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FrattaLab @UCLIoN working on #RNA biology of #ALS and #SBMA and #Kennedy's disease
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    @FrattaLab
    Oct 4, 2024
    Out @ScienceMagazine! New tech to activate ALS gene therapies only in the right cells at the right time - Increased safety to have more options for ALS. We do it by taking advantage of cryptic splicing. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @UCLIoN @TheCrick @OscarWilkins16 @MaxZYJChien
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    Creation of de novo cryptic splicing for ALS and FTD precision medicine
    Loss of function of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 (TDP-LOF) is a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Here we describe TDP-REG, which exploits the...
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    @FrattaLab
    Jun 24, 2024
    We find TDP-43 loss to cause presynaptic defects, which are rescued by ASOs correcting a single cryptic exon in UNC13A. Surprising effect of just one cryptic exon and promising strategy for ALS! Matt Keuss @PeteHarley95 in great collaboration with @jbneuro
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    Loss of TDP-43 induces synaptic dysfunction that is rescued by UNC13A splice-switching ASOs
    TDP-43 loss of function induces multiple splicing changes, including a cryptic exon in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and fronto-temporal lobar degeneration risk gene UNC13A , leading to nonsens...
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    FrattaLab
    @FrattaLab
    Mar 13, 2024
    New postdoc opportunity to work on splicing and ALS therapeutics @TheCrick and @UCLIoN. Basic molecular work with true translational potential. 4 days still to apply. jobs.ac.uk/job/DGJ551/res…
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    @FrattaLab
    Jan 24, 2024
    This work was led by @SamBryce_Smith and a joint effort with @mariasecrier and many others. Parallel efforts from the Gitler and La Spada labs also identify the link between TDP-43 and 3'UTR changes and out now: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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    TDP-43 nuclear loss in FTD/ALS causes widespread alternative polyadenylation changes
    In frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 is depleted from the nucleus. TDP-43 loss leads to cryptic exon inclusion but a role in other RNA proces...
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    @FrattaLab
    Jan 24, 2024
    TDP-43 loss causes mis-splicing in ALS/FTD. We now show it also induces widespread cryptic 3'UTRs. This increases RNA stability, translation and function of ELK1 and other TFs. Also provides novel targets for biomarker and therapeutics development.
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    TDP-43 loss induces extensive cryptic polyadenylation in ALS/FTD
    Nuclear depletion and cytoplasmic aggregation of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 is the hallmark of ALS, occurring in over 97% of cases. A key consequence of TDP-43 nuclear loss is the de-repression...

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