Mutant FUS perturbs m6A regulation by repressing ALKBH5, while restoring m6A levels alleviates ALS pathology in vivo
Di Timoteo, G.; Setti, A.; Margarita, F.; D'Angelo, A.; Giuliani, A.; Biagi, M. C.; Di Salvio, M.; Santini, T.; Cestra, G.; Bozzoni, I.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by the progressive loss of motor neurons, where aberrant stress granule (SG) dynamics has emerged as a hallmark, especially in cases involving mutations in RNA-binding proteins such as FUS and TDP-43. We previously showed that m6A RNA modification is elevated in FUS-associated ALS and that restoring its physiological levels through METTL3 inhibition is sufficient to rescue the aberrant stress granule phenotypes in different human cellular models. Importantly, here we show that reducing m6A levels ameliorates locomotor defects and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) abnormalities in Drosophila melanogaster models of ALS expressing the human FUSP525L mutant. Moreover, we demonstrate that the increase in m6A is attributable to reduced expression of the m6A eraser ALKBH5, resulting from impaired translation caused by direct FUS binding to its transcript. We further show that ALKBH5 downregulation contributes to RNA and protein alterations observed in FUS-associated ALS, driving the abnormal SG dynamics characteristic of the disease. This study supports the hypothesis that restoring correct m6A levels could serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for ALS.
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