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In Vitro Aggregation Assays Using Hyperphosphorylated Tau Protein
Published on: January 2, 2015
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オートソーム支配的VCPの低形変異はPHF-tauの分解を阻害する
Nabil F Darwich1, Jessica M Phan1, Boram Kim1
1Translational Neuropathology Research Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.
まとめ
バロシンを含むタンパク質 (VCP) の遺伝的変異は,タウ分裂を阻害し,神経線維の絡みや認知症を引き起こす. このVCP変異は,アルツハイマー病および関連するタオパシーに対する潜在的な治療目標を提供します.
科学分野:
- 神経科学
- 遺伝学
- 生物化学
背景:
- アルツハイマー病 (AD) の病原性には,病的なタウタンパク質が神経線維のに蓄積される.
- ヴァロシンを含むタンパク質 (VCP) は,タンパク質の恒常性に関与し,神経変性疾患における潜在的な役割を持っています.
研究 の 目的:
- 認知症と神経線維変性における特定のVCP変異 (p.Asp395Gly) の役割を調査する.
- VCPがタウ分解活性を持っているか,そして突然変異がこの機能に影響しているかを決定する.
主な方法:
- p.Asp395Gly VCP変異を有する認知症患者の神経病理学的検査
- VCPのタウ分解酵素活性とp.Asp395Gly変異の影響を評価するためのインビトロ測定.
- タウの微注射後のタウの集積を研究するために,p.Asp395Gly VCP変異をノックインしたマウスモデル.
主要な成果:
- p.Asp395Gly VCP変異は認知症,神経の真空,神経線維の絡みと関連していました.
- VCPは,p.Asp395Gly変異によって著しく低下した,in vitroのタウ分解酵素活性を示した.
- 野生型マウスと比較して,p.Asp395Gly VCP変異を持つマウスは,病理的なタウの微量注射でタウの集積が増加した.
結論:
- p.Asp395Gly VCP変異は,神経線維変性症の自己相支配的な遺伝的原因である.
- VCP変異によるタウ分解の障害は,神経変異に寄与する.
- VCPは,アルツハイマー病やその他のタオパシーに対する潜在的な治療目標です.
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