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TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS.

ABSTRACT: Cytoplasmic accumulation of TDP-43 is a disease hallmark for many cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), associated with a neuroinflammatory cytokine profile related to upregulation of nuclear factor ?B (NF-?B) and type I interferon (IFN) pathways. Here we show that this inflammation is driven by the cytoplasmic DNA sensor cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-AMP synthase (cGAS) when TDP-43 invades mitochondria and releases DNA via the permeability transition pore. Pharmacologic inhibition or genetic deletion of cGAS and its downstream signaling partner STING prevents upregulation of NF-?B and type I IFN induced by TDP-43 in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons and in TDP-43 mutant mice. Finally, we document elevated levels of the specific cGAS signaling metabolite cGAMP in spinal cord samples from patients, which may be a biomarker of mtDNA release and cGAS/STING activation in ALS. Our results identify mtDNA release and cGAS/STING activation as critical determinants of TDP-43-associated pathology and demonstrate the potential for targeting this pathway in ALS.

SUBMITTER: Yu CH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS.

Yu Chien-Hsiung CH Davidson Sophia S Harapas Cassandra R CR Hilton James B JB Mlodzianoski Michael J MJ Laohamonthonkul Pawat P Louis Cynthia C Low Ronnie Ren Jie RRJ Moecking Jonas J De Nardo Dominic D Balka Katherine R KR Calleja Dale J DJ Moghaddas Fiona F Ni Erya E McLean Catriona A CA Samson Andre L AL Tyebji Shiraz S Tonkin Christopher J CJ Bye Christopher R CR Turner Bradley J BJ Pepin Genevieve G Gantier Michael P MP Rogers Kelly L KL McArthur Kate K Crouch Peter J PJ Masters Seth L SL

Cell 20201007 3

Cytoplasmic accumulation of TDP-43 is a disease hallmark for many cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), associated with a neuroinflammatory cytokine profile related to upregulation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and type I interferon (IFN) pathways. Here we show that this inflammation is driven by the cytoplasmic DNA sensor cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-AMP synthase (cGAS) when TDP-43 invades mitochondria and releases DNA via the permeability transition pore. Pharmacologic inhibitio ...[more]

PMID: 33031745

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Project description:The pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions, containing C-terminal fragments of the protein TDP-43. Here, we tested the hypothesis that highly sensitive mass spectrometry with parallel reaction monitoring (MS-PRM) can generate a high-resolution map of pathological TDP-43 peptide ratios to form the basis for quantitation of abnormal C-terminal TDP-43 fragment enrichment. Human cortex and spinal cord, microscopically staged for the presence of p-TDP-43, p-tau, alpha-synuclein, and beta-amyloid pathology, were biochemically fractionated and analyzed by immunoblot and MS for the detection of full-length and truncated (disease-specific) TDP-43 peptides. This informed the synthesis of heavy isotope-labeled peptides for absolute quantification of TDP-43 by MS-PRM across 16 ALS, 8 Parkinson's, 8 Alzheimer's disease, and 8 aged control cases. We confirmed by immunoblot the previously described enrichment of pathological C-terminal fragments in ALS-TDP urea fractions. Subsequent MS analysis resolved specific TDP-43 N- and C-terminal peptides, including a novel N-terminal truncation site-specific peptide. Absolute quantification of peptides by MS-PRM showed an increased C:N-terminal TDP-43 peptide ratio in ALS-TDP brain compared to normal and disease controls. A C:N-terminal ratio >1.5 discriminated ALS from controls with a sensitivity of 100% (CI 79.6-100) and specificity of 100% (CI 68-100), and from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease with a sensitivity of 93% (CI 70-100) and specificity of 100% (CI 68-100). N-terminal truncation site-specific peptides were increased in ALS in line with C-terminal fragment enrichment, but were also found in a proportion of Alzheimer cases with normal C:N-terminal ratio but coexistent limbic TDP-43 neuropathological changes. In conclusion this is a novel, sensitive, and specific method to quantify the enrichment of pathological TDP-43 fragments in human brain, which could form the basis for an antibody-free assay. Our methodology has the potential to help clarify if specific pathological TDP-43 peptide signatures are associated with primary or secondary TDP-43 proteinopathies.

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TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS.

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TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS.

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