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SUBMITTER: Kao CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576598 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kao Ching Serena CS van Bruggen Rebekah R Kim Jihye Rachel JR Chen Xiao Xiao Lily XXL Chan Cadia C Lee Jooyun J Cho Woo In WI Zhao Melody M Arndt Claudia C Maksimovic Katarina K Khan Mashiat M Tan Qiumin Q Wilson Michael D MD Park Jeehye J
Nature communications 20201020 1
A missense mutation, S85C, in the MATR3 gene is a genetic cause for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It is unclear how the S85C mutation affects MATR3 function and contributes to disease. Here, we develop a mouse model that harbors the S85C mutation in the endogenous Matr3 locus using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. MATR3 S85C knock-in mice recapitulate behavioral and neuropathological features of early-stage ALS including motor impairment, muscle atrophy, neuromuscular junction defects, Purkinje ce ...[more]