Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD

Abstract The C9orf72 GGGGCC repeat expansion is a major cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (c9ALS/FTD). Non‐conventional repeat translation results in five dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), but their clinical utility, overall significance, and temporal course in the p...

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Main Authors: Carina Lehmer, Patrick Oeckl, Jochen H Weishaupt, Alexander E Volk, Janine Diehl‐Schmid, Matthias L Schroeter, Martin Lauer, Johannes Kornhuber, Johannes Levin, Klaus Fassbender, Bernhard Landwehrmeyer, German Consortium for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Martin H Schludi, Thomas Arzberger, Elisabeth Kremmer, Andrew Flatley, Regina Feederle, Petra Steinacker, Patrick Weydt, Albert C Ludolph, Dieter Edbauer, Markus Otto, Adrian Danek, Emily Feneberg, Sarah Anderl‐Straub, Christine von Arnim, Holger Jahn, Anja Schneider, Manuel Maler, Maryna Polyakova, Lina Riedl, Jens Wiltfang, Georg Ziegler
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author Carina Lehmer
Patrick Oeckl
Jochen H Weishaupt
Alexander E Volk
Janine Diehl‐Schmid
Matthias L Schroeter
Martin Lauer
Johannes Kornhuber
Johannes Levin
Klaus Fassbender
Bernhard Landwehrmeyer
German Consortium for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Martin H Schludi
Thomas Arzberger
Elisabeth Kremmer
Andrew Flatley
Regina Feederle
Petra Steinacker
Patrick Weydt
Albert C Ludolph
Dieter Edbauer
Markus Otto
Adrian Danek
Emily Feneberg
Sarah Anderl‐Straub
Christine von Arnim
Holger Jahn
Anja Schneider
Manuel Maler
Maryna Polyakova
Lina Riedl
Jens Wiltfang
Georg Ziegler
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Patrick Oeckl
Jochen H Weishaupt
Alexander E Volk
Janine Diehl‐Schmid
Matthias L Schroeter
Martin Lauer
Johannes Kornhuber
Johannes Levin
Klaus Fassbender
Bernhard Landwehrmeyer
German Consortium for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
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Thomas Arzberger
Elisabeth Kremmer
Andrew Flatley
Regina Feederle
Petra Steinacker
Patrick Weydt
Albert C Ludolph
Dieter Edbauer
Markus Otto
Adrian Danek
Emily Feneberg
Sarah Anderl‐Straub
Christine von Arnim
Holger Jahn
Anja Schneider
Manuel Maler
Maryna Polyakova
Lina Riedl
Jens Wiltfang
Georg Ziegler
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description Abstract The C9orf72 GGGGCC repeat expansion is a major cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (c9ALS/FTD). Non‐conventional repeat translation results in five dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), but their clinical utility, overall significance, and temporal course in the pathogenesis of c9ALS/FTD are unclear, although animal models support a gain‐of‐function mechanism. Here, we established a poly‐GP immunoassay from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to identify and characterize C9orf72 patients. Significant poly‐GP levels were already detectable in asymptomatic C9orf72 mutation carriers compared to healthy controls and patients with other neurodegenerative diseases. The poly‐GP levels in asymptomatic carriers were similar to symptomatic c9ALS/FTD cases. Poly‐GP levels were not correlated with disease onset, clinical scores, and CSF levels of neurofilaments as a marker for axonal damage. Poly‐GP determination in CSF revealed a C9orf72 mutation carrier in our cohort and may thus be used as a diagnostic marker in addition to genetic testing to screen patients. Presymptomatic expression of poly‐GP and likely other DPR species may contribute to disease onset and thus represents an alluring therapeutic target.
