Loss of TMEM106B potentiates lysosomal and FTD-like pathology in progranulin deficient mice

ABSTRACT: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TMEM106B encoding the lysosomal type II transmembrane protein 106B increase the risk for frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) of GRN (progranulin gene) mutation carriers. Currently, it is unclear if progranulin (PGRN) and TMEM106B are synergistically linked and if a gain or a loss-of-function of TMEM106B is responsible for the increased disease risk of patients with GRN haploinsufficiency. We therefore compare behavioral abnormalities, gene expression patterns, lysosomal activity and TDP-43 pathology in single and double knockout animals. Grn-/-/Tmem106b-/- mice show a strongly reduced life span and massive motor deficits. Gene expression analysis reveal an upregulation of molecular signatures characteristic for disease associated microglia and

SUBMITTER: Mr. Georg Werner 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOR-2020-50241V1 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other