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The insertion of an ATTTC repeat in an Alu element hyperactivates a neurodevelopmental enhancer in spinocerebellar ataxia type 37.

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Authors: Joana R Loureiro1,2,3, Ana F Castro1,2,4, Ana S Figueiredo1,2,4, Ana Eufrásio1,2,5, Ashutosh Dhingra3, Mafalda Galhardo2,5, Hugo Marcelino2,5, Catarina C Rodrigues1,2, Paula Sampaio2,6, Maria Azevedo2,6, Mafalda Sousa2,6, Sofia Dória7, Patrizia Rizzu3, Peter Heutink3, José Bessa2,5, Isabel Silveira1,2
  1. Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory, i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
  2. IBMC- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
  3. German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
  4. ICBAS, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
  5. Vertebrate Development and Regeneration Laboratory, i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
  6. Advanced Light Microscopy, i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
  7. Genetic Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and RISE-Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Journal: Cell reports, volume 45, issue 4, article 117146
Dates: received 19 August 2025; accepted 27 February 2026; published online 22 March 2026; in print March 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117146 · PMID 41871099 · PMCID PMC13125401 · OpenAlex W7140024129
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code verified (how the code is found and verified)
Categories: genetics / omics (modality), other condition (population)
Methods: Evoked potentials
Keywords: pentanucleotide repeat expansion, short tandem repeat, STR, spinocerebellar ataxia type 37, SCA37, neurodegenerative disease, DAB1 primate-specific Alu element, axonal pathfinding, cerebellar transcriptional enhancer, iPSN, circularized chromosome conformation capture sequencing, 4C-seq, cap analysis of gene expression, CAGE
Topic: Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: European Research Council (ERC-2015-StG-680156-ZPR, 680156); Caixabank SA (HR21-01212); Nagoya University; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122); Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029255, 2021.05757); European Regional Development Fund; Research Executive Agency (952334); Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; National Institute of Genetics; Programa Operacional Temático Factores de Competitividade; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (UIDB/04293/2020, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122, PTDC/MED-GEN/29255/2017, CEECIND/03482/2018, PTDC/BIA-MOL/3834/2021); European Commission
Citations: cited by 1 paper (Europe PMC); 86 references in the paper
Research resources: RRID:AB_10561507, RRID:AB_11180055, Mouse anti-GAPDH primary antibody RRID:AB_2107436, RRID:AB_2313567, RRID:AB_2315387, RRID:AB_2340771, RRID:AB_2534079, RRID:AB_2535804, RRID:AB_2889933, Mouse anti-TuJ-1 primary antibody RRID:AB_357520, Rabbit polyclonal anti-DAB1 antibody RRID:AB_638973, Mouse anti-MAP2 primary antibody RRID:AB_94856

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Loureiro, J. R., Castro, A. F., Figueiredo, A. S., Eufrásio, A., Dhingra, A., Galhardo, M., Marcelino, H., Rodrigues, C. C., Sampaio, P., Azevedo, M., Sousa, M., Dória, S., Rizzu, P., Heutink, P., Bessa, J., & Silveira, I. (2026). The insertion of an ATTTC repeat in an Alu element hyperactivates a neurodevelopmental enhancer in spinocerebellar ataxia type 37. Cell reports, 45(4), 117146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117146

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@article{loureiro2026insertion,
author = {Loureiro, Joana R and Castro, Ana F and Figueiredo, Ana S and Eufrásio, Ana and Dhingra, Ashutosh and Galhardo, Mafalda and Marcelino, Hugo and Rodrigues, Catarina C and Sampaio, Paula and Azevedo, Maria and Sousa, Mafalda and Dória, Sofia and Rizzu, Patrizia and Heutink, Peter and Bessa, José and Silveira, Isabel},
title = {{The insertion of an ATTTC repeat in an Alu element hyperactivates a neurodevelopmental enhancer in spinocerebellar ataxia type 37}},
journal = {Cell reports},
year = {2026},
month = mar,
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url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117146},
pmid = {41871099},
pmcid = {PMC13125401}
}

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AU - Eufrásio, Ana
AU - Dhingra, Ashutosh
AU - Galhardo, Mafalda
AU - Marcelino, Hugo
AU - Rodrigues, Catarina C
AU - Sampaio, Paula
AU - Azevedo, Maria
AU - Sousa, Mafalda
AU - Dória, Sofia
AU - Rizzu, Patrizia
AU - Heutink, Peter
AU - Bessa, José
AU - Silveira, Isabel
TI - The insertion of an ATTTC repeat in an Alu element hyperactivates a neurodevelopmental enhancer in spinocerebellar ataxia type 37
T2 - Cell reports
J2 - Cell Rep
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/03/22
VL - 45
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PB - Cell Press
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