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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2019

A unique tau conformation generated by an acetylation-mimic substitution modulates P301S-dependent tau pathology and hyperphosphorylation.

Deepa Ajit, Hanna Trzeciakiewicz, Jui-Heng Tseng, Connor M Wander, Youjun Chen, Aditi Ajit, Diamond P King, Todd J Cohen

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deepa AjitDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Hanna TrzeciakiewiczDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Jui-Heng TsengDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Connor M WanderDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Youjun ChenDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Aditi AjitDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Diamond P KingDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
Todd J CohenDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 toddcohen@neurology.unc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4099-0278
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UL1TR001111 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$43.9M
UNC Neuroscience Center Research Cores: MicroscopyP30NS045892 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ZYLKA, MARK J. · 2003 to 2022
$11.5M
Dual CHIP Functions Control Tau Triage In Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG061188 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COHEN, TODD JONATHAN, SCHISLER, JONATHAN C. · 2019 to 2023
$3.1M
Dissecting the Role of HDAC6 in Alzheimer's PathogenesisR21AG058080 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COHEN, TODD JONATHAN · 2018 to 2019
$428k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001111NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061188NIA NIH HHS R21 AG058080NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal intracellular accumulation of aggregated tau is a hallmark feature of Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies. Pathological tau can undergo a range of post-translational modifications (PTMs) that are implicated as triggers of disease pathology. Recent studies now indicate that tau acetylation, in particular, controls both microtubule binding and tau aggregation, thereby acting as a central regulator of tau's biochemical properties and providing avenues to exploit for potential therapies. Here, using cell-based assays and tau transgenic mice harboring an acetylation-mimic mutation at residue Lys-280 (K280Q), we evaluated whether this substitution modifies the neurodegenerative disease pathology associated with the aggregate-prone tau P301S variant. Strikingly, the addition of a K280Q-substituted variant altered P301S-mediated tau conformation and reduced tau hyperphosphorylation. We further evaluated neurodegeneration markers in K280Q acetylation-mimic mice and observed reduced neuroinflammation as well as restored levels of

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AcetylationAnimalsCerebral CortexHippocampusKaplan-Meier EstimateLysineMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhosphorylationReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTauopathiestau ProteinsLysineReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartatetau ProteinsacetylationAlzheimer diseaseexcitotoxicityneuroinflammationpost-translational modification (PTM)tau protein (tau)

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PMID31543505
PMCPMC6851325
OpenAlexW2976597271

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