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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2025

Divergent and convergent TMEM106B pathology in murine models of neurodegeneration and human disease.

Muzi Du, Suleyman C Akerman, Charlotte M Fare, Linhao Ruan, Svetlana Vidensky, Lyudmila Mamedova, Katie Koo, Joshua Lee, Jeffrey D Rothstein

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Muzi Du *The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Suleyman C Akerman *Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Charlotte M FareBrain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Linhao RuanBrain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Svetlana VidenskyBrain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Lyudmila MamedovaBrain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Katie KooDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
Joshua LeeDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
Jeffrey D RothsteinThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. jrothstein@jhmi.edu.

Funding

Nuclear and Glial Dysfunction in NeurodegenerationR35NS132179 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey D Rothstein · 2023 to 2026
$4.9M
NIH HHS R35NS132179NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS132179U.S. Department of Defense HT94252310136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TMEM106B is a lysosome/late endosome protein that is a potent genetic modifier of multiple neurodegenerative diseases as well as general aging. Recently, TMEM106B was shown to form insoluble aggregates in postmortem human brain tissue, drawing attention to TMEM106B pathology and the potential role of TMEM106B aggregation in disease. In the context of neurodegenerative diseases, TMEM106B has been studied in vivo using animal models of neurodegeneration, but these studies rely on overexpression or knockdown approaches. To date, endogenous TMEM106B pathology and its relationship to known canonical pathology in animal models has not been reported. Here, we analyze histological patterns of the endogenous TMEM106B protein in murine models of C9ORF72-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9-ALS/FTD), SOD1-related ALS, and tauopathy using an extensively validated TMEM106B antibody. We found profound correlations between the endogenous TMEM106B protein with known TDP-43 and tau pathology in murine models of C9-ALS/FTD and tauopathy, respectively. By using an antibody previously shown to recognize the pathologic TMEM106B C-terminal fragments, we then performed a similar analysis on postmortem brain tissues from patients with C9-ALS/FTD, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and AD with limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (AD/LATE). Convergent evidence from both murine models and human patients links TMEM106B to TDP-43 nuclear clearance at the cellular level in C9-ALS. By characterizing endogenous TMEM106B in mice and human postmortem tissue, our work reveals essential considerations that must be taken when analyzing data from in vivo mouse studies and elucidates new insights supporting the involvement of TMEM106B in the pathogenesis and progression of multiple neurodegenerative diseases.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisBrainFrontotemporal DementiaMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurodegenerative DiseasesTauopathiesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsTMEM106B protein, humanAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisFrontotemporal dementiaMurine models of neurodegenerative diseaseNeurodegenerative diseasePathologyTAR DNA-binding protein 43TauopathyTMEM106B

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PMID40783546
PMCPMC12335138

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