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ArticleMolecular neurodegeneration2020

Promoting tau secretion and propagation by hyperactive p300/CBP via autophagy-lysosomal pathway in tauopathy.

Xu Chen, Yaqiao Li, Chao Wang, Yinyan Tang, Sue-Ann Mok, Richard M Tsai, Julio C Rojas, Anna Karydas, Bruce L Miller, Adam L Boxer and 4 more

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Article in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xu ChenGladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA. x1chen@ucsd.edu.
Yaqiao LiGladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Chao WangGladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Yinyan TangSmall Molecule Discovery Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Sue-Ann MokInstitute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Richard M TsaiDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Julio C RojasDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Anna KarydasDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Bruce L MillerDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Adam L BoxerDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Jason E GestwickiInstitute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Michelle ArkinSmall Molecule Discovery Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Ana Maria CuervoDepartment of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Li GanGladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA. lig2033@med.cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4600-275X
University of California, San Francisco · USGladstone Institutes · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

TDP-43 Loss-of-Function: Biology to BiomarkersP01AG019724 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Jennifer Merrilees · 2002 to 2026
$67.2M
Project 3: Autophagy dysfunction and neuronal activity in FTDU54NS100717 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GAN, LI · 2016 to 2020
$10.8M
Einstein's Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of AgingP30AG038072 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI VIJG, JAN · 2010 to 2024
$10.8M
Molecular Chaperones and Small MoleculesR01NS059690 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jason E Gestwicki · 2008 to 2026
$7.9M
Multidisciplinary Research Fellowship in Alzheimer’s disease and Related DementiasT32AG023481 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI BRUCE L MILLER, HOWARD J ROSEN · 2005 to 2026
$7.4M
Tau acetylation in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG054214 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GAN, LI · 2017 to 2021
$3.3M
Molecular mechanisms in progranulin deficient frontotemporal dementiaR01AG051390 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GAN, LI · 2015 to 2019
$2.5M
SIRT1 Limits Microglial Toxicity in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG036884 · NIA · J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES · PI GAN, LI · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
Proteomics for fluid biomarker discovery in frontotemporal dementiaK23AG059888 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ROJAS-MARTINEZ, JULIO CESAR · 2019 to 2023
$995k
Metabolic Regulation of Neurodegeneration in TauopathyK99AG053439 · NIA · J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES · PI CHEN, XU · 2016 to 2017
$267k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG059888NIA NIH HHS K99 AG053439NIA NIH HHS P01 AG019724NIA NIH HHS P30 AG038072NIA NIH HHS R01 AG036884NIA NIH HHS R01 AG051390NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054214NIA NIH HHS T32 AG023481NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS059690NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS100717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe trans-neuronal propagation of tau has been implicated in the progression of tau-mediated neurodegeneration. There is critical knowledge gap in understanding how tau is released and transmitted, and how that is dysregulated in diseases. Previously, we reported that lysine acetyltransferase p300/CBP acetylates tau and regulates its degradation and toxicity. However, whether p300/CBP is involved in regulation of tau secretion and propagation is unknown.

methodWe investigated the relationship between p300/CBP activity, the autophagy-lysosomal pathway (ALP) and tau secretion in mouse models of tauopathy and in cultured rodent and human neurons. Through a high-through-put compound screen, we identified a new p300 inhibitor that promotes autophagic flux and reduces tau secretion. Using fibril-induced tau spreading models in vitro and in vivo, we examined how p300/CBP regulates tau propagation.

resultsIncreased p300/CBP activity was associated with aberrant accumulation of ALP markers in a tau transgenic mouse model. p300/CBP hyperactivation blocked autophagic flux and increased tau secretion in neurons. Conversely, inhibiting p300/CBP promoted autophagic flux, reduced tau secretion, and reduced tau propagation in fibril-induced tau spreading models in vitro and in vivo.

conclusionsWe report that p300/CBP, a lysine acetyltransferase aberrantly activated in tauopathies, causes impairment in ALP, leading to excess tau secretion. This effect, together with increased intracellular tau accumulation, contributes to enhanced spreading of tau. Our findings suggest that inhibition of p300/CBP as a novel approach to correct ALP dysfunction and block disease progression in tauopathy.

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AnimalsAutophagyHumansLysosomesMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsp300-CBP Transcription FactorsRats, Sprague-DawleyTauopathiestau Proteinsp300-CBP Transcription Factorstau ProteinsAutophagy-lysosomal pathwayp300/CBPTauopathyTau secretionTau spreading

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PMID31906970
PMCPMC6945522
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