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ArticleExperimental neurology2025

Two cardinal features of ALS, reduced STMN2 and pathogenic TDP-43, synergize to accelerate motor decline in mice.

Kelsey L Krus, Ana Morales Benitez, Amy Strickland, Jeffrey Milbrandt, A Joseph Bloom, Aaron DiAntonio

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Article in Experimental neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Kelsey L KrusDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States.
Ana Morales BenitezDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States.
Amy StricklandDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States.
Jeffrey MilbrandtDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States; McDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States; Needleman Center for Neurometabolism and Axonal Therapeutics, St. Louis 63110, United States. Electronic address: jmilbrandt@wustl.edu.
A Joseph BloomDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States; McDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States. Electronic address: ajbloom@wustl.edu.
Aaron DiAntonioDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63110, United States; Needleman Center for Neurometabolism and Axonal Therapeutics, St. Louis 63110, United States. Electronic address: diantonio@wustl.edu.

Funding

WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
DISSECTION OF SARM1-INDUCED AXON DEGENERATION AND CELL DEATHR01NS087632 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Aaron Diantonio, JEFFREY D MILBRANDT · 2014 to 2026
$6.4M
Regulation of axonal degeneration by the DLK kinaseR37NS065053 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Aaron Diantonio · 2020 to 2026
$4.3M
SARM1 functional polymorphisms and their contribution to ALS riskR01NS119812 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BLOOM, ADAM JOSEPH, DIANTONIO, AARON · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Regulating NAD Metabolism to Inhibit Axon Degeneration in Neurodegenerative DiseasesRF1AG013730 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MILBRANDT, JEFFREY D · 2017 to 2017
$2.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG013730NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS087632NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS119812NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS065053
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathological TDP-43 loss from the nucleus and cytoplasmic aggregation occurs in almost all cases of ALS and half of frontotemporal dementia patients. Stathmin2 (Stmn2) is a key target of TDP-43 regulation and aberrantly spliced Stmn2 mRNA is found in patients with ALS, frontotemporal dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease. STMN2 participates in the axon injury response and its depletion in vivo partially replicates ALS-like symptoms including progressive motor deficits and distal NMJ denervation. The interaction between STMN2 loss and TDP-43 dysfunction has not been studied in mice because TDP-43 regulates human but not murine Stmn2 splicing. Therefore, we generated trans-heterozygous mice that lack one functional copy of Stmn2 and express one mutant TDP-43

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDNA-Binding ProteinsStathminAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicDNA-Binding ProteinsStathminStmn2 protein, mouseTardbp protein, mouseALSFTDNeurodegenerationNeuropathyStathminSTMN2TARDBPTDP-43

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PMID39603486
PMCPMC12857000

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