TDP-43 Is Directed to Stress Granules by Sorbitol, a Novel Physiological Osmotic and Oxidative Stressor

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dc.contributor.advisorYu, Gangen
dc.creatorDewey, Colleen Marieen
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-20T18:46:59Z
dc.date.available2012-07-20T18:46:59Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-20
dc.description.abstractTDP-43, or TAR DNA-binding protein 43, is a pathological marker of a spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusions (FTLD-U). TDP-43 is an RNA/DNA-binding protein implicated in transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation. Recent work also suggests that TDP-43 associates with cytoplasmic stress granules, which are transient structures that form in response to stress. In this study, we establish sorbitol as a novel stressor that directs TDP-43 to stress granules in Hek293T cells and primary cultured glia. We quantify TDP-43 association with stress granules over time and show that stress granule association and size are dependent on the glycine-rich region of TDP-43, which harbors the majority of pathogenic mutations. Moreover, we establish that cells harboring wild-type and mutant TDP-43 have distinct stress responses: mutant TDP-43 forms significantly larger stress granules and incorporates into stress granules more early; in striking contrast, wild-type TDP-43 forms more stress granules over time, but granule size remains relatively unchanged. We propose that mutant TDP-43 alters stress granule dynamics, which may contribute to the progression of TDP-43 proteinopathies.en
dc.identifier.oclc811136850
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152.5/1021
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectCytoplasmic Granulesen
dc.subjectDNA-Binding Proteinsen
dc.subjectSorbitolen
dc.titleTDP-43 Is Directed to Stress Granules by Sorbitol, a Novel Physiological Osmotic and Oxidative Stressoren
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.materialTexten
thesis.date.available2014-01-14
thesis.degree.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciencesen
thesis.degree.disciplineNeuroscienceen
thesis.degree.grantorUT Southwestern Medical Centeren
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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