Altered tubulin assembly dynamics with N-homocysteinylated human 4R/1N tau in vitro

作者：Karima Oveis; Riazi Gholamhossein^*; Khodadadi Sirus; Aryapour Hassan; Khalili Mohammad Ali Nasiri; Yousefi Leila; Moosavi Movahedi Ali Akbar

来源：FEBS LETTERS, 2012, 586(21): 3914-3919.

DOI：10.1016/j.febslet.2012.09.024

• Tau protein (4R/1N)
• Microtubule protein
• Homocysteine thiolactone
• N-Homocysteinylation

Tau isoforms promote neuronal integrity through binding and stabilization of microtubule proteins (MTP). It has been shown that hyperphosphorylation of tau contributes to Alzheimer%26apos;s disease (AD) pathology and related tauopathies. However, other pathogenic modifications of tau have not been well characterized. It is well accepted that elevated level of homocysteine (Hcy) is associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as AD. As a result of N-homocysteinylation of lysine residues, Hcy becomes a component of proteins, as a protein-homocystamide adduct, which affects protein structure and function. Here we demonstrate that N-homocysteinylation of human tau (4R/1N isoform) inhibits its function via impaired tau-tubulin specific binding and MTP assembly dynamics in vitro.

• 出版日期2012-11-2