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Cytoskeleton proteins are modulators of mutant tau-induced neurodegeneration in Drosophila
Blard O, Feuillette S, Bou J, Chaumette B, Frébourg T, Campion D, Lecourtois M.. Human molecular genetics, 2007-02-19
Topic: Brain proteins, microglia and lab models
Tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease and fronto-temporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17), are a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the presence of intraneuronal filamentous inclusions of aberrantly phosphorylated-tau. Tau is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein involved in microtubule assembly and stabilization. Currently, the molecular mechanisms underlying tau-mediated cellular toxicity remain elusive. To address the determinants of tau neurotoxicity, we first characterized the cellular alterations resulting from the over-expression of a mutant form of human tau associated with FTDP-17 (tau V337M) in Drosophila. We found that the over-expression of tau V337M, in Drosophila larval motor neurons, induced disruption of the microtubular network at presynaptic nerve terminals and changes in neuromuscular junctions morphological features. Secondly, we performed a misexpression screen to identify genetic modifiers of the tau V337M-mediated rough eye phenotype. The screening of 1250 mutant Drosophila lines allowed us to identify several components of the cytoskeleton, and particularly from the actin network, as specific modifiers of tau V337M-induced neurodegeneration. Furthermore, we found that numerous tau modulators identified in our screen were involved in the maintenance of synaptic function. Taken together, these findings suggest that disruption of the microtubule network in presynaptic nerve terminals could constitute early events in the pathological process leading to synaptic dysfunction in tau V337M pathology.
Key findings
- To address the determinants of tau neurotoxicity, we first characterized the cellular alterations resulting from the over-expression of a mutant form of human tau associated with FTDP-17 (tau V337M) in Drosophila.
- We found that the over-expression of tau V337M, in Drosophila larval motor neurons, induced disruption of the microtubular network at presynaptic nerve terminals and changes in neuromuscular junctions morphological features.
- Furthermore, we found that numerous tau modulators identified in our screen were involved in the maintenance of synaptic function.
- Taken together, these findings suggest that disruption of the microtubule network in presynaptic nerve terminals could constitute early events in the pathological process leading to synaptic dysfunction in tau V337M pathology.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 36/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 21 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 36 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Human molecular genetics) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2007 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Laboratory or animal study (title names “drosophila”) — scores zero |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 17309878) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 21 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 21 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 36 out of 100. |
| Total | 36 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Blard, O., Feuillette, S., Bou, J., Chaumette, B., Frébourg, T., Campion, D., et al. (2007). Cytoskeleton proteins are modulators of mutant tau-induced neurodegeneration in Drosophila. Human molecular genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddm011
Vancouver
Blard O, Feuillette S, Bou J, Chaumette B, Frébourg T, Campion D, et al. Cytoskeleton proteins are modulators of mutant tau-induced neurodegeneration in Drosophila. Human molecular genetics. 2007. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddm011. PMID: 17309878.
BibTeX
@article{blard2007-17309878,
author = {Blard, O. and Feuillette, S. and Bou, J. and Chaumette, B. and Frébourg, T. and Campion, D. and Lecourtois, M.},
title = {{Cytoskeleton proteins are modulators of mutant tau-induced neurodegeneration in Drosophila}},
journal = {Human molecular genetics},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1093/hmg/ddm011},
pmid = {17309878},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddm011}
}
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