Drosophila models of human tauopathies indicate that Tau protein toxicity in vivo is mediated by soluble cytosolic phosphorylated forms of the protein

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作者
Feuillette, Sebastien [1 ]
Miguel, Laetitia [1 ]
Frebourg, Thierry [1 ]
Campion, Dominique [1 ]
Lecourtois, Magalie [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rouen, INSERM, Fac Med, Rouen Inst Med Res,U614, F-76183 Rouen 01, France
关键词
Drosophila; microtubule-binding; soluble cytosolic hyperphosphorylated Tau; Tauopathy; toxic species; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; ABNORMALLY HYPERPHOSPHORYLATED-TAU; ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE; MICROTUBULES; NEURODEGENERATION; INHIBITION; PROTEASOME; IDENTIFICATION; CYTOSKELETON; EXPRESSION;
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10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06663.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
P>Tau is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein involved in microtubules assembly and stabilization. Tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease and fronto-temporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17, are a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the presence of intraneuronal filamentous inclusions of abnormally and hyperphosphorylated Tau. Currently, the molecular mechanisms underlying Tau-mediated cellular toxicity remain elusive. To address the determinants of Tau neurotoxicity, we used Drosophila models of human tauopathies to study the microtubule-binding properties of human Tau proteins in vivo. We showed that, in contrast to endogenous Drosophila Tau, human Tau proteins bind very poorly to microtubules in Drosophila, and are mostly recovered as soluble cytosolic hyperphosphorylated species. This weak binding of human Tau to microtubules is neither because of microtubules saturation nor competition with endogenous Drosophila Tau, but clearly depends on its phosphorylation degree. We also reported that accumulation of cytosolic hyperphosphorylated forms of human Tau proteins correlates with human Tau-mediated neurodegeneration in flies, supporting the key role of soluble cytosolic hyperphosphorylated Tau proteins as toxic species in vivo.
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