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ArticleBiochemistry2011

Pseudohyperphosphorylation has differential effects on polymerization and function of tau isoforms.

Benjamin Combs, Kellen Voss, T Chris Gamblin

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Article in Biochemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin CombsMolecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States.
Kellen Voss
T Chris Gamblin
University of Kansas · US

Funding

Modulation of Tau function by AD-type PhosphorylationR01AG022428 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI GAMBLIN, TRUMAN C · 2003 to 2007
$1.4M
Tau polymerization as a target for Alzheimer's diseaseK02AG025898 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI GAMBLIN, TRUMAN C · 2006 to 2010
$510k
NIA NIH HHS AG022428NIA NIH HHS AG025898NIA NIH HHS K02 AG025898NIA NIH HHS R01 AG022428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microtubule-associated protein tau exists as six isoforms created through the splicing of the second, third, and tenth exons. The isoforms are classified by their number of N-terminal exons (0N, 1N, or 2N) and by their number of microtubule-binding repeat regions (3R or 4R). Hyperphosphorylated isoforms accumulate in insoluble aggregates in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies. These neurodegenerative diseases can be categorized based on the isoform content of the aggregates they contain. Hyperphosphorylated tau has the general characteristics of an upward electrophoretic shift, decreased microtubule binding, and an association with aggregation. Previously we have shown that a combination of seven pseudophosphorylation mutations at sites phosphorylated by GSK-3β, referred to as 7-Phos, induced several of these characteristics in full-length 2N4R tau and led to the formation of fewer but longer filaments. We sought to determine whether the same phosphorylation pattern could cause differential effects in the other tau isoforms, possibly through varied conformational effects. Using in vitro techniques, we examined the electrophoretic mobility, aggregation properties, and microtubule stabilization of all isoforms and their pseudophosphorylated counterparts. We found that pseudophosphorylation affected each isoform, but in several cases certain isoforms were affected more than others. These results suggest that hyperphosphorylation of tau isoforms could play a major role in determining the isoform composition of tau aggregates in disease.

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Amino Acid SubstitutionArachidonic AcidAspartic AcidBiopolymersGlutamic AcidGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhosphorylationProtein IsoformsSerineTauopathiestau ProteinsThreonineArachidonic AcidAspartic AcidBiopolymersGlutamic AcidGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSK3B protein, humanMAPT protein, humanProtein IsoformsSerinetau ProteinsThreonine

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PMID21942206
PMCPMC3224825
OpenAlexW2018116894

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