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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Stoichiometric 14-3-3ζ binding promotes phospho-Tau microtubule dissociation and reduces aggregation and condensation.

Janine Hochmair, Maxime C M van den Oetelaar, Leandre Ravatt, Lisa Diez, Lenne J M Lemmens, Renata Ponce-Lina, Rithika Sankar, Maximilian Franck, Gesa Nolte, Ekaterina Semenova and 4 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Janine Hochmair *German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Maxime C M van den Oetelaar *Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Leandre RavattGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Lisa DiezGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3101-0191
Lenne J M LemmensLaboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Renata Ponce-LinaGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9000-4563
Rithika SankarGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Maximilian FranckGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Gesa NolteGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Ekaterina SemenovaGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Satabdee MohapatraGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1885-9791
Christian OttmannLaboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-0315
Luc BrunsveldLaboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands. l.brunsveld@tue.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-511X
Susanne WegmannGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany. susanne.wegmann@dzne.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5388-2479

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 419138680Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung (Hertie Foundation) P1200002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microtubule (MT) association of protein Tau is decreased upon phosphorylation. Increased levels of phosphorylated Tau in the cytosol pose the risk of pathological aggregation, as observed in neurodegenerative diseases. We show that binding of 14-3-3ζ enhances cytosolic Tau solubility by promoting phosphorylated Tau removal from MTs, while simultaneously inhibiting Tau aggregation both directly and indirectly via suppression of condensate formation. These 14-3-3ζ activities depend on site-specific binding of 14-3-3 to Tau phosphorylated at S214 and S324. At sub-stoichiometric 14-3-3ζ concentrations, or in the presence of other 14-3-3ζ binding partners, multivalent electrostatic interactions promote Tau:14-3-3ζ co-condensation, offering a phosphorylation-independent mode of Tau-14-3-3ζ interactions. Given the high abundance of 14-3-3 proteins in the brain, 14-3-3 binding could provide efficient multi-modal chaperoning activity for Tau in the healthy brain and be important for preventing Tau aggregation in disease.

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14-3-3 ProteinsMicrotubulestau ProteinsHumansPhosphorylationProtein AggregatesProtein Aggregation, PathologicalProtein Binding14-3-3 ProteinsMAPT protein, humanProtein Aggregatestau Proteins

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PMID40745206
PMCPMC12313985

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