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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-8-16
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pubmed:abstractText |
Sporadic motor neuron disease (MND) is characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons and intraneuronal cytoplasmic translocation and deposition of the nuclear protein TDP-43. There is a paucity of data on the subcellular mechanisms of the nuclear-cytoplasmic trafficking of TDP-43, particularly about the precise role of the endosomal-lysosomal system (ELS). In the present study, using a neuron-specific morphometric approach, we examined the expression of the early endosomal marker Rab5 and lysosomal cathepsins B, D, F, and L as well as PAS-stained structures in the anterior horn cells in 11 individuals affected by sporadic MND and 5 age-matched controls. This was compared with the expression of ubiquitin, p62 and TDP-43 and its phosphorylated form. The principal finding was the increased expression of the endosomal marker Rab5 and lysosomal cathepsin D, and of PAS-positive structures in motor neurons of MND cases. Furthermore, the area-portion of Rab5 immunoreactivity correlated well with the intracellular accumulation of ubiquitin, p62 and (phosphorylated) TDP-43. However, double immunolabelling and immunogold electron microscopy excluded colocalization of phosphorylated TDP-43 with the ELS. These data contrast with observations on neuronal cytopathology in Alzheimer's or prion diseases where the disease-specific proteins are processed within endosomes, and suggest a distinct role of the ELS in MND.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
1090-2430
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:copyrightInfo |
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
225
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
133-9
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Active Transport, Cell Nucleus,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-DNA-Binding Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Endosomes,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Intracellular Fluid,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Lysosomes,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Motor Neuron Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Phosphorylation,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-Protein Transport,
pubmed-meshheading:20558162-rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins
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pubmed:year |
2010
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Increased neuronal Rab5 immunoreactive endosomes do not colocalize with TDP-43 in motor neuron disease.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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