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ArticleCell reports2025

Transcriptional signatures of hippocampal tau pathology in primary age-related tauopathy and Alzheimer's disease.

Genevieve L Stein-O'Brien, Ryan Palaganas, Ernest M Meyer, Javier Redding-Ochoa, Olga Pletnikova, Haidan Guo, William R Bell, Juan C Troncoso, Richard L Huganir, Meaghan Morris

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Mapping multipathology via spatial omic integration.Current opinion in biotechnology · 2026
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  8. Primary age-related tauopathy.Acta neuropathologica · 2025
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  9. Celebrating neuropathology's contributions to Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Genevieve L Stein-O'BrienDepartment of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Ryan PalaganasDepartment of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Ernest M MeyerUPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cytometry Facility, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.
Javier Redding-OchoaDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Olga PletnikovaDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
Haidan GuoDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
William R BellDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Juan C TroncosoDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Richard L HuganirDepartment of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Meaghan MorrisKavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: momalle2@jhmi.edu.

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHRISTOPHER J. BAKKENIST · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
Project 2 MeasurementU19AG033655 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Abhay Moghekar · 2014 to 2026
$51.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066507 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jinchong Xu · 2020 to 2026
$29.3M
Biomarkers of Cognitive Decline among Normal Individuals: The BIOCARD cohortU01AG033655 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ALBERT, MARILYN S. · 2009 to 2013
$11.2M
The Role of the Tau in Homeostatic Scaling and Mechanisms of Alzheimer's DiseaseK08AG070053 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MORRIS, MEAGHAN O'MALLEY · 2021 to 2025
$827k
Resolving Spatiotemporal Determinants of Cell Specification in Corticogenesis with Latent Space MethodsR00NS122085 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI STEIN-O'BRIEN, GENEVIEVE LAUREN · 2023 to 2025
$697k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NIA NIH HHS K08 AG070053NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066507NIA NIH HHS U01 AG033655NIA NIH HHS U19 AG033655NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS122085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In primary age-related tauopathy (PART) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), tau aggregates share a similar structure and anatomic distribution, which is distinct from tau pathology in other diseases. However, transcriptional similarities between PART and AD and gene expression changes within tau-pathology-bearing neurons are largely unknown. Using GeoMx spatial transcriptomics, mRNA was quantified in hippocampal neurons with and without tau pathology in PART and AD. Synaptic genes were down-regulated in disease overall but up-regulated in tau-pathology-positive neurons. Two transcriptional signatures were associated with intraneuronal tau, both validated in a cortical AD dataset. Genes in the up-regulated signature were enriched in calcium regulation and synaptic function. Notably, transcriptional changes associated with intraneuronal tau in PART and AD were similar, suggesting a possible mechanistic relationship. These findings highlight the power of molecular analysis stratified by pathology and provide insight into common pathways associated with tau pathology in PART and AD.

Indexed as

AgingAlzheimer DiseaseHippocampusTauopathiestau ProteinsTranscriptomeAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleNeuronstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseCP: Neuroscienceneurodegenerationneurofibrillary tanglesprimary age-related tauopathytautranscription

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PMID40085647
PMCPMC12019863

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