Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Loss of Stathmin-2, a hallmark of TDP-43-associated ALS, causes motor neuropathy TDP-43 mediates proper Stathmin-2 (STMN2) mRNA splicing, and STMN2 protein is reduced in the spinal cord of most ALS patients. To test the hypothesis that STMN2 loss contributes to ALS pathogenesis, we generated constitutive and conditional STMN2 knockout mice. Constitutive STMN2 loss results in early-onset sensory and motor neuropathy featuring impaired motor behavior and dramatic distal neuromuscular junction (NMJ) denervation of fast-fatigable motor units, which are selectively vulnerable in ALS, without axon or motoneuron degeneration. Selective excision of STMN2 in motoneurons leads to similar NMJ pathology. STMN2 KO heterozygous mice, which better model the partial loss of STMN2 protein found in ALS patients, display a slowly progressive, motor-selective neuropathy with functional deficits and NMJ denervation. Thus, our findings strongly support the hypothesis that STMN2 reduction due to TDP-43 pathology contributes to ALS pathogenesis.
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: animal
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: toxicology
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The categories of this paper are: plant
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The categories of this paper are: systems
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The categories of this paper are: biology
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: zoology
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The categories of this paper are: molecular
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology