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Deep proteomic network analysis of Alzheimer’s disease brain reveals alterations in RNA binding proteins and RNA splicing associated with disease

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The complicated cellular and biochemical changes that occur in brain during Alzheimer's disease are poorly understood. In a previous study we used an unbiased label-free quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomic approach to analyze these changes at a systems level in post-mortem cortical tissue from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease (AsymAD), and controls. We found modules of co-expressed proteins that correlated with AD phenotypes, some of which were enriched in proteins identified as risk factors for AD by genetic studies. METHODS: The amount of information that can be obtained from such systems-level proteomic analyses is critically dependent upon the number of proteins that can be quantified across a cohort. We report here a new proteomic systems-level analysis of AD brain based on 6,533 proteins measured across AD, AsymAD, and controls using an analysis pipeline consisting of isobaric tandem mass tag (TMT) mass spectrometry and offline prefractionation. RESULTS: Our new TMT pipeline allowed us to more than double the depth of brain proteome coverage. This increased depth of coverage greatly expanded the brain protein network to reveal new protein modules that correlated with disease and were unrelated to those identified in our previous network. Differential protein abundance analysis identified 350 proteins that had altered levels between AsymAD and AD not caused by changes in specific cell type abundance, potentially reflecting biochemical changes that are associated with cognitive decline in AD. RNA binding proteins emerged as a class of proteins altered between AsymAD and AD, and were enriched in network modules that correlated with AD pathology. We developed a proteogenomic approach to investigate RNA splicing events that may be altered by RNA binding protein changes in AD. The increased proteome depth afforded by our TMT pipeline allowed us to identify and quantify a large number of alternatively spliced protein isoforms in brain, including AD risk factors such as BIN1, PICALM, PTK2B, and FERMT2. Many of the new AD protein network modules were enriched in alternatively spliced proteins and correlated with molecular markers of AD pathology and cognition. CONCLUSIONS: Further analysis of the AD brain proteome will continue to yield new insights into the biological basis of AD.

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A TMT-SPS-MS3 proteomic pipeline quantified 6,533 proteins in post-mortem DLPFC from AD, AsymAD, and control cases, more than doubling prior LFQ depth and expanding the co-expression network from 16 to 50 modules. The deeper network implicated RNA binding proteins and alternative exon–exon splicing, including in AD risk genes such as BIN1, PTK2B, and FERMT2, as features of symptomatic AD.

Key findings

  • The TMT pipeline quantified 6,533 proteins across 47 DLPFC cases versus 3,069 proteins by the previous single-shot LFQ approach; the protein co-expression network expanded from 16 modules to 50 modules, with module M27 containing >70% new protein members, being predominantly glial, and correlating positively with tau tangle burden.
  • Four TMT network modules were enriched for AD GWAS risk loci: M4, M7, M27, and M33; M4, M7, and M27 were predominantly glial and positively correlated with amyloid plaque and tau tangle burden, whereas M33 was more oligodendrocyte/neuronal and negatively correlated with both.
  • Cell-type deconvolution showed astrocytes and microglia increased in AD compared with AsymAD and control and correlated strongly with Braak stage; neurons decreased in both AsymAD and AD. AsymAD–AD unique protein changes were largely preserved after deconvolution (from 290 to 263 proteins; the abstract reports 350 proteins altered between AsymAD and AD independent of cell-type abundance).
  • RNA binding proteins were enriched in modules 10, 15, 17, 18, 29, and 40, most of which correlated with tau tangle burden. Proteogenomic analysis identified 4,830 TMT-LysC alternative exon–exon junction peptides versus 5,746 LFQ-trypsin peptides, with TMT better for quantification across case groups; alt-EEjxns in BIN1, PTK2B, and FERMT2 differed by case status.

