG064940
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 NS081303

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