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ArticleNature communications2020

An HDAC6-dependent surveillance mechanism suppresses tau-mediated neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.

Hanna Trzeciakiewicz, Deepa Ajit, Jui-Heng Tseng, Youjun Chen, Aditi Ajit, Zarin Tabassum, Rebecca Lobrovich, Claire Peterson, Natallia V Riddick, Michelle S Itano and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hanna TrzeciakiewiczDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7260, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2769-6784
Deepa AjitDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA.
Jui-Heng TsengDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9036-9121
Youjun ChenDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA.
Aditi AjitDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA.
Zarin TabassumDepartment of Neurology, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9007-2566
Rebecca LobrovichPenn Digital Neuropathology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4283, USA.
Claire PetersonPenn Digital Neuropathology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4283, USA.
Natallia V RiddickDivision of Comparative Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7146, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9826-7955
Michelle S ItanoDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6853-1228
Ashutosh TripathyDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7260, USA.
Sheryl S MoyDepartment of Psychiatry, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7146, USA.
Virginia M Y LeeDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4283, USA.
John Q TrojanowskiDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4283, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9239-8794
David J IrwinPenn Digital Neuropathology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4283, USA.
Todd J CohenDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7260, USA. toddcohen@neurology.unc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4099-0278
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USInstitute on Aging · US

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI David Darr · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
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
Preclinical CoreU54HD079124 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LI, YUN · 2013 to 2019
$8.0M
Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease Causal Variants and Target Genes Using iPSC-derived MicrogliaR01AG066871 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COHEN, TODD JONATHAN, PHANSTIEL, DOUGLAS H. · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
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
Identification of Endophenotypes in the Behavioral-Variant of Frontotemporal DemeK23NS088341 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI IRWIN, DAVID JOHN · 2014 to 2018
$836k
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 TR001111NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NIA NIH HHS R21 AG058080NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD079124NINDS NIH HHS K23 NS088341NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tauopathies including Alzheimer's disease (AD) are marked by the accumulation of aberrantly modified tau proteins. Acetylated tau, in particular, has recently been implicated in neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. HDAC6 reversibly regulates tau acetylation, but its role in tauopathy progression remains unclear. Here, we identified an HDAC6-chaperone complex that targets aberrantly modified tau. HDAC6 not only deacetylates tau but also suppresses tau hyperphosphorylation within the microtubule-binding region. In neurons and human AD brain, HDAC6 becomes co-aggregated within focal tau swellings and human AD neuritic plaques. Using mass spectrometry, we identify a novel HDAC6-regulated tau acetylation site as a disease specific marker for 3R/4R and 3R tauopathies, supporting uniquely modified tau species in different neurodegenerative disorders. Tau transgenic mice lacking HDAC6 show reduced survival characterized by accelerated tau pathology and cognitive decline. We propose that a HDAC6-dependent surveillance mechanism suppresses toxic tau accumulation, which may protect against the progression of AD and related tauopathies.

Indexed as

AcetylationAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBrainCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleHistone Deacetylase 6HumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedPhosphorylationHDAC6 protein, humanHdac6 protein, mouseHistone Deacetylase 6tau Proteins

Identifiers

PMID33139698
PMCPMC7606452
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