c-Abl Regulates the Pathological Deposition of TDP-43 via Tyrosine 43 Phosphorylation

Saebom Lee, Hye Guk Ryu, Sin Ho Kweon, Hyerynn Kim, Hyeonwoo Park, Kyung Ha Lee, Sang Min Jang, Chan Hyun Na, Sangjune Kim, Han Seok Ko

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Abstract

Non-receptor tyrosine kinase, c-Abl plays a role in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Here, we found that TDP-43, which was one of the main proteins comprising pathological deposits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a novel substrate for c-Abl. The phosphorylation of tyrosine 43 of TDP-43 by c-Abl led to increased TDP-43 levels in the cytoplasm and increased the formation of G3BP1-positive stress granules in SH-SY5Y cells. The kinase-dead mutant of c-Abl had no effect on the cytoplasmic localization of TDP-43. The expression of phosphor-mimetic mutant Y43E of TDP-43 in primary cortical neurons accumulated the neurite granule. Furthermore, the phosphorylation of TDP-43 at tyrosine 43 by c-Abl promoted the aggregation of TDP-43 and increased neuronal cell death in primary cortical neurons, but not in c-Abl–deficient primary cortical neurons. Identification of c-Abl as the kinase of TDP43 provides new insight into the pathogenesis of ALS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number3972
JournalCells
Volume11
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • TDP-43
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • c-Abl
  • mislocalization
  • phosphorylation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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