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ArticleStem cell reports2016

Human iPSC-Derived Neuronal Model of Tau-A152T Frontotemporal Dementia Reveals Tau-Mediated Mechanisms of Neuronal Vulnerability.

M Catarina Silva, Chialin Cheng, Waltraud Mair, Sandra Almeida, Helen Fong, M Helal U Biswas, Zhijun Zhang, Yadong Huang, Sally Temple, Giovanni Coppola and 7 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

M Catarina SilvaDepartment of Neurology, Chemical Neurobiology Laboratory, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Chialin ChengDepartment of Neurology, Chemical Neurobiology Laboratory, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Waltraud MairDepartment of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Sandra AlmeidaDepartment of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Helen FongDepartments of Neurology and Pathology, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
M Helal U BiswasDepartment of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Zhijun ZhangDepartment of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Yadong HuangDepartments of Neurology and Pathology, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Sally TempleNeural Stem Cell Institute, Regenerative Research Foundation, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA.
Giovanni CoppolaDepartments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
Daniel H GeschwindDepartments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
Anna KarydasDepartment of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Bruce L MillerDepartment of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Kenneth S KosikDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
Fen-Biao GaoDepartment of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Judith A SteenDepartment of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Stephen J HaggartyDepartment of Neurology, Chemical Neurobiology Laboratory, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: shaggarty@mgh.harvard.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USCenter for Human Genetics · USUniversity Memory and Aging Center · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USBoston Children's Hospital · USGladstone Institutes · USHarvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USNeural Stem Cell Institute · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · US

Funding

TDP-43 Loss-of-Function: Biology to BiomarkersP01AG019724 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Jennifer Merrilees · 2002 to 2026
$67.2M
PrPSc SPECIFIC INTERACTION WITH NOVEL PrP-Fc FUSION PROTEINSP50AG023501 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MILLER, BRUCE L · 2004 to 2018
$27.1M
Investigating Common Molecular Pathogenic Pathways in Frontotemporal Dementia Patients iPSC-Derived NeuronsR01NS057553 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Fen-Biao Gao · 2008 to 2026
$4.5M
Frontotemporal Dementia Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell ConsortiumR01NS079725 · NINDS · J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES · PI GAO, FEN-BIAO, HUANG, YADONG · 2013 to 2016
$3.1M
Autosomal Dominant FTLD Tauopathy Patient-Specific Stem Cell ModelsR21NS085487 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DICKERSON, BRADFORD C, HAGGARTY, STEPHEN J · 2014 to 2015
$479k
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG019724NIA NIH HHS P50 AG023501NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS057553NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079725NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS085487
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other tauopathies characterized by focal brain neurodegeneration and pathological accumulation of proteins are commonly associated with tau mutations. However, the mechanism of neuronal loss is not fully understood. To identify molecular events associated with tauopathy, we studied induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons from individuals carrying the tau-A152T variant. We highlight the potential of in-depth phenotyping of human neuronal cell models for pre-clinical studies and identification of modulators of endogenous tau toxicity. Through a panel of biochemical and cellular assays, A152T neurons showed accumulation, redistribution, and decreased solubility of tau. Upregulation of tau was coupled to enhanced stress-inducible markers and cell vulnerability to proteotoxic, excitotoxic, and mitochondrial stressors, which was rescued upon CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeting of tau or by pharmacological activation of autophagy. Our findings unmask tau-mediated perturbations of specific pathways associated with neuronal vulnerability, revealing potential early disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets for FTD and other tauopathies.

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MutationAmino Acid SubstitutionAutophagyBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell LineCodonFrontotemporal DementiaGene Expression RegulationHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsNeural Stem CellsNeuronsProtein IsoformsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalStress, PhysiologicalBiomarkersCodonProtein Isoformstau Proteins

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PMID27594585
PMCPMC5032560
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