7P65

Progressive supranuclear palsy tau filament


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Structure-based classification of tauopathies.

Shi, Y.Zhang, W.Yang, Y.Murzin, A.G.Falcon, B.Kotecha, A.van Beers, M.Tarutani, A.Kametani, F.Garringer, H.J.Vidal, R.Hallinan, G.I.Lashley, T.Saito, Y.Murayama, S.Yoshida, M.Tanaka, H.Kakita, A.Ikeuchi, T.Robinson, A.C.Mann, D.M.A.Kovacs, G.G.Revesz, T.Ghetti, B.Hasegawa, M.Goedert, M.Scheres, S.H.W.

(2021) Nature 598: 359-363

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03911-7
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7P65, 7P66, 7P67, 7P68, 7P6A, 7P6B, 7P6C, 7P6D, 7P6E

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The ordered assembly of tau protein into filaments characterizes several neurodegenerative diseases, which are called tauopathies. It was previously reported that, by cryo-electron microscopy, the structures of tau filaments from Alzheimer's disease 1,2 , Pick's disease 3 , chronic traumatic encephalopathy 4 and corticobasal degeneration 5 are distinct. Here we show that the structures of tau filaments from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) define a new three-layered fold. Moreover, the structures of tau filaments from globular glial tauopathy are similar to those from PSP. The tau filament fold of argyrophilic grain disease (AGD) differs, instead resembling the four-layered fold of corticobasal degeneration. The AGD fold is also observed in ageing-related tau astrogliopathy. Tau protofilament structures from inherited cases of mutations at positions +3 or +16 in intron 10 of MAPT (the microtubule-associated protein tau gene) are also identical to those from AGD, suggesting that relative overproduction of four-repeat tau can give rise to the AGD fold. Finally, the structures of tau filaments from cases of familial British dementia and familial Danish dementia are the same as those from cases of Alzheimer's disease and primary age-related tauopathy. These findings suggest a hierarchical classification of tauopathies on the basis of their filament folds, which complements clinical diagnosis and neuropathology and also allows the identification of new entities-as we show for a case diagnosed as PSP, but with filament structures that are intermediate between those of globular glial tauopathy and PSP.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Microtubule-associated protein tau
A, B, C, D, E
441Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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PHAROS:  P10636
GTEx:  ENSG00000186868 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Medical Research Council (MRC, United Kingdom)United KingdomMC_U105184291
Medical Research Council (MRC, United Kingdom)United KingdomMC_UP_A025_1013
Innovative Medicines InitiativeEuropean Union116060
Japan Science and TechnologyJapanJPMJCR18H3
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)JapanJP20dm0207072
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)JapanJP21dk0207045
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)JapanJP21ek0109545
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)JapanJP20ek0109392
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)JapanJP20ek0109391
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA)United StatesP30-AG010133
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH/NINDS)United StatesUO1-NS110437
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA)United StatesRF1-AG071177

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-09-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2021-10-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2021-10-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-07-17
    Changes: Data collection