Methods

  • Post-mortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (Brodmann area 9) from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging: 20 AD, 14 AsymAD, and 13 control cases after excluding 11 MCI cases due to a preparation batch effect; the same homogenates were used for prior LFQ and new TMT analysis.
  • Proteins were digested with LysC, labeled with isobaric tandem mass tags, prefractionated by offline ERLIC, and analyzed by LC-MS/MS with SPS-MS3; data were searched in Proteome Discoverer 2.1, then analyzed by weighted protein correlation network analysis, digital sorting algorithm cell-type deconvolution, and ANOVA with Tukey post hoc for differential abundance.
  • For alternative splicing, RNA-seq from 3 control and 3 AD University of Kentucky brain bank cases was realigned with GSNAP novel-splicing mode, exon–exon junctions were summarized with spliceSites, peptides spanning alternative junctions were generated by in silico LysC digestion, appended to the Uniprot database, and quantified across TMT batches.

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  • Stated: 11 MCI cases were excluded because of a preparation batch effect; MMSE scores were skewed toward 30; the RNA-seq database came from relatively few control and AD brains; alt-EEjxn quantification was limited to the peptide level and represents splicing “decisions”; TMT still has missing values; trypsin and LysC identified largely separate alt-EEjxn subsets; cell-type deconvolution was not applied to alt-EEjxn analysis.
  • Stated: the relationship between RNA binding protein abundance and alternative splicing remained unresolved, and U1 spliceosome proteins were not strongly enriched in the network, possibly because they shift in solubility and aggregate in AD brain.
  • Evident from the text: the design is cross-sectional and correlational in post-mortem tissue from one cohort and brain region, so causal direction and generalization to other cohorts or regions are not established.

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Fig. 1 Correlational Network Analysis. a, b Proteins in frontal cortex from Alzheimer’s, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s, and control brains were analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry and quantified using either a label-free (LFQ)-based or tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantification pipeline. The resulting data from each quantification approach were used to build separate correlational protein networks. a Modules in the LFQ-trypsin and TMT-LysC networks are represented by numbers (1–16 in LFQ and 1–50 in TMT) and a cognate color, and the correlational relationship among the different modules within a network is represented by dendrogram. The overlap of proteins within each TMT-LysC module with cell type specific protein markers from microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes (oligo), and neurons is shown by single color heat map (increased red represents increased overlap). Correlation between modules and neuritic amyloid plaque burden (CERAD score) and tau tangle burden (Braak stage) is shown by two-color heat map for both TMT-LysC and LFQ-trypsin networks (red represents positive correlation, blue represents negative correlation). The CERAD score captures the type of amyloid plaque burden most closely associated with cognitive decline [53]. Module protein membership overlap between TMT-LysC and LFQ-trypsin modules is shown by two-color heat map in the large box (red indicates more overlap than expected, blue indicates less overlap than expected), with a summary of maximal overlap for each module with all other modules in the other network shown by single color heatmap in boxes labeled “Max”. All modules in the LFQ-trypsin network were preserved in the TMT-LysC network prior to correction for multiple comparisons. Preservation of LFQ-trypsin modules 7 and 15 in the TMT-LysC network was no longer significant after correction for multiple comparisons. The area highlighted by the dotted line box represents TMT-LysC modules that have little to no overlap in protein membership with LFQ-trypsin modules, representing protein modules unique to the TMT-LysC network. b Percent novelty of protein members within each module of the TMT-LysC network compared to the LFQ-trypsin network. Bars are color coded by heatmap for degree of significance by P value. P values shown in (a) and (b) are corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg FDR
Fig. 1 Correlational Network Analysis. a, b Proteins in frontal cortex from Alzheimer’s, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s, and control brains were analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry and quantified using either a label-free (LFQ)-based or tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantification pipeline. The resulting data from each quantification approach were used to build separate correlational protein networks. a Modules in the LFQ-trypsin and TMT-LysC networks are represented by numbers (1–16 in LFQ and 1–50 in TMT) and a cognate color, and the correlational relationship among the different modules within a network is represented by dendrogram. The overlap of proteins within each TMT-LysC module with cell type specific protein markers from microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes (oligo), and neurons is shown by single color heat map (increased red represents increased overlap). Correlation between modules and neuritic amyloid plaque burden (CERAD score) and tau tangle burden (Braak stage) is shown by two-color heat map for both TMT-LysC and LFQ-trypsin networks (red represents positive correlation, blue represents negative correlation). The CERAD score captures the type of amyloid plaque burden most closely associated with cognitive decline [53]. Module protein membership overlap between TMT-LysC and LFQ-trypsin modules is shown by two-color heat map in the large box (red indicates more overlap than expected, blue indicates less overlap than expected), with a summary of maximal overlap for each module with all other modules in the other network shown by single color heatmap in boxes labeled “Max”. All modules in the LFQ-trypsin network were preserved in the TMT-LysC network prior to correction for multiple comparisons. Preservation of LFQ-trypsin modules 7 and 15 in the TMT-LysC network was no longer significant after correction for multiple comparisons. The area highlighted by the dotted line box represents TMT-LysC modules that have little to no overlap in protein membership with LFQ-trypsin modules, representing protein modules unique to the TMT-LysC network. b Percent novelty of protein members within each module of the TMT-LysC network compared to the LFQ-trypsin network. Bars are color coded by heatmap for degree of significance by P value. P values shown in (a) and (b) are corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg FDRCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 2 Enrichment of AD Genetic Risk Factors within TMT-LysC Network Modules. Enrichment of proteins contained within genetic regions identified by genome wide association studies (GWAS) as risk factors for AD, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia was calculated for each module in the TMT-LysC network. Modules highlighted in dark red were significantly enriched for AD risk factors, and not for risk factors associated with autism or schizophrenia. The horizontal dotted line indicates a z-score level of enrichment of 1.96, or FDR < 0.05, above which enrichment was considered significant
Fig. 2 Enrichment of AD Genetic Risk Factors within TMT-LysC Network Modules. Enrichment of proteins contained within genetic regions identified by genome wide association studies (GWAS) as risk factors for AD, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia was calculated for each module in the TMT-LysC network. Modules highlighted in dark red were significantly enriched for AD risk factors, and not for risk factors associated with autism or schizophrenia. The horizontal dotted line indicates a z-score level of enrichment of 1.96, or FDR < 0.05, above which enrichment was considered significantCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 3 Protein Abundance Changes in AD Adjusted for Cell Type Changes. a–e The abundance of cell type-specific protein markers of astrocytes, microglia, neurons, and oligodendrocytes (oligos) was used to calculate the percentage of each cell type in control, asymptomatic AD (AsymAD), and AD brain tissue (a). b The number of proteins with significantly different levels among control (CT), AsymAD, and AD prior to adjustment for cell type populations changes observed in AsymAD and AD. The number of total proteins with differential abundance for AD, AsymAD, and CT is given in parentheses. c The number of proteins with differential abundance after adjustment for changes in cell type population by cell type deconvolution (regression). The circles in (b, c) are not drawn to scale. d Gene ontology (GO) network analysis of the AsymAD vs. AD proteins shown in (b), prior to cell type regression. e GO network analysis of the AsymAD vs. AD proteins in (c), after cell type regression. The nonspecific GO terms “cytoplasm” and “cytosol” were removed from the network. The RNA binding protein subnetwork is highlighted in green. An enlarged version of the network is given in Additional file 16: Figure S9, with a complete list of GO terms provided in Additional file 4: Table S4. P values in (a) were calculated after one-way ANOVA. Significance of each GO term in (d, e) is indicated by false discovery rate (FDR, or Q value). GO network analysis of AsymAD vs. control is provided in Additional file 15: Figure S8
Fig. 3 Protein Abundance Changes in AD Adjusted for Cell Type Changes. a–e The abundance of cell type-specific protein markers of astrocytes, microglia, neurons, and oligodendrocytes (oligos) was used to calculate the percentage of each cell type in control, asymptomatic AD (AsymAD), and AD brain tissue (a). b The number of proteins with significantly different levels among control (CT), AsymAD, and AD prior to adjustment for cell type populations changes observed in AsymAD and AD. The number of total proteins with differential abundance for AD, AsymAD, and CT is given in parentheses. c The number of proteins with differential abundance after adjustment for changes in cell type population by cell type deconvolution (regression). The circles in (b, c) are not drawn to scale. d Gene ontology (GO) network analysis of the AsymAD vs. AD proteins shown in (b), prior to cell type regression. e GO network analysis of the AsymAD vs. AD proteins in (c), after cell type regression. The nonspecific GO terms “cytoplasm” and “cytosol” were removed from the network. The RNA binding protein subnetwork is highlighted in green. An enlarged version of the network is given in Additional file 16: Figure S9, with a complete list of GO terms provided in Additional file 4: Table S4. P values in (a) were calculated after one-way ANOVA. Significance of each GO term in (d, e) is indicated by false discovery rate (FDR, or Q value). GO network analysis of AsymAD vs. control is provided in Additional file 15: Figure S8CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 4 Alternative Splicing in AD. a–e Workflow for proteogenomic analysis of alternative splicing (a). RNA-Seq is performed on mRNA isolated from dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) control and AD brain. The mRNA sequences are then translated and digested with a given enzyme in silico to obtain peptide sequences. Peptide sequences that contain non-canonical exon-exon junctions (alt-EEjxns) are appended to the search database for peptide identification and subsequent quantification. b Illustration of alt-EEjxn peptide quantification for the clathrin light chain B protein (CLTB). An alternative splicing event between exons 5, 6, and 9 leads to the generation two alt-EEjxn peptides after enzymatic digestion. The levels of these alt-EEjxn peptides, each of which reflects a particular splicing “decision,” can be quantified across case groups. The exon numbering shown in panel (b) is based on the Gencode v19 exon annotation database, and includes RNA-derived junctions. c Venn diagram representing the number of alt-EEjxn peptides quantifiable by LFQ-trypsin or TMT-LysC pipelines in the BLSA cohort. A peptide was considered quantifiable if it had at least two measurements in at least two different case groups. The overlap between TMT-LysC and LFQ-trypsin represents quantifiable exon-exon junctions that were identified by both methods, even though the peptides that contain the junction may be different between the two methods. d Differential abundance of alt-EEjxns between AsymAD and AD, color-coded by the module to which each junction peptide is most highly correlated. The amino acid sequence of each alt-EEjxn peptide, and the module to which each alt-EEjxn peptide is most highly correlated, is provided in interactive HTML files for each case group comparison in Supplementary Data. e Enrichment of TMT-LysC alt-EEjxn peptides in TMT-LysC network modules. Each network module eigenprotein was correlated with molecular phenotypes obtained from the same tissue sample as the alt-EEjxn peptides, as well as with cognition as measured by the last MMSE score proximate to death. Modules within the dashed box are unique to the TMT network, similar to the depiction shown in Fig. 1a. Module numbers highlighted in red indicate modules enriched in RNA binding proteins as shown in Additional file 17: Figure S10. Significance of enrichment for alt-EEjxn peptides was calculated by Fisher exact test, and is shown by single color heat map of -log10 p value (increased red represents smaller p value). P values are corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg FDR. Module eigenprotein correlation with molecular species and cognition is shown by two-color heat map (red represents positive correlation, blue represents negative correlation). MMSE correlation was calculated by Spearman test. All other correlations are bicorrelation rho. Aβ, amyloid-β(17–28); MAPT pT231, microtubule associated protein tau peptide (VAVVRpTPPKSPSSAK) phosphorylated at threonine 231; U1-70K, U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 70 kDa; TDP-43, TAR DNA-binding protein 43; MMSE, mini-mental state examination. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001
