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SCA31 Flies Perform in a Balancing Act between RAN Translation and RNA-Binding Proteins

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In this issue of Neuron, Ishiguro et al. (2017) explore the toxicity of RAN translation in spinocerebellar ataxia 31. Using a Drosophila model, the authors demonstrate that TDP-43 and other RNA-binding… Click to show full abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Ishiguro et al. (2017) explore the toxicity of RAN translation in spinocerebellar ataxia 31. Using a Drosophila model, the authors demonstrate that TDP-43 and other RNA-binding proteins act as chaperones to regulate the formation of toxic RNA aggregates.

Keywords: binding proteins; rna; rna binding; ran translation; sca31 flies

Journal Title: Neuron
Year Published: 2017

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