Oxidative stress conditions result in trapping of PHF-core tau (297-391) intermediates.
M. B. Maina, Y. Al-Hilaly, G. B. Burra, J. Rickard, C. Harrington, C. Wischik, L. Serpell
Abstract
The self-assembly of tau into paired helical filaments (PHF) in neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) is a significant event in Alzheimers disease (AD) pathogenesis. Oxidative stress, which accompanies AD, induces multiple post-translational modifications in proteins including the formation of dityrosine (DiY) cross-links, previously observed for A{beta}. Here, metal catalysed- and ultra-violet oxidation were used to study the influence of DiY cross-linking on the self-assembly of the PHF-core tau fragment. We report that DiY cross-linking facilitates tau assembly into tau oligomers and prevents their elongation into filaments. The DiY cross-linked tau oligomers were not toxic to cells. Our findings suggest that DiY cross-linking of pre-assembled tau, promotes the formation of soluble tau oligomers that show no acute toxicity.
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