Dynamic changes and mislocalizations of neurodegenerative disease-related proteins in mice stroke model

The aggregation and cellular mislocalization of several RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have been identified as the major hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, it remains obscure whether these pathological changes also occur during cerebral ischemia. In this study, we report that RBPs increased significantly compared with the sham group (*p < 0.05 and ^**p < 0.01 vs sham), with nuclear depletion and cytoplasmic deposition in neurons in the acute phase of cerebral ischemia. On the other hand, such nucleocytoplasmic mislocalization were not observed in astrocytes. We provide evidence of the alteration of these neurodegeneration-related RBPs after cerebral ischemia, suggesting a potential association between cerebral ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases.