期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 47, 期 -, 页码 113-126出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.07.015
关键词
Tauopathy; Alzheimer's disease; Oligomer; Axon; Aggregation; Microtubule-associated protein; Pathological conformations
资金
- NIH [R01 AG044372, R01 NS082730]
- BrightFocus Foundation [A2013364S]
- Jean P. Schultz Biomedical Research Endowment
- Secchia Family Foundation
- [NS066942A]
Misfolded tau proteins are characteristic of tauopathies, but the isoform composition of tau inclusions varies by tauopathy. Using aggregates of the longest tau isoform (containing 4 microtubule-binding repeats and 4-repeat tau), we recently described a direct mechanism of toxicity that involves exposure of the N-terminal phosphatase-activating domain (PAD) in tau, which triggers a signaling pathway that disrupts axonal transport. However, the impact of aggregation on PAD exposure for other tau isoforms was unexplored. Here, results from immunochemical assays indicate that aggregation-induced increases in PAD exposure and oligomerization are common features among all tau isoforms. The extent of PAD exposure and oligomerization was larger for tau aggregates composed of 4-repeat isoforms compared with those made of 3-repeat isoforms. Most important, aggregates of all isoforms exhibited enough PAD exposure to significantly impair axonal transport in the squid axoplasm. We also show that PAD exposure and oligomerization represent common pathological characteristics in multiple tauopathies. Collectively, these results suggest a mechanism of toxicity common to each tau isoform that likely contributes to degeneration in different tauopathies. (C) 2016 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.
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