TDP-43 triggers mitochondrial DNA release via mPTP to activate cGAS/STING in ALS

Yu, CH; Davidson, S; Harapas, CR; Hilton, JB; Mlodzianoski, MJ; Laohamonthonkul, P; Louis, C; Low, RRJ; Moecking, J; De Nardo, D; Balka, KR; Calleja, DJ; Moghaddas, F; Ni, E; McLean, CA; Samson, AL; Tyebji, S; Tonkin, CJ; Bye, CR; Turner, BJ; Pepin, G; Gantier, MP; Rogers, KL; McArthur, K; Crouch, PJ; Masters, SL

Author(s): Yu, CH; Davidson, S; Harapas, CR; Hilton, JB; Mlodzianoski, MJ; Laohamonthonkul, P; Louis, C; Low, RRJ; Moecking, J; De Nardo, D; Balka, KR; Calleja, DJ; Moghaddas, F; Ni, E; McLean, CA; Samson, AL; Tyebji, S; Tonkin, CJ; Bye, CR; Turner, BJ; Pepin, G; Gantier, MP; Rogers, KL; McArthur, K; Crouch, PJ; Masters, SL;
Details: Publication Year 2020-10-03,Volume 183,Issue #3,Page 636-649.e18
Journal Title: Cell
Publication Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Cytoplasmic accumulation of TDP-43 is a disease hallmark for many cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), associated with a neuroinflammatory cytokine profile related to upregulation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) and type I interferon (IFN) pathways. Here we show that this inflammation is driven by the cytoplasmic DNA sensor cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-AMP synthase (cGAS) when TDP-43 invades mitochondria and releases DNA via the permeability transition pore. Pharmacologic inhibition or genetic deletion of cGAS and its downstream signaling partner STING prevents upregulation of NF-kappaB and type I IFN induced by TDP-43 in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons and in TDP-43 mutant mice. Finally, we document elevated levels of the specific cGAS signaling metabolite cGAMP in spinal cord samples from patients, which may be a biomarker of mtDNA release and cGAS/STING activation in ALS. Our results identify mtDNA release and cGAS/STING activation as critical determinants of TDP-43-associated pathology and demonstrate the potential for targeting this pathway in ALS.
Publisher: Cell Press
Research Division(s): Inflammation; Infectious Diseases And Immune Defence; Advanced Technology And Biology
PubMed ID: 33031745
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.020
Open Access at Publisher's Site: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.020
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