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p23-FKBP51 chaperone complex regulates tau aggregation

Chakraborty, P.; Zweckstetter, M.

2023-12-27 biophysics
10.1101/2023.12.27.573415 bioRxiv
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The pathological deposition of tau into insoluble amyloid fibrils is a pathological hallmark of tauopathies. Molecular chaperones are important cellular factors contributing to the regulation of tau misfolding and aggregation. Here we reveal an Hsp90-independent modulation of tau aggregation by a molecular complex of the two Hsp90 co-chaperones p23 and FKBP51. Integrating NMR spectroscopy, SAXS, molecular docking, and site-directed mutagenesis we reveal the structural basis of the p23-FKBP51 complex. We show that p23 specifically recognizes the TPR domain of FKBP51 and interacts with tau through its C-terminal disordered tail. We further show that the p23-FKBP51 complex binds tau to form a dynamic p23-FKBP51-tau trimeric complex that inhibits tau aggregation and thus may counteract Hsp90-FKBP51 mediated toxicity. Taken together, our findings reveal a co-chaperone mediated Hsp90-independent chaperoning of tau protein.

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