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ArticleeLife2026

Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism promotes tau seeding through endolysosomal membrane rigidification and rupture.

Jessica Tittelmeier, Carl Alexander Sandhof, Nicole Martin, Deike El-Kabarity, Soki-Bradel Ngonza-Nito, Ronald Melki, Carmen Nussbaum-Krammer

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jessica TittelmeierChair of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU Munich), Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8202-3702
Carl Alexander SandhofCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8692-6987
Nicole MartinChair of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU Munich), Munich, Germany.
Deike El-KabarityChair of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU Munich), Munich, Germany.
Soki-Bradel Ngonza-NitoInstitute Francois Jacob (MIRCen), CEA, and Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, CNRS, Fontenay-Aux-Roses, France.
Ronald MelkiInstitute Francois Jacob (MIRCen), CEA, and Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, CNRS, Fontenay-Aux-Roses, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0000-7096
Carmen Nussbaum-KrammerChair of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU Munich), Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8689-1363

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Alzheimer Forschung Initiative 21053Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale ALZ201912009776NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endolysosomal dysfunction is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies, yet underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study investigates the role of sphingolipid metabolism in maintaining endolysosomal membrane integrity and its impact on tau aggregation and toxicity in

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EndosomesIntracellular MembranesLysosomesMembrane FluiditySphingolipidstau ProteinsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansHumansSphingolipidstau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseC. eleganscell biologyendolysosomal systemlipid homeostasismembrane fluiditysphingolipid metabolismtau propagation

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PMID42657790
PMCPMC13521564

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