7QL4

in vitro assembled tau filaments with structures like Paired Helical Filaments from Alzheimer's Disease


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Assembly of recombinant tau into filaments identical to those of Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Lovestam, S.Koh, F.A.van Knippenberg, B.Kotecha, A.Murzin, A.G.Goedert, M.Scheres, S.H.W.

(2022) Elife 11

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.76494
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7QJV, 7QJW, 7QJX, 7QJY, 7QJZ, 7QK1, 7QK2, 7QK3, 7QK5, 7QK6, 7QKF, 7QKG, 7QKH, 7QKI, 7QKJ, 7QKK, 7QKL, 7QKM, 7QKU, 7QKV, 7QKW, 7QKX, 7QKY, 7QKZ, 7QL0, 7QL1, 7QL2, 7QL3, 7QL4, 7R4T, 7R5H

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Abundant filamentous inclusions of tau are characteristic of more than 20 neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively termed tauopathies. Electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of tau amyloid filaments from human brain revealed that distinct tau folds characterise many different diseases. A lack of laboratory-based model systems to generate these structures has hampered efforts to uncover the molecular mechanisms that underlie tauopathies. Here, we report in vitro assembly conditions with recombinant tau that replicate the structures of filaments from both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), as determined by cryo-EM. Our results suggest that post-translational modifications of tau modulate filament assembly, and that previously observed additional densities in AD and CTE filaments may arise from the presence of inorganic salts, like phosphates and sodium chloride. In vitro assembly of tau into disease-relevant filaments will facilitate studies to determine their roles in different diseases, as well as the development of compounds that specifically bind to these structures or prevent their formation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Microtubule-associated protein tau441Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: MAPTMAPTLMTBT1TAU
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P10636 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P10636
PHAROS:  P10636
GTEx:  ENSG00000186868 
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UniProt GroupP10636
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONRELION4.0

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Medical Research Council (MRC, United Kingdom)United Kingdom--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-02-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-03-16
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-07-17
    Changes: Data collection