p(HGNC:MAPT, pmod(Ac, Lys, 163))

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MAPT

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20180906

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Tau Modifications Sections of NESTOR

We have used a knock-out/knock-in strategy in Drosophila to generate a strain with hTau inserted into the endogenous fly tau locus and expressed under the control of the endogenous fly tau promoter, thus avoiding potential toxicity due to genetic over-expression. hTau knock-in (KI) proteins were expressed at normal, endogenous levels, bound to fly microtubules and were post-translationally modified, hence displaying physiological properties. We used this new model to investigate the effects of acetylation on hTau toxicity in vivo. The simultaneous pseudo-acetylation of hTau at lysines 163, 280, 281 and 369 drastically decreased hTau phosphorylation and significantly reduced its binding to microtubules in vivo. These molecular alterations were associated with ameliorated amyloid beta toxicity. Our results indicate acetylation of hTau on multiple sites regulates its biology and ameliorates amyloid beta toxicity in vivo. PubMed:28855586

Incubation with p300, not pCAF, led to tau acetylation, while both p300 and pCAF were active in transferring acetyl groups to histones as expected (Figure 1A). A few putative acetylated lysines were in the N- and C- terminal regions; 13 were in microtubule-binding domains (Figure 1B and Table-S1). Putative acetylated N-terminal lysines (e.g., lysines 163, 174, and 180) appeared to be acetylated in all MS analyses. Those in the microtubule-binding domains appeared to be acetylated in a subset of MS analyses, suggesting variable acetