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    Tau protein is cross-linked by transglutaminase in P301L tau transgenic mice

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    2005-02-02
    Author
    Halverson, Robyn A.
    Lewis, Jada
    Frausto, Shanti
    Hutton, Mike
    Muma, Nancy A.
    Publisher
    Society for Neuroscience
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    The microtubule-associated protein tau is highly soluble under physiological conditions. However, in tauopathies, tau protein aggregates into insoluble filaments and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). The mechanisms underlying the formation of tau filaments and NFTs in tauopathies remain unclear. Several lines of evidence suggest that transglutaminase may cross-link tau into stable, insoluble aggregates, leading to the formation of NFTs in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy. To further determine the contribution of transglutaminase in the formation of NFTs, we compared the levels of cross-linked tau protein from P301L tau transgenic mice that develop NFTs to four-repeat wild-type (4RWT) tau transgenic and nontransgenic mice that do not develop NFT pathology. Immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting experiments show that transglutaminase cross-links phosphorylated tau in the hindbrain of P301L tau transgenic mice but not in mice overexpressing 4RWT tau and nontransgenic mice. Cross-linked, phosphorylated tau from P301L tau transgenic mice runs as high-molecular mass aggregates on Western blots, similar to cross-linked tau from paired helical filaments of Alzheimer's disease. We also used double-label immunofluorescence to demonstrate colocalization of PHF-1-immunoreactive tau and the transglutaminase-catalyzed cross-link in the hindbrain, spinal cord, and cortex of P301L tau transgenic mice. In the spinal cord, 87% of PHF-1-labeled cells colocalize with the transglutaminase-catalyzed cross-link. Additionally, transglutaminase enzymatic activity is significantly elevated in the spinal cord of P301L tau transgenic mice. These studies further implicate transglutaminase in the formation and/or stabilization of NFT and paired helical filaments and provide a model system to investigate the therapeutic potential of transglutaminase inhibitors in tauopathies.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/17699
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3263-04.2005
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    Halverson, R. A., Lewis, J., Frausto, S., Hutton, M., & Muma, N.A. (2005) Tau protein is cross-linked by transglutaminase in P301L tau transgenic mice. The journal of Neuroscience, 25(5), 1226-1233. http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3263-04.2005

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