Direct conversion of patient fibroblasts demonstrates non-cell autonomous toxicity of astrocytes to motor neurons in familial and sporadic ALS

hnRNP A3 binds to GGGGCC repeats and is a constituent of p62-positive/TDP43-negative inclusions in the hippocampus of patients with C9orf72 mutations

(2013) Kohji Mori et al.   ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA

Generation of oligodendroglial cells by direct lineage conversion

(2013) Nan Yang et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transcription factor–mediated reprogramming of fibroblasts to expandable, myelinogenic oligodendrocyte progenitor cells

(2013) Fadi J Najm et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Unconventional Translation of C9ORF72 GGGGCC Expansion Generates Insoluble Polypeptides Specific to c9FTD/ALS

(2013) Peter E.A. Ash et al.   NEURON

Expanded GGGGCC repeat RNA associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia causes neurodegeneration

(2013) Z. Xu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The C9orf72 GGGGCC Repeat Is Translated into Aggregating Dipeptide-Repeat Proteins in FTLD/ALS

(2013) K. Mori et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Reprogramming of Mouse and Human Fibroblasts into Multipotent Neural Stem Cells with a Single Factor

(2012) Karen L. Ring et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Direct Conversion of Fibroblasts into Stably Expandable Neural Stem Cells

(2012) Marc Thier et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Direct lineage reprogramming to neural cells

(2012) Janghwan Kim et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Direct reprogramming of human astrocytes into neural stem cells and neurons

(2012) Stefania Corti et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

An over-oxidized form of superoxide dismutase found in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with bulbar onset shares a toxic mechanism with mutant SOD1

(2012) S. Guareschi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Direct conversion of mouse fibroblasts to self-renewing, tripotent neural precursor cells

(2012) E. Lujan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Seeds of Neurodegeneration: Prion-like Spreading in ALS

(2011) Magdalini Polymenidou et al.   CELL

Direct Reprogramming of Adult Human Fibroblasts to Functional Neurons under Defined Conditions

(2011) Rajesh Ambasudhan et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Conversion of Mouse and Human Fibroblasts into Functional Spinal Motor Neurons

(2011) Esther Y. Son et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Rapid and Efficient Generation of Functional Motor Neurons From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Gene Delivered Transcription Factor Codes

(2011) Mark E Hester et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Astrocytes from familial and sporadic ALS patients are toxic to motor neurons

(2011) Amanda M Haidet-Phillips et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Molecular pathways of motor neuron injury in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(2011) Laura Ferraiuolo et al.   Nature Reviews Neurology

Expanded GGGGCC Hexanucleotide Repeat in Noncoding Region of C9ORF72 Causes Chromosome 9p-Linked FTD and ALS

(2011) Mariely DeJesus-Hernandez et al.   NEURON

A Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion in C9ORF72 Is the Cause of Chromosome 9p21-Linked ALS-FTD

(2011) Alan E. Renton et al.   NEURON

Direct reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts to neural progenitors

(2011) J. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Intermolecular transmission of superoxide dismutase 1 misfolding in living cells

(2011) L. I. Grad et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wild-type and mutant SOD1 share an aberrant conformation and a common pathogenic pathway in ALS

(2010) Daryl A Bosco et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Novel Antibodies Reveal Inclusions Containing Non-Native SOD1 in Sporadic ALS Patients

(2010) Karin Forsberg et al.   PLoS One

Non–cell autonomous toxicity in neurodegenerative disorders: ALS and beyond

(2009) Hristelina Ilieva et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Motor Neurons Are Sensitive to the Toxic Effect of Glial Cells Carrying an ALS-Causing Mutation

(2008) Francesco Paolo Di Giorgio et al.   Cell Stem Cell