Fig. 4 Alternative Splicing in AD. a–e Workflow for proteogenomic analysis of alternative splicing (a). RNA-Seq is performed on mRNA isolated from dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) control and AD brain. The mRNA sequences are then translated and digested with a given enzyme in silico to obtain peptide sequences. Peptide sequences that contain non-canonical exon-exon junctions (alt-EEjxns) are appended to the search database for peptide identification and subsequent quantification. b Illustration of alt-EEjxn peptide quantification for the clathrin light chain B protein (CLTB). An alternative splicing event between exons 5, 6, and 9 leads to the generation two alt-EEjxn peptides after enzymatic digestion. The levels of these alt-EEjxn peptides, each of which reflects a particular splicing “decision,” can be quantified across case groups. The exon numbering shown in panel (b) is based on the Gencode v19 exon annotation database, and includes RNA-derived junctions. c Venn diagram representing the number of alt-EEjxn peptides quantifiable by LFQ-trypsin or TMT-LysC pipelines in the BLSA cohort. A peptide was considered quantifiable if it had at least two measurements in at least two different case groups. The overlap between TMT-LysC and LFQ-trypsin represents quantifiable exon-exon junctions that were identified by both methods, even though the peptides that contain the junction may be different between the two methods. d Differential abundance of alt-EEjxns between AsymAD and AD, color-coded by the module to which each junction peptide is most highly correlated. The amino acid sequence of each alt-EEjxn peptide, and the module to which each alt-EEjxn peptide is most highly correlated, is provided in interactive HTML files for each case group comparison in Supplementary Data. e Enrichment of TMT-LysC alt-EEjxn peptides in TMT-LysC network modules. Each network module eigenprotein was correlated with molecular phenotypes obtained from the same tissue sample as the alt-EEjxn peptides, as well as with cognition as measured by the last MMSE score proximate to death. Modules within the dashed box are unique to the TMT network, similar to the depiction shown in Fig. 1a. Module numbers highlighted in red indicate modules enriched in RNA binding proteins as shown in Additional file 17: Figure S10. Significance of enrichment for alt-EEjxn peptides was calculated by Fisher exact test, and is shown by single color heat map of -log10 p value (increased red represents smaller p value). P values are corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg FDR. Module eigenprotein correlation with molecular species and cognition is shown by two-color heat map (red represents positive correlation, blue represents negative correlation). MMSE correlation was calculated by Spearman test. All other correlations are bicorrelation rho. Aβ, amyloid-β(17–28); MAPT pT231, microtubule associated protein tau peptide (VAVVRpTPPKSPSSAK) phosphorylated at threonine 231; U1-70K, U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 70 kDa; TDP-43, TAR DNA-binding protein 43; MMSE, mini-mental state examination. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 5 TMT-LysC AD Protein Network Summary. The overlap of proteins within each TMT-LysC module with cell type specific protein markers from microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes (oligo), and neurons is shown by single color heat map (increased red represents increased overlap). Correlation between module eigenprotein and neuritic amyloid plaque burden (CERAD score), tau tangle burden (Braak stage), Aβ17–28, phosphorylated tau pT231 peptide (VAVVRpTPPKSPSSAK), U1-70K small nuclear ribonucleoprotein, TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), and last mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score prior to death, is shown by two-color heat map (red represents positive correlation, blue represents negative correlation). The overlap of alt-EEjxns and different classes of RNA binding proteins is shown by single color heat map. A, McKnight 570 refers to RNA binding proteins that are often found within RNA granules as described in [48]; B, Total Observed RNA binding refers to all RNA binding proteins commonly observed in our proteomic experiments; C, proteins that interact with the low complexity 2 (LC2) domain of the U1-70K small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 70 kDa (snRNP70) [54]; D, proteins that are homologous to U1-70K; E, proteins that interact with the LC1 or basic-acidic dipeptide (BAD) repeat domain of U1-70K [54]; F, low complexity arginine-serine (RS) repeat-containing proteins; G, proteins annotated as comprising the spliceosome complex in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG); H, proteins annotated as involved in RNA translation by Gene Ontology (GO); I, proteins annotated in KEGG as belonging to the U1 spliceosome complex. Overlap was calculated by Fisher exact test. P values are corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg FDR. Bicorrelation was performed for CERAD, Braak, and molecular species. Spearman correlation was performed for MMSE. Detailed data for all correlations are provided in Supplementary Data
Fig. 5 TMT-LysC AD Protein Network Summary. The overlap of proteins within each TMT-LysC module with cell type specific protein markers from microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes (oligo), and neurons is shown by single color heat map (increased red represents increased overlap). Correlation between module eigenprotein and neuritic amyloid plaque burden (CERAD score), tau tangle burden (Braak stage), Aβ17–28, phosphorylated tau pT231 peptide (VAVVRpTPPKSPSSAK), U1-70K small nuclear ribonucleoprotein, TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), and last mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score prior to death, is shown by two-color heat map (red represents positive correlation, blue represents negative correlation). The overlap of alt-EEjxns and different classes of RNA binding proteins is shown by single color heat map. A, McKnight 570 refers to RNA binding proteins that are often found within RNA granules as described in [48]; B, Total Observed RNA binding refers to all RNA binding proteins commonly observed in our proteomic experiments; C, proteins that interact with the low complexity 2 (LC2) domain of the U1-70K small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 70 kDa (snRNP70) [54]; D, proteins that are homologous to U1-70K; E, proteins that interact with the LC1 or basic-acidic dipeptide (BAD) repeat domain of U1-70K [54]; F, low complexity arginine-serine (RS) repeat-containing proteins; G, proteins annotated as comprising the spliceosome complex in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG); H, proteins annotated as involved in RNA translation by Gene Ontology (GO); I, proteins annotated in KEGG as belonging to the U1 spliceosome complex. Overlap was calculated by Fisher exact test. P values are corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg FDR. Bicorrelation was performed for CERAD, Braak, and molecular species. Spearman correlation was performed for MMSE. Detailed data for all correlations are provided in Supplementary DataCC BY · PubMed Central

