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ArticleScientific reports2016

Internalized Tau sensitizes cells to stress by promoting formation and stability of stress granules.

Cecilia A Brunello, Xu Yan, Henri J Huttunen

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Cecilia A BrunelloNeuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Xu YanNeuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Henri J HuttunenNeuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress granules are membrane-less RNA- and RNA-binding protein-containing complexes that are transiently assembled in stressful conditions to promote cell survival. Several stress granule-associated RNA-binding proteins have been associated with neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, a close link was recently identified between the stress granule core-nucleating protein TIA-1 and Tau. Tau is a central pathological protein in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, and misfolded, aggregated Tau is capable of propagating pathology via cell-to-cell transmission. Here we show that following internalization hyperphosphorylated extracellular Tau associates with stress granules in a TIA-1 dependent manner. Cytosolic Tau normally only weakly interacts with TIA-1 but mutations mimicking abnormal phosphorylation promote this interaction. We show that internalized Tau significantly delays normal clearance of stress granules in the recipient cells sensitizing them to secondary stress. These results suggest that secreted Tau species may have properties, likely related to its hyperphosphorylation and oligomerization, which promote pathological association of internalized Tau with stress granules altering their dynamics and reducing cell viability. We suggest that stress granules and TIA-1 play a central role in the cell-to-cell transmission of Tau pathology.

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EndocytosisStress, PhysiologicalCytoplasmic GranulesHEK293 CellsHumansProtein Transporttau ProteinsT-Cell Intracellular Antigen-1Transfectiontau ProteinsT-Cell Intracellular Antigen-1TIA1 protein, human

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PMID27460788
PMCPMC4962319

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