Search Results - "Todd, Peter K."
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Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders
Published in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology (01-09-2021)“…The human genome contains over one million short tandem repeats. Expansion of a subset of these repeat tracts underlies over fifty human disorders, including…”
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CGG Repeat-Associated Non-AUG Translation Utilizes a Cap-Dependent Scanning Mechanism of Initiation to Produce Toxic Proteins
Published in Molecular cell (21-04-2016)“…Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation produces toxic polypeptides from nucleotide repeat expansions in the absence of an AUG start codon and contributes…”
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RNA-mediated neurodegeneration in repeat expansion disorders
Published in Annals of neurology (01-03-2010)“…Most neurodegenerative disorders are thought to result primarily from the accumulation of misfolded proteins, which interfere with protein homeostasis in…”
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RAN translation at C9orf72-associated repeat expansions is selectively enhanced by the integrated stress response
Published in Nature communications (08-12-2017)“…Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation allows for unconventional initiation at disease-causing repeat expansions. As RAN translation contributes to…”
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Native functions of short tandem repeats
Published in eLife (20-03-2023)“…Over a third of the human genome is comprised of repetitive sequences, including more than a million short tandem repeats (STRs). While studies of the…”
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Repeat-associated non-AUG translation from antisense CCG repeats in fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome
Published in Annals of neurology (01-12-2016)“…Objective Repeat‐associated non‐AUG (RAN) translation drives production of toxic proteins from pathogenic repeat sequences in multiple untreatable…”
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Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation and other molecular mechanisms in Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome
Published in Brain research (15-08-2018)“…•Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) is caused by expanded CGG repeats.•Mechanisms of CGG repeat toxicity include RNA protein titration and RAN…”
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Non-canonical initiation factors modulate repeat-associated non-AUG translation
Published in Human molecular genetics (17-08-2022)“…Abstract Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of expanded repeat-mutation mRNA produces toxic peptides in neurons of patients suffering from…”
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Sequestration of DROSHA and DGCR8 by Expanded CGG RNA Repeats Alters MicroRNA Processing in Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (01-03-2013)“…Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of 55–200 CGG repeats in the 5′ UTR of…”
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CGG repeats trigger translational frameshifts that generate aggregation-prone chimeric proteins
Published in Nucleic acids research (26-08-2022)“…Abstract CGG repeat expansions in the FMR1 5’UTR cause the neurodegenerative disease Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). These repeats form…”
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What repeat expansion disorders can teach us about the Central Dogma
Published in Molecular cell (02-02-2023)“…Pathogenic repeat sequences underlie several human disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, and myotonic dystrophy. Here, we…”
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CGG Repeat-Associated Translation Mediates Neurodegeneration in Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (08-05-2013)“…Fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) results from a CGG repeat expansion in the 5′ UTR of FMR1. This repeat is thought to elicit toxicity as…”
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RAN translation at CGG repeats induces ubiquitin proteasome system impairment in models of fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-08-2015)“…Fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the 5' UTR of the Fragile…”
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Autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system: Collaborators in neuroprotection
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-12-2008)“…Protein degradation is an essential cellular function that, when dysregulated or impaired, can lead to a wide variety of disease states. The two major…”
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Ribosomal quality control factors inhibit repeat-associated non-AUG translation from GC-rich repeats
Published in Nucleic acids research (27-02-2024)“…A GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9ALS/FTD), while a CGG…”
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Translation of upstream open reading frames in a model of neuronal differentiation
Published in BMC genomics (20-05-2019)“…Upstream open reading frames (uORFs) initiate translation within mRNA 5' leaders, and have the potential to alter main coding sequence (CDS) translation on…”
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A native function for RAN translation and CGG repeats in regulating fragile X protein synthesis
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-03-2020)“…Repeat-associated non-AUG-initiated translation of expanded CGG repeats (CGG RAN) from the FMR1 5′-leader produces toxic proteins that contribute to…”
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Stress granule formation helps to mitigate neurodegeneration
Published in Nucleic acids research (09-09-2024)“…Abstract Cellular stress pathways that inhibit translation initiation lead to transient formation of cytoplasmic RNA/protein complexes known as stress…”
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Neuropathology of RAN translation proteins in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (30-10-2019)“…CGG repeat expansions in FMR1 cause the neurodegenerative disorder Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS). Ubiquitinated neuronal intranuclear…”
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High-throughput screening yields several small-molecule inhibitors of repeat-associated non-AUG translation
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (06-12-2019)“…Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation is a noncanonical translation initiation event that occurs at nucleotide-repeat expansion mutations that are…”
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