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Identification of Protein Interactions That Regulate FUS Mislocalization and Aggregation in ALS

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    ALS

  • Competition

    ALS Canada - Brain Canada Discovery Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $125,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $62,500

Project Overview

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating and terminal disease. A common hallmark of its familial and sporadic forms is the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates in the cytoplasm of motor neurons. FUS RNA binding protein (FUS) is found in cytoplasmic protein aggregates of post-mortem spinal cords and brains in…

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Imaging a New ALS Biomarker in the Eye

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    ALS

  • Competition

    ALS Canada - Brain Canada Discovery Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $125,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $62,500

Project Overview

Current biomarkers of ALS used by clinicians to help care for ALS patients have many drawbacks that may include cost, accessibility, and invasiveness of procedures. An imaging biomarker that is non-invasive, non-contact, and widely accessible would be a welcome addition to the current armamentarium of clinical tools used to diagnose,…

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Effects of C9orf72 Deficiency on Inducing Neuronal Hyperexcitability In Vivo

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    ALS

  • Competition

    ALS Canada - Brain Canada Discovery Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $125,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $62,500

Project Overview

A G4C2 repeat expansion in C9orf72 (chromosome 9 open reading frame 72), a gene of unclear function, is the most frequent genetic cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (C9-ALS/FTD). The repeat expansions cause transcriptional downregulation of the C9orf72 mRNA resulting in loss of C9orf72 protein. As such…

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Exploring the involvement of TDP-43 SUMOylation in ALS pathogenesis

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    ALS

  • Competition

    ALS Canada - Brain Canada Discovery Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $125,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $62,500

Project Overview

TDP-43 is an essential DNA/RNA binding protein at the epicenter of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Nearly all cases of ALS present with TDP-43 pathology involving nuclear to cytoplasmic mislocalization and aggregation, however only a small subset of cases involve mutations in TDP-43. Therefore, it is critical to identify mechanisms regulating…

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Quantitative PET/MR Imaging of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) / Tropomyosin Related Kinase B (TRKB) signaling in ALS – decoding a potential pathogenetic pathway

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    ALS

  • Competition

    ALS Canada - Brain Canada Discovery Grants

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $125,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $62,500

Project Overview

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is well recognized for its neuroprotective functions, via activation of its high affinity receptor, tropomysin related kinase B (TrkB). In addition, BDNF/TrkB signaling can be triggered via activation of adenosine 2A receptors (A2aRs), which in turn transactivates TrkB. Evidence suggests that alterations in BDNF/TrkB can…

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