ShorterLab

Short RNA chaperones promote aggregation-resistant TDP-43 conformers to mitigate neurodegeneration: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

A TerminaTOR of mTORC1 signaling: nature.com/articles/s4158…

Genetically targeted mTORC1 inhibitor reveals transcriptional control by nuclear mTORC1: nature.com/articles/s4158…

Fast folding of anthrax lethal factor N-terminal domain independent of proline isomerization: Biophysical Journal cell.com/biophysj/fullt…

Perinuclear Actin Airbag Protects the Nucleus from Shock: Biophysical Journal cell.com/biophysj/fullt…

Cell-type-specific APOE4 cascade across the Alzheimer’s disease continuum: Neuron cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

Integrated single-cell and spatial transcriptomic profiling in ALS uncovers peripheral-to-central immune infiltration and reprogramming: nature.com/articles/s4159…

An RNA chaperone breaks up TDP-43 deposits in cells and preserves neurons in mice, suggesting potential as a therapy. #amyotrophiclateralsclerosis #frontotemporaldementia #alzheimersdisease @Penn ow.ly/5ynr50YZfA1

For TDP-43 Aggregates, Breaking Up Is No Longer Hard to Do alzforum.org/news/research-…

Investigating the functional components of YAP condensates | Molecular Biology of the Cell molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mb…

Ultrastructural studies reveal a new role for JIP3/MAPK8IP3 in endo-lysosomal maturation within the neuronal cell body | Molecular Biology of the Cell molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mb…

In vivo adenine base editing ameliorates Dravet syndrome phenotypes in a mouse model | Science Translational Medicine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Autophagy is required for dopaminergic axon development and confers their responsiveness to guidance cues. jneurosci.org/content/early/…

Large-scale discovery, analysis and design of protein energy landscapes: nature.com/articles/s4158…

Secreted GPNMB enhances uptake of fibrillar alpha-synuclein in a non-cell-autonomous process that can be blocked by anti-GPNMB antibodies: cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

A tunable CTD grammar governs the spatial programming of the transcription cycle: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Transient tertiary structure in intrinsically disordered proteins revealed by multithermal enhanced sampling: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Biomolecular Condensates as Protein Degradation Tools for Intracellular Targets: nature.com/articles/s4146…

AI-discovered protein fragments as generalizable regulators of biomolecular condensates biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

(Part 1/2) Excited to share that a collaborative study led by Prof. James Shorter Lab (@ShorterLab) at UPenn on short RNA chaperones and TDP-43 aggregation is now published in Science (science.org/doi/full/10.11…).

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