Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Distinct and shared functions of ALS-associated proteins TDP-43, FUS and TAF15 revealed by multisystem analyses

  • Katannya Kapeli,
  • Gabriel A. Pratt,
  • Anthony Q. Vu,
  • Kasey R. Hutt,
  • Fernando J. Martinez,
  • Balaji Sundararaman,
  • Ranjan Batra,
  • Peter Freese,
  • Nicole J. Lambert,
  • Stephanie C. Huelga,
  • Seung J. Chun,
  • Tiffany Y. Liang,
  • Jeremy Chang,
  • John P. Donohue,
  • Lily Shiue,
  • Jiayu Zhang,
  • Haining Zhu,
  • Franca Cambi,
  • Edward Kasarskis,
  • Shawn Hoon,
  • Manuel Ares Jr.,
  • Christopher B. Burge,
  • John Ravits,
  • Frank Rigo,
  • Gene W. Yeo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Abnormal functions of RNA-binding proteins TAF15, FUS and TDP43 are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here, Kapeli et al. characterize the RNA targets of TAF15 and identify points of convergence and divergence between the targets of TAF15, FUS and TDP43 in several neuronal systems.