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What upstream mechanisms cause TDP-43 to trigger mPTP opening and can this be therapeutically targeted?
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While the study demonstrates TDP-43 triggers mPTP-mediated mtDNA release, the molecular mechanism by which TDP-43 pathology leads to mPTP opening is not explained. Identifying this upstream trigger could reveal more proximal therapeutic targets than downstream cGAS/STING inhibition.
Gap type: unexplained_observation
Source paper: TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS. (2020, Cell, PMID:33031745)