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ArticleNeurobiology of disease2025

Phosphorylated-tau associates with HSV-1 chromatin and correlates with nuclear speckles decondensation in low-density host chromatin regions.

Leonardo D'Aiuto, Jill K Caldwell, Terri G Edwards, Chaoming Zhou, Matthew L McDonald, Roberto Di Maio, Wood A Joel, Vanesa R Hyde, Callen T Wallace, Simon C Watkins and 4 more

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Article in Neurobiology of disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. HSV-1 as a Potential Driver of Alzheimer's Disease.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Leonardo D'AiutoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America. Electronic address: daiutol@upmc.edu.
Jill K CaldwellDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Terri G EdwardsDepartment of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America.
Chaoming ZhouDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 4074 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Matthew L McDonaldDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Roberto Di MaioDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3501 Fifth Ave, Biological Science Tower 3, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States of America.
Wood A JoelDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Vanesa R HydeDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 4074 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Callen T WallaceDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Terrace Street, S362 Biomedical Science Tower (South), Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States of America.
Simon C WatkinsDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Terrace Street, S362 Biomedical Science Tower (South), Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States of America.
Maribeth A WeseskyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Or A ShemeshDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 4074 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
Vishwajit L NimgaonkarDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America.
David C BloomDepartment of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America.

Funding

Molecular Genetics of HSV ReactivationR01AI048633 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI BLOOM, DAVID C. · 2001 to 2023
$7.2M
A Neurobehavioral Family Study of SchizophreniaR01MH063480 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI NIMGAONKAR, VISHWAJIT LAXMIKANT · 2001 to 2018
$6.1M
BASIC MICROBIOLOGY &INFECTIOUS DISEASEST32AI007110 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Stephanie M Karst · 1985 to 2026
$4.3M
Gene Expression in HSV-1 Latency After Corneal InfectionR01EY015291 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KINCHINGTON, PAUL R. · 2004 to 2013
$2.9M
Effects of HSV-1 reactivation from latency on aspects of neural precursor cells neurogenesis and accumulation of Alzheimer's molecular hallmarksR01NS115082 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BLOOM, DAVID C., D'AIUTO, LEONARDO · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Regulation of lytic and latent infection by HSV-1 encoded miRNAsR01AI097376 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI BLOOM, DAVID C. · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIAR10MH056242 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI NIMGAONKAR, VISHWAJIT LAXMIKANT · 1997 to 2001
$1.2M
Analysis of human-specific aspects of HSV-1 latency in human iPSC-derived neuronsR21NS096405 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI D'AIUTO, LEONARDO · 2016 to 2017
$428k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015291NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI048633NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI097376NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007110NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH063480NIMH NIH HHS R10 MH056242NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115082NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS096405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal tau phosphorylation is a key mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence implicates infectious agents, such as Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), as co-factors in the onset or the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. This has led to divergence in the field regarding the contribution of viruses in the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Research indicates that viruses may function as risk factors driving neurodegenerative disease rather than playing a causative role. Investigating HSV-1 in abnormal tau phosphorylation is important for understanding the role of infectious agents in neurodegeneration. We generated cellular models of HSV-1 acute, latent infection, and viral reactivation from latency in cortical brain organoids and investigated the interplay between tau phosphorylation and HSV-1 infection by employing human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived monolayer neuronal cultures and brain organoids. Acute infection with HSV-1 strains 17syn

Indexed as

ChromatinHerpesvirus 1, Humantau ProteinsCells, CulturedHerpes SimplexHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsNeuronsPhosphorylationChromatinMAPT protein, humantau ProteinsHSV-1Nuclear specklestau phosphorylation

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PMID39818277
PMCPMC12001802

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