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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

U1-70K and U1A and tau pathogenesis in demented and non-demented individuals with Down syndrome.

Sylvia E Perez, Jennifer C Miguel, Muhammad Nadeem, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Chadwick M Hales, Elizabeth Head, Elliott J Mufson

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Sylvia E PerezDepartment of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Jennifer C MiguelDepartment of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Muhammad NadeemDepartment of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Michael Malek-AhmadiBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Chadwick M HalesCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Elizabeth HeadDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, California, USA.
Elliott J MufsonDepartment of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Funding

Project 3: Biomarkers for DS Clinical TrialsU19AG068054 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI O'BRYANT, SID E · 2020 to 2025
$103.7M
TAU, AB, SYNUCLEIN AND NITRATIVE/OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN MCIP01AG014449 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · PI MUFSON, ELLIOTT JAY · 1997 to 2024
$39.7M
Research Education ComponentP30AG019610 · NIA · SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2001 to 2020
$32.5M
The Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG066511 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ALLAN I LEVEY · 2020 to 2026
$29.0M
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California, IrvineP30AG066519 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones · 2020 to 2026
$27.9M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072980 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI ALIREZA ATRI · 2021 to 2026
$24.9M
Tau pathology in Down syndrome and Alzheimer'sRF1AG061566 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI GRANHOLM-BENTLEY, ANN-CHARLOTTE ESTHER, MARGITTAI, MARTIN · 2019 to 2019
$3.4M
Default mode network dysfunction in Down SyndromeRF1AG081286 · NIA · ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER · PI MUFSON, ELLIOTT JAY, PEREZ, SYLVIA EVA · 2023 to 2023
$1.8M
Investigating RNA splicing factor aggregations in Alzheimer's disease and CTEK08NS087121 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI HALES, CHADWICK M · 2014 to 2018
$858k
Barrow Neurological FoundationBrightFocus Foundation CA2018010NIA NIH HHS P01 AG014449NIA NIH HHS P30 AG019610NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066511NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066519NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072980NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG061566NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG081286NIA NIH HHS U19 AG068054NIH HHS NS087121NIH HHS P01AG014449NIH HHS P30AG019610NIH HHS P30AG066511NIH HHS P30AG066519NIH HHS P30AG072980NIH HHS RF1AG061566NIH HHS RF1AG081286NIH HHS U19AG068054NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS087121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSplicing protein mislocalization is associated with tau pathogenesis, but its role in Down syndrome (DS) is under-investigated.

methodsSpliceosome associations with tau and plaque pathology were examined in frontal cortex from DS with dementia (DSD+) and without dementia (DSD-) using quantitative immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry.

resultsU1-70K and U1A levels were downregulated, and hnRNPA2B1, 3Rtau, and 4Rtau were upregulated, whereas SRSF2 and CLK1 were unchanged in DSD+. The number of U1-70K lightly labeled cells was only greater in layer III in DSD+. U1A intensely stained nuclei decreased significantly in layer III in DSD+, whereas those lightly labeled significantly increased in layers III and V-VI in DSD+. U1 mislocalization and tangles appeared in each laminae examined in both DS groups but were significantly greater in DSD+. Mislocalized U1s that co-localized with AT8, and not TauC3, were significantly increased in DSD+. DISCUSSION: U1 splicing proteins play a key role in tau pathogenesis in individuals with DS. HIGHLIGHTS: U1 mislocalization and tangle-like profiles appeared in frontal cortex layer III and V-VI neurons in Down syndrome (DS). Frontal cortex hnRNPA2B1 nuclear morphometric values decreased in layer III in DS with dementia. Frontal cortex SRSF2 and CLK1 nuclear proteins were unchanged in DSD+ and without dementia (DSD-).

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DementiaDown SyndromeRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nucleartau ProteinsAdultAgedFemaleFrontal LobeHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-BHumansMaleMiddle AgedProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsClk dual-specificity kinasesHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-BhnRNP A2Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsSRSF2 protein, humantau ProteinsamyloiddementiaDown syndromespliceosomesplicing proteinstauU1‐70K

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PMCPMC12322699

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