TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000240185
  • Gene Name:TARDBP
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :down-regulated
  • mRNA Method:PCR
  • mRNA Pathway:NA
  • Evidence:validated
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:DB00629
  • Drug Name:Guanabenz
  • Drug Method:down-regulated the gene expression

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Tissue:tissues

Other information

  • Title:Pharmacological reduction of ER stress protects against TDP-43 neuronal toxicity in vivo
  • Journal:Neurobiology of Disease
  • Published:2013
  • PubMed ID:23567652
  • Abstract:C. elegans and D. rerio expressing mutant TAR DNA Binding Protein 43 (TDP-43) are powerful in vivo animal models for the genetics and pharmacology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using these small-animal models of ALS, we previously identified methylene blue (MB) as a potent suppressor of TDP-43 toxicity. Consequently here we investigated how MB might exert its neuroprotective properties and found that it acts through reduction of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response. We tested other compounds known to be active in the ER unfolded protein response in worms and zebrafish expressing mutant human TDP-43 (mTDP-43). We identified three compounds: salubrinal, guanabenz and a new structurally related compound phenazine, which also reduced paralysis, neurodegeneration and oxidative stress in our mTDP-43 models. Using C. elegans genetics, we showed that all four compounds act as potent suppressors of mTDP-43 toxicity through reduction of the ER stress response. Interestingly, these compounds operate through different branches of the ER unfolded protein pathway to achieve a common neuroprotective action. Our results indicate that protein-folding homeostasis in the ER is an important target for therapeutic development in ALS and other TDP-43-related neurodegenerative diseases.
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