<p>TDP-43 proteinopathies, such as frontotemporal degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are classified into five neuropathological subtypes, Types A to E, according to the morphology of TDP-43 inclusions. Recent cryo-electron microscopy analysis of FTLD-TDP cases demonstrated that TDP-43 filaments composing the inclusions are structurally different depending on the subtype, and remarkably, co-assembled heteromeric filaments of TDP-43 and annexin A11 (ANXA11) were identified in Type C. Therefore, the involvement of ANXA11 in TDP-43 proteinopathy should be further examined. Here, we pathologically and biochemically analyzed four cases of primary lateral sclerosis-phenotype FTLD/motor neuron disease (MND) with TDP-43 pathology (PLS-TDP), and found that ANXA11 co-localizes with FTLD-TDP Type A pathology in PLS-TDP. Immunoblot analysis of the PLS-TDP cases revealed that the banding patterns of C-terminal and chymotrypsin-resistant fragments of TDP-43 are distinct from those of FTLD-TDP Types A, B and C. In addition, the N-terminal fragments of ANXA11 appear to be different from those of FTLD-TDP Type C. Filaments extracted from PLS-TDP cases were TDP-43- and ANXA11-immunopositive, suggesting the presence of TDP-ANXA11 heteromeric filaments. These results suggest that co-aggregation of ANXA11 and TDP-43 may serve as a neuropathological and biochemical indicator distinguishing PLS from ALS in FTLD/MND.</p>

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Co-aggregation of annexin A11 and TDP-43 in FTLD/MND with primary lateral sclerosis phenotype

  • Airi Tarutani,
  • Takashi Nonaka,
  • Reiko Ohtani,
  • Kazunori Imai,
  • Yasuhiro Ito,
  • Hiroshi Tsuji,
  • Akihide Mochizuki,
  • Akira Tamaoka,
  • Tetsuaki Arai,
  • Andrew C. Robinson,
  • David M. A. Mann,
  • Takayuki Kosaka,
  • Hitoshi Takahashi,
  • Akiyoshi Kakita,
  • Mari Yoshida,
  • Masato Hasegawa

摘要

TDP-43 proteinopathies, such as frontotemporal degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are classified into five neuropathological subtypes, Types A to E, according to the morphology of TDP-43 inclusions. Recent cryo-electron microscopy analysis of FTLD-TDP cases demonstrated that TDP-43 filaments composing the inclusions are structurally different depending on the subtype, and remarkably, co-assembled heteromeric filaments of TDP-43 and annexin A11 (ANXA11) were identified in Type C. Therefore, the involvement of ANXA11 in TDP-43 proteinopathy should be further examined. Here, we pathologically and biochemically analyzed four cases of primary lateral sclerosis-phenotype FTLD/motor neuron disease (MND) with TDP-43 pathology (PLS-TDP), and found that ANXA11 co-localizes with FTLD-TDP Type A pathology in PLS-TDP. Immunoblot analysis of the PLS-TDP cases revealed that the banding patterns of C-terminal and chymotrypsin-resistant fragments of TDP-43 are distinct from those of FTLD-TDP Types A, B and C. In addition, the N-terminal fragments of ANXA11 appear to be different from those of FTLD-TDP Type C. Filaments extracted from PLS-TDP cases were TDP-43- and ANXA11-immunopositive, suggesting the presence of TDP-ANXA11 heteromeric filaments. These results suggest that co-aggregation of ANXA11 and TDP-43 may serve as a neuropathological and biochemical indicator distinguishing PLS from ALS in FTLD/MND.