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    The altered biochemical and cellular processes that eventually lead to changes in cognition and pathology in AD are not well understood.

    “While AD is currently defined by cognitive decline in the presence of amyloid plaque and tau tangle accumulation within the brain, the altered biochemical and cellular processes that eventually lead to changes in cognition and pathology are not well understood.”
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    The WGCNA algorithm for coexpression network analysis well-tolerates missing values up to 50%.

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    Changes in RNA splicing leading to the expression of different protein isoforms may be a useful indicator of AD pathology and cause downstream cellular and network dysfunction leading to cognitive decline.

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    Either the 3-repeat or the 4-repeat microtubule binding domain isoform of tau can be considered constitutively expressed in humans.

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    The tau pT231 peptide lies within the proline-rich region of tau and is separate from the microtubule-binding region that aggregates into neurofibrillary tangles.

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    Most of the common alternatively spliced transcripts present in DLPFC control and AD brain were represented in the RNAseq-based database used to identify alt-EEjxn peptides.

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    FERMT2 is an AD risk factor protein.

    “with the exception of FERMT2, which has been identified as an AD risk factor protein.”
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Authors
Johnson, E. C. B., Dammer, E. B., Duong, D. M., Yin, L., Thambisetty, M., Troncoso, J. C., Lah, J. J., Levey, A. I., & Seyfried, N. T.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Johnson, Erik C. B.
  • Seyfried, Nicholas T.
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Molecular Neurodegeneration
Published
2018-10-04
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13
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1
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52-52
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1750-1326 (ISSN-L)
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Funders
  • Accelerating Medicine Partnership AD (U01AG046161-02)
  • National Institute on Aging (5R01AG053960, RF1AG057471, P50AG05146, P50AG025688, R21AG054206, RF1AG057470)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P30NS055077)
  • Alzheimer's Association (11060)
  • Alzheimer’s Research UK
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
  • Weston Brain Institute
  • BrightFocus Foundation (A2015332S)
  • NIA Division of Intramural Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, brain proteome, RNA-binding proteins, RNA splicing, alternative splicing, protein isoforms, asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease, proteogenomics, BIN1, PICALM, Pyk2, FERMT2, differential protein abundance, cognitive decline
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Brain, Cognition, Humans, RNA Splicing, RNA-Binding Proteins, Alternative Splicing, Proteomics, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Cognitive Dysfunction

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