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Characterization of Prefibrillar Tau Oligomers in Vitro and in Alzheimer Disease

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Patterson, Kristina R., Remmers, Christine, Fu, Yifan, Brooker, Sarah, Kanaan, Nicholas M., Vana, Laurel, Ward, Sarah, Reyes, Juan F., Philibert, Keith, Glucksman, Marc J., Binder, Lester I.·2011·Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abstract

Neurofibrillary tangles, composed of insoluble aggregates of the microtubule-associated protein Tau, are a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease (AD) and other tauopathies. However, recent evidence indicates that neuronal dysfunction precedes the formation of these insoluble fibrillar deposits, suggesting that earlier prefibrillar Tau aggregates may be neurotoxic. To determine the composition of these aggregates, we have employed a photochemical cross-linking technique to examine intermolecular interactions of full-length Tau in vitro. Using this method, we demonstrate that dimerization is an early event in the Tau aggregation process and that these dimers self-associate to form larger oligomeric aggregates. Moreover, using these stabilized Tau aggregates as immunogens, we generated a monoclonal antibody that selectively recognizes Tau dimers and higher order oligomeric aggregates but shows little reactivity to Tau filaments in vitro. Immunostaining indicates that these dimers/oligomers are markedly elevated in AD, appearing in early pathological inclusions such as neuropil threads and pretangle neurons as well as colocalizing with other early markers of Tau pathogenesis. Taken as a whole, the work presented herein demonstrates the existence of alternative Tau aggregates that precede formation of fibrillar Tau pathologies and raises the possibility that these hierarchical oligomeric forms of Tau may contribute to neurodegeneration.

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Patterson, K. R., Remmers, C., Fu, Y., Brooker, S., Kanaan, N. M., Vana, L., Ward, S., Reyes, J. F., Philibert, K., Glucksman, M. J., & Binder, L. I.
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Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-07
Volume
286
Issue
26
Pages
23063-23076
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W1981127983
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357
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23
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14.45
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journal article
Language
en
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Patterson, K. R., Remmers, C., Fu, Y., Brooker, S., Kanaan, N. M., Vana, L., Ward, S., Reyes, J. F., Philibert, K., Glucksman, M. J., & Binder, L. I. (2011). Characterization of Prefibrillar Tau Oligomers in Vitro and in Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m111.237974

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