Pathogenic role for formin mediated microtubule stabilization pathways in Alzheimers disease
Pathogenic role for formin mediated microtubule stabilization pathways in Alzheimers disease
批准号:
9335226
负责人:
Francesca Bartolini
金额:
$40.0万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2016
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2016-09-01 至 2021-05-31
关键词:
ActinsAcuteAdultAffectAlzheimer&aposs DiseaseAlzheimer&aposs disease modelAmyloidAmyloid beta-ProteinAnimal ModelAxonBindingBinding ProteinsChronicCytoskeletonDataDendritesDendritic SpinesDevelopmentDiseaseDoseExposure toFeedbackHippocampus (Brain)ImpairmentIn VitroIntegrin Signaling PathwayIntegrinsLeadLinkLongevityMAPT geneMediatingMicrotubule StabilizationMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesModificationMolecularMusN-Methyl-D-Aspartate ReceptorsNatureNeuritesNeuronal DysfunctionNeuronal InjuryNeuronsPaclitaxelPathogenesisPathogenicityPathway interactionsPatientsPeptidesPharmacotherapyPlayPost-Translational Protein ProcessingProcessProtein ConformationProteinsRegulationRoleSignal TransductionSiteSlideSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTestingTissuesToxic effectTubulinUncertaintyUp-RegulationVertebral columnabeta toxicitycell injurydensityhyperphosphorylated tauin vivoin vivo Modelmultidisciplinaryneurotoxicneurotoxicitynovelnovel therapeuticsreceptorresponsetau Proteinstau phosphorylationtheories
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Compelling evidence suggests that oligomeric Aβ plays a crucial neurotoxic and synaptotoxic role in
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and that hyperphosphorylation of the microtubule associated protein (MAP) tau
mediates or facilitates Aβ toxicity. The nature of the link between Aβ and tau in causing AD has however
remained largely unexplained, casting doubt on the amyloid hypothesis itself. In neurons, control of
microtubule dynamics and tubulin modifications that accumulate on stable microtubules is necessary for
multiple homeostatic and regulated functions, including long-distance transport and synaptic activity. Thus,
regulation of the ratio between stable and dynamic microtubules is crucial to avoid disease. To date, almost
nothing is known about whether induction of hyperstable and modified microtubules is a primary activity of Aβ
that contributes to tau hyperphosphorylation and synaptotoxicity.
We have preliminary data that detyrosinated tubulin is enriched in hippocampal tissue of AD patients
and animal models of AD, and that accumulation of detyrosinated tubulin may induce tau hyperphosphorylation
in primary neurons. In addition, we found that acute incubation of primary neurons with oligomeric Aβ1-42
generated detyrosinated MTs by transient microtubule hyperstabilization. Inhibition of the formin mDia1, a
positive regulator of microtubule stability, suppressed this activity, affected tau hyperphosphorylation and
rescued synaptotoxicity induced by Aβ in vitro. The overall objective of this proposal is to test the paradigm-
shifting hypothesis that oligomeric Aβ acutely induces hyperstable detyrosinated microtubules through the
activation of mDia1, and that tubulin detyrosination contributes to tau hyperphosphorylation as part of a
negative feedback loop to maintain appropriate levels of dynamic and unmodified microtubules. In this
proposal, we will characterize the nature of this microtubule hyperstabilization in neurites and at synaptic sites,
and investigate whether APP and integrin signaling pathways are required for this Aβ-driven microtubule
activity. In addition, we will test the role of mDia1 in mediating Aβ-synaptotoxicity in vivo, and examine the
molecular mechanisms by which mDia1-synaptotoxicity occurs.
Our proposal relies on a multidisciplinary effort to test a pathogenic role for formin-mediated regulation
of microtubule stability by Aβ and the involvement of tubulin detyrosination in the induction of tau
hyperphosphorylation and neuronal injury. Our studies will test a unifying theory for the pathogenesis of AD
and examine the role for mDia1 and possibly other formins as potential targets in drug therapies aimed at
rescuing Aβ and phospho-tau toxicity in AD.
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Pathogenic Roles for Microtubule Stabilization Pathways in Alzheimers disease
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批准号:10446353
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$237.06万
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财政年份:2016
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负责人:Francesca Bartolini
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依托单位:
Pathogenic Roles for Microtubule Stabilization Pathways in Alzheimer's Disease
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批准号:10427868
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$75.5万
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财政年份:2016
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负责人:Francesca Bartolini
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依托单位:
海外基金