Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated with degeneration of motor neurons resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy. Fly stocks in the Bloomington collection that can be used to study ALS are listed here.

For stocks to study the expanded GGGGCC repeats in C9orf72, see the page for Frontotemporal dementia and/or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

General information links for ALS:

ALS subtypes with causative genes identified (from OMIM)
SubtypeHuman geneHuman proteinFly gene
ALS1SOD1SOD1 (superoxide dismutase 1)Superoxide dismutase (Sod)
ALS2ALS2AlsinAls2
ALS4SETXsenataxin 
ALS6FUSFUScabeza (caz)
ALS8VAPBVAMP-associated protein B (VAPB)Vap33
ALS9ANGAngiogenin 
ALS10TARDBPTar DNA-binding protein (TARDBP)TBPH
ALS11FIG4FIG4/SAC3FIG4
ALS12OPTNOptineurin 
ALS13ATXN2Ataxin 2Atx2
ALS15UBQLN2Ubiquilin 2Ubqn
ALS18PFN1Profilin 1chickadee (chic)
TAF15TATA-box binding protein associated factor
EWSR1Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1