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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Res. 2018 Feb 17;1693(Pt A):75–91. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.02.018

Table 1. Mislocalized axonal transcripts in neurodegenerative diseases.

mRNA Protein function Disease Axonal transport/translation defects Reference
Gap43 Axonal growth SMA Reduced in motor neuron axons upon SMN depletion (Fallini et al., 2016)
β-actin Cytoskeletal protein SMA Reduced in motor and sensory neuron axons upon SMN depletion, impaired local axonal translation upon SMN depletion (Jablonka et al., 2006; Rathod et al., 2012; Rossoll et al., 2003)
Nrn1 Neuron projection extension, synapse formation and stability SMA Reduced in soma and neurites of cortical neurons upon SMN depletion (Akten et al., 2011)
Anxa2a Ca2+-binding protein associated with plasma membrane and cytoskeleton SMA Reduced in NSC-34 neurites upon SMN depletion (Rage et al., 2013)
Cox4i2 Cytochrome C oxidase subunit SMA Reduced in NSC-34 neurites upon SMN depletion (Rage et al., 2013)
195 mRNAs Axon growth and synaptic activity SMA Mostly down-regulation in axons of primary motor neurons upon SMN depletion (Saal et al., 2014)
Nef-L Neuronal cytoskeletal protein ALS-TDP Impaired transport of Nef-L-containing granules in motor neuron axons (Alami et al., 2014)
futsch/MAP1B Microtubule assembly ALS-TDP, ALS-C9orf72 Reduced transport and translation of futsch mRNA in motor neuron axons (Coyne et al., 2014)
Ddr2 Cell growth and migration ALS-TDP, ALS-FUS Mislocalization of Ddr2 mRNA (Yasuda et al., 2017)
kinesin-1 Cargo transport ALS-FUS Sequestered in FUS aggregates (Yasuda et al., 2017)
565 mRNAs Diverse axonal functions and metabolic processes ALS-TDP, ALS-SOD1 Altered axonal levels of mRNAs and miRNAs (Rotem et al., 2017)
Atf4 Transcription factor AD 1-42 exposure increases axonal localization and local translation followed by retrograde transport (Baleriola et al., 2014)