Uncovering elevated tau TPP motif phosphorylation in the brain of Alzheimer's disease patients

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INTRODUCTION: A wide array of post-translational modifications of the tau protein occurs in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and they are critical to pathogenesis and biomarker development. Several promising tau markers, pT181, pT217, and pT231, rely on increased phosphorylation within a common molecular motif threonine-proline-proline (TPP).

METHODS: We validated new and existing antibodies against pT217, pT231, pT175, and pT181, then combined immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunoassays (ELISA) to broadly examine the phosphorylation of the tau TPP motif in AD brains.

RESULTS: The tau burden, as examined by IHC and ELISA, correlates to Braak stages across all TPP sites. Moreover, we observed regional variability across four TPP motif phosphorylation sites in multiple brains of sporadic AD patients.

DISCUSSION: We conclude that there is an elevation of TPP tau phosphorylation in AD brains as disease advances. The regional variability of pTPP tau suggests that examining different phosphorylation sites is essential for a comprehensive assessment of tau pathology.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 20(2024), 3 vom: 03. März, Seite 1573-1585

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bellier, Jean-Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Yuqi [VerfasserIn]
Alam, Sarah M [VerfasserIn]
Wiederhold, Thorsten [VerfasserIn]
Aiello, Arica [VerfasserIn]
Vogelgsang, Jonathan S [VerfasserIn]
Berretta, Sabina [VerfasserIn]
Chhatwal, Jasmeer P [VerfasserIn]
Selkoe, Dennis J [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lei [VerfasserIn]

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2ZD004190S
9DLQ4CIU6V
Alzheimer's disease
Brain
Journal Article
Phosphorylation
Proline
Tau Proteins
Tau protein
Threonine

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/alz.13557

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NLM365328421