Cholesterol determines the cytosolic entry and seeded aggregation of tau.
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Authors
Tuck, Benjamin J
Miller, Lauren VC
Katsinelos, Taxiarchis
Smith, Annabel E
Wilson, Emma L
Keeling, Sophie
Cheng, Shi
Vaysburd, Marina J
Knox, Claire
Tredgett, Lucy
Metzakopian, Emmanouil
James, Leo C
McEwan, William A
Publication Date
2022-05-03Journal Title
Cell Rep
ISSN
2211-1247
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Type
Article
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Tuck, B. J., Miller, L. V., Katsinelos, T., Smith, A. E., Wilson, E. L., Keeling, S., Cheng, S., et al. (2022). Cholesterol determines the cytosolic entry and seeded aggregation of tau.. Cell Rep https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110776
Abstract
Assemblies of tau can transit between neurons, seeding aggregation in a prion-like manner. To accomplish this, tau must cross cell-limiting membranes, a process that is poorly understood. Here, we establish assays for the study of tau entry into the cytosol as a phenomenon distinct from uptake, in real time, and at physiological concentrations. The entry pathway of tau is cell type specific and, in neurons, highly sensitive to cholesterol. Depletion of the cholesterol transporter Niemann-Pick type C1 or extraction of membrane cholesterol renders neurons highly permissive to tau entry and potentiates seeding even at low levels of exogenous tau assemblies. Conversely, cholesterol supplementation reduces entry and almost completely blocks seeded aggregation. Our findings establish entry as a rate-limiting step to seeded aggregation and demonstrate that dysregulated cholesterol, a feature of several neurodegenerative diseases, potentiates tau aggregation by promoting entry of tau assemblies into the cell interior.
Sponsorship
European Commission and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) FP7 Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) (116060)
Wellcome Trust (206248/Z/17/Z)
UK Dementia Research Institute (Unknown)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110776
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336286
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