RNA-binding protein network alteration causes aberrant axon branching and growth phenotypes in FUS ALS mutant motoneurons
Garone, M. G.; Birsa, N.; Rosito, M.; Salaris, F.; Mochi, M.; de Turris, V.; Nair, R. R.; Cunningham, T. J.; Fisher, E. M. C.; Fratta, P.; Rosa, A.
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Mutations in the RNA-binding protein (RBPs) FUS have been genetically associated with the motoneuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using both human induced pluripotent stem cells and mouse models, we found that FUS-ALS causative mutations affect the activity of two relevant RBPs with important roles in neuronal RNA metabolism: HuD/ELAVL4 and FMRP. Mechanistically, mutant FUS leads to upregulation of HuD protein levels through competition with FMRP for HuD mRNA 3UTR binding. In turn, increased HuD levels overly stabilize the transcript levels of its targets, NRN1 and GAP43. As a consequence, mutant FUS motoneurons show increased axon branching and growth upon injury, which could be rescued by dampening NRN1 levels. Since similar phenotypes have been previously described in SOD1 and TDP-43 mutant models, increased axonal growth and branching might represent broad early events in the pathogenesis of ALS.
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