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spelling doaj-art-48101d2464c042379d4ddcf8b0a5e9182025-08-20T03:46:21ZengSpringer NatureEMBO Molecular Medicine1757-46761757-46842017-04-019785986810.15252/emmm.201607486Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTDCarina Lehmer0Patrick Oeckl1Jochen H Weishaupt2Alexander E Volk3Janine Diehl‐Schmid4Matthias L Schroeter5Martin Lauer6Johannes Kornhuber7Johannes Levin8Klaus Fassbender9Bernhard Landwehrmeyer10German Consortium for Frontotemporal Lobar DegenerationMartin H Schludi11Thomas Arzberger12Elisabeth Kremmer13Andrew Flatley14Regina Feederle15Petra Steinacker16Patrick Weydt17Albert C Ludolph18Dieter Edbauer19Markus Otto20Adrian DanekEmily FenebergSarah Anderl‐StraubChristine von ArnimHolger JahnAnja SchneiderManuel MalerMaryna PolyakovaLina RiedlJens WiltfangGeorg ZieglerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Munich Cluster for System Neurology (SyNergy)Department of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalInstitute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Hamburg‐EppendorfDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of MunichClinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Clinic LeipzigDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of WürzburgDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich‐Alexander‐University of Erlangen‐NurembergGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Munich Cluster for System Neurology (SyNergy)Department of Neurology, Saarland UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Munich Cluster for System Neurology (SyNergy)German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Munich Cluster for System Neurology (SyNergy)Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH)Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility and Research Group, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH)German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Munich Cluster for System Neurology (SyNergy)Department of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Munich Cluster for System Neurology (SyNergy)Department of Neurology, Ulm University HospitalAbstract The C9orf72 GGGGCC repeat expansion is a major cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (c9ALS/FTD). Non‐conventional repeat translation results in five dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs), but their clinical utility, overall significance, and temporal course in the pathogenesis of c9ALS/FTD are unclear, although animal models support a gain‐of‐function mechanism. Here, we established a poly‐GP immunoassay from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to identify and characterize C9orf72 patients. Significant poly‐GP levels were already detectable in asymptomatic C9orf72 mutation carriers compared to healthy controls and patients with other neurodegenerative diseases. The poly‐GP levels in asymptomatic carriers were similar to symptomatic c9ALS/FTD cases. Poly‐GP levels were not correlated with disease onset, clinical scores, and CSF levels of neurofilaments as a marker for axonal damage. Poly‐GP determination in CSF revealed a C9orf72 mutation carrier in our cohort and may thus be used as a diagnostic marker in addition to genetic testing to screen patients. Presymptomatic expression of poly‐GP and likely other DPR species may contribute to disease onset and thus represents an alluring therapeutic target.https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201607486amyotrophic lateral sclerosisbiomarkerC9orf72cerebrospinal fluidfrontotemporal dementia
spellingShingle Carina Lehmer
Patrick Oeckl
Jochen H Weishaupt
Alexander E Volk
Janine Diehl‐Schmid
Matthias L Schroeter
Martin Lauer
Johannes Kornhuber
Johannes Levin
Klaus Fassbender
Bernhard Landwehrmeyer
German Consortium for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Martin H Schludi
Thomas Arzberger
Elisabeth Kremmer
Andrew Flatley
Regina Feederle
Petra Steinacker
Patrick Weydt
Albert C Ludolph
Dieter Edbauer
Markus Otto
Adrian Danek
Emily Feneberg
Sarah Anderl‐Straub
Christine von Arnim
Holger Jahn
Anja Schneider
Manuel Maler
Maryna Polyakova
Lina Riedl
Jens Wiltfang
Georg Ziegler
Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD
EMBO Molecular Medicine
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
biomarker
C9orf72
cerebrospinal fluid
frontotemporal dementia
title Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD
title_full Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD
title_fullStr Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD
title_full_unstemmed Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD
title_short Poly‐GP in cerebrospinal fluid links C9orf72‐associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of ALS/FTD
title_sort poly gp in cerebrospinal fluid links c9orf72 associated dipeptide repeat expression to the asymptomatic phase of als ftd
topic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
biomarker
C9orf72
cerebrospinal fluid
frontotemporal dementia
url https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201607486
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