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Expression of Wild-Type and Mutant Human TDP-43 in Yeast Inhibits TOROID (TORC1 Organized in Inhibited Domain) Formation and Autophagy Proportionally to the Levels of TDP-43 Toxicity.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences . Jun2024, Vol. 25 Issue 11, p6258. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- TDP-43 forms aggregates in the neurons of patients with several neurodegenerative diseases. Human TDP-43 also aggregates and is toxic in yeast. Here, we used a yeast model to investigate (1) the nature of TDP-43 aggregates and (2) the mechanism of TDP-43 toxicity. Thioflavin T, which stains amyloid but not wild-type TDP-43 aggregates, also did not stain mutant TDP-43 aggregates made from TDP-43 with intragenic mutations that increase or decrease its toxicity. However, 1,6-hexanediol, which dissolves liquid droplets, dissolved wild-type or mutant TDP-43 aggregates. To investigate the mechanism of TDP-43 toxicity, the effects of TDP-43 mutations on the autophagy of the GFP-ATG8 reporter were examined. Mutations in TDP-43 that enhance its toxicity, but not mutations that reduce its toxicity, caused a larger reduction in autophagy. TOROID formation, which enhances autophagy, was scored as GFP-TOR1 aggregation. TDP-43 inhibited TOROID formation. TORC1 bound to both toxic and non-toxic TDP-43, and to TDP-43, with reduced toxicity due to pbp1Δ. However, extragenic modifiers and TDP-43 mutants that reduced TDP-43 toxicity, but not TDP-43 mutants that enhanced toxicity, restored TOROID formation. This is consistent with the hypothesis that TDP-43 is toxic in yeast because it reduces TOROID formation, causing the inhibition of autophagy. Whether TDP-43 exerts a similar effect in higher cells remains to be determined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AUTOPHAGY
*YEAST
*NEURODEGENERATION
*THIOFLAVINS
*AMYLOID
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16616596
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177850990
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25116258