A non-autonomous protein quality control mechanism targeting tau aggregate propagation
Bluemke, A.; Hagemeier, B.; Ripkens, K.; Schulze, N.; Strzala, M.; Koci, M.; Kaschani, F.; Kaiser, M.; Erkelenz, M.; Schluecker, S.; Merdanovic, M.; Poepsel, S.; Hellerschmied, D.; Burston, S.; Ehrmann, M.
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Tauopathies such as Alzheimers disease, frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism, and other neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by the spread of tau pathology from an initial brain region to neuroanatomically connected areas. At the molecular level, spreading involves aggregation of tau in a donor cell, externalization of transmissible fragments of amyloid fibrils, internalization by an acceptor cell, followed by seeded aggregation of endogenous tau. However, the protein quality control mechanisms that counteract tau aggregation, and in particular its spreading process, are not well understood. In this context, a co-migrating factor performing location-independent interference of fibril formation and transmission would be an appropriate conceptual solution. Here, we show that the cell-to-cell transfer of the widely conserved serine protease HTRA1 impedes tau pathology by targeting multiple steps within the spreading process. Our results suggest a defense mechanism against the intercellular spread of pathogenic protein conformations.
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