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ArticleiScience2023

Rate of tau propagation is a heritable disease trait in genetically diverse mouse strains.

Lindsay A Welikovitch, Simon Dujardin, Amy R Dunn, Analiese R Fernandes, Anita Khasnavis, Lori B Chibnik, Catherine C Kaczorowski, Bradley T Hyman

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Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lindsay A WelikovitchDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Simon DujardinDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Amy R DunnThe Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
Analiese R FernandesDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Anita KhasnavisDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Lori B ChibnikDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Catherine C KaczorowskiThe Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
Bradley T HymanDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Harvard University · USJackson Laboratory · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG062421 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Sudeshna Das · 2019 to 2026
$36.5M
Systems Genetic Analysis of Cognitive Resilience Using Multi-Parent CrossesRF1AG063755 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KACZOROWSKI, CATHERINE COOK · 2019 to 2021
$7.2M
Systems Genetics Analysis of Resilience to Alzheimers diseaseR01AG057914 · NIA · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI KACZOROWSKI, CATHERINE COOK · 2017 to 2021
$7.0M
Systems Control of Normal Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG054180 · NIA · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI KACZOROWSKI, CATHERINE COOK · 2017 to 2021
$4.4M
Are multiple tau species toxic in Alzheimer's Disease?RF1AG059789 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HYMAN, BRADLEY T. · 2018 to 2018
$2.7M
Synergy between amyloid and tau in Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG058674 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HYMAN, BRADLEY T. · 2018 to 2018
$2.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054180NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057914NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG058674NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG059789NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG063755
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The speed and scope of cognitive deterioration in Alzheimer's disease is highly associated with the advancement of tau neurofibrillary lesions across brain networks. We tested whether the rate of tau propagation is a heritable disease trait in a large, well-characterized cohort of genetically divergent mouse strains. Using an AAV-based model system, P301L-mutant human tau (hTau) was introduced into the entorhinal cortex of mice derived from 18 distinct lines. The extent of tau propagation was measured by distinguishing hTau-producing cells from neurons that were recipients of tau transfer. Heritability calculation revealed that 43% of the variability in tau spread was due to genetic variants segregating across background strains. Strain differences in glial markers were also observed, but did not correlate with tau propagation. Identifying unique genetic variants that influence the progression of pathological tau may uncover novel molecular targets to prevent or slow the pace of tau spread and cognitive decline.

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Cellular neuroscienceMolecular neuroscienceNeurogenetics

Identifiers

PMID36756365
PMCPMC9900390
OpenAlexW4316041902

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