In addition to identifying a compound that is already in clinical trials for the treatment of ALS (Na-4-phenylbutyrate), our screen also identified other HDAC inhibitors, EZH1/EZH2 inhibitors, HAT activators, and SIRT1 activators that improved cell viability and restored nucleocytoplasmic transport in PR50-expressing cells. This evidence concerns the gene HDAC9 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.