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Using Human iPSC-Derived Neurons to Model TAU Aggregation

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Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia are amongst the most common forms of dementia characterized by the formation and deposition of abnormal TAU in the brain. In order to develop a translational human TAU aggregation model suitable for screening, we transduced TAU harboring the pro-aggregating P301L mutation into control hiPSC-derived neural progenitor cells followed by differentiation into cortical neurons. TAU aggregation and phosphorylation was quantified using AlphaLISA technology. Although no spontaneous aggregation was observed upon expressing TAU-P301L in neurons, seeding with preformed aggregates consisting of the TAU-microtubule binding repeat domain triggered robust TAU aggregation and hyperphosphorylation already after 2 weeks, without affecting general cell health. To validate our model, activity of two autophagy inducers was tested. Both rapamycin and trehalose significantly reduced TAU aggregation levels suggesting that iPSC-derived neurons allow for the generation of a biologically relevant human Tauopathy model, highly suitable to screen for compounds that modulate TAU aggregation.

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  • iPSC-derived neurons or NGN2-induced neurons have been unable to produce the 4R Tau isoform found in adult human brains; only the fetal 0N3R splicing isoform is produced, even after one year of differentiation.

    “One of the significant hurdles in modeling AD with iPSC-derived neurons or NGN2-induced neurons for the past decade has been their inability to produce the 4R Tau isoform found in adult human brains [19–22]; only the fetal 0N3R splicing isoform is produced, even after one year of differentiation [19].”

    From Elevated SGK1 increases Tau phosphorylation and microtubule instability in Alzheimer’s patient-derived cortical neurons (2026) · cites this paper as [21]

    The Results report that control iPSC-derived cortical neurons expressed only embryonic 0N3R TAU around day 90, and the Discussion says 4R TAU was undetectable after more than 90 days. The paper does not establish that this persists after one year or address NGN2-induced neurons; its Discussion instead notes reports of mature TAU isoforms after extended culture. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Verheyen, A., Diels, A., Dijkmans, J., Oyelami, T., Meneghello, G., Mertens, L., Versweyveld, S., Borgers, M., Buist, A., Peeters, P., & Cik, M.
Affiliations
Janssen (Belgium) (BE)
Corresponding author
Verheyen, An
Venue
PLOS ONE
Published
2015-12-31
Volume
10
Issue
12
Pages
e0146127
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2201698544
Cited by
86
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 3
FWCI
4.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (FP7/20072013)
  • Alzheimer's Society
  • Alzheimer Society
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (FP7/2007–2013)
  • Newcastle University (G0400074)
  • European Commission (2007–2013, FP7 2007-2013, 264872, 115439, FP7/2007)
  • Innovative Medicines Initiative (115439, FP7/2007‐2013, n°115439)
  • Vlaamse regering
  • Medical Research Council (FP7/20072013, G0400074, MR/L016451/1)
  • NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
  • Janssen Research and Development
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
tau aggregation, tauopathy, iPSC-derived neurons, P301L tau mutation, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, tau phosphorylation, cortical neurons, autophagy, rapamycin, trehalose, drug screening model
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Autophagy, Brain, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Models, Biological, Mutation, Neurons, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, tau Proteins, Tauopathies, Neural Stem Cells, Protein Aggregation, Pathological

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