Gel-like inclusions of C-terminal fragments of TDP-43 sequester stalled 
proteasomes in neurons

Riemenschneider, Henrick; Guo, Qiang; Bader, Jakob Maximilian; Frottin, Frederic; Farny, Daniel; Kleinberger, Gernot; Haass, Christian; Mann, Matthias; Hartl, F. Ulrich; Baumeister, Wolfgang; Hipp, Mark S.; Meissner, Felix; Fernandez-Busnadiego, Ruben; Edbauer, Dieter

doi:10.15252/embr.202153890

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Gel-like inclusions of C-terminal fragments of TDP-43 sequester stalled proteasomes in neurons

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Guo, Qiang
Baumeister, Wolfgang / Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Bader, Jakob Maximilian
Mann, Matthias / Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Frottin, Frederic
Hartl, Franz-Ulrich / Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Mann, Matthias
Mann, Matthias / Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Hartl, F. Ulrich
Hartl, Franz-Ulrich / Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Baumeister, Wolfgang
Baumeister, Wolfgang / Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Hipp, Mark S.
Hartl, Franz-Ulrich / Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Meissner, Felix
Mann, Matthias / Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Fernandez-Busnadiego, Ruben
Baumeister, Wolfgang / Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Riemenschneider, H., Guo, Q., Bader, J. M., Frottin, F., Farny, D., Kleinberger, G., et al. (2022). Gel-like inclusions of C-terminal fragments of TDP-43 sequester stalled proteasomes in neurons. EMBO Reports, 23(6): e53890. doi:10.15252/embr.202153890.

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Aggregation of the multifunctional RNA-binding protein TDP-43 defines large subgroups of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and fronto-temporal dementia and correlates with neurodegeneration in both diseases. In disease, characteristic C-terminal fragments of similar to 25 kDa ("TDP-25") accumulate in cytoplasmic inclusions. Here, we analyze gain-of-function mechanisms of TDP-25 combining cryo-electron tomography, proteomics, and functional assays. In neurons, cytoplasmic TDP-25 inclusions are amorphous, and photobleaching experiments reveal gel-like biophysical properties that are less dynamic than nuclear TDP-43. Compared with full-length TDP-43, the TDP-25 interactome is depleted of low-complexity domain proteins. TDP-25 inclusions are enriched in 265 proteasomes adopting exclusively substrate-processing conformations, suggesting that inclusions sequester proteasomes, which are largely stalled and no longer undergo the cyclic conformational changes required for proteolytic activity. Reporter assays confirm that TDP-25 impairs proteostasis, and this inhibitory function is enhanced by ALS-causing TDP-43 mutations. These findings support a pathophysiological relevance of proteasome dysfunction in ALS/FTD.