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ArticleScientific reports2024

PTPRS is a novel marker for early Tau pathology and synaptic integrity in Alzheimer's disease.

Alexandre Poirier, Cynthia Picard, Anne Labonté, Isabelle Aubry, Daniel Auld, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, PREVENT-AD research group, Michel L Tremblay, Judes Poirier

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Alexandre PoirierDivision of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Cynthia PicardDouglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Anne LabontéDouglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Isabelle AubryGoodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Daniel AuldMcGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Henrik ZetterbergDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Kaj BlennowDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
PREVENT-AD research group
Michel L TremblayDivision of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada. michel.tremblay@mcgill.ca.
Judes PoirierDouglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, QC, Canada. judes.poirier@mcgill.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor sigma (PTPRS) in the context of Alzheimer's disease and synaptic integrity. Publicly available datasets (BRAINEAC, ROSMAP, ADC1) and a cohort of asymptomatic but "at risk" individuals (PREVENT-AD) were used to explore the relationship between PTPRS and various Alzheimer's disease biomarkers. We identified that PTPRS rs10415488 variant C shows features of neuroprotection against early Tau pathology and synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer's disease. This single nucleotide polymorphism correlated with higher PTPRS transcript abundance and lower p(181)Tau and GAP-43 levels in the CSF. In the brain, PTPRS protein abundance was significantly correlated with the quantity of two markers of synaptic integrity: SNAP25 and SYT-1. We also found the presence of sexual dimorphism for PTPRS, with higher CSF concentrations in males than females. Male carriers for variant C were found to have a 10-month delay in the onset of AD. We thus conclude that PTPRS acts as a neuroprotective receptor in Alzheimer's disease. Its protective effect is most important in males, in whom it postpones the age of onset of the disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSynapsestau ProteinsAgedAged, 80 and overBrainFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Synaptotagmin IBiomarkersPTPRS protein, humanReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2SNAP25 protein, humanSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Synaptotagmin Itau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseAutophagyCerebrospinal fluidProtein-tyrosine phosphatase receptorsSynaptic markersTau pathology

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PMCPMC11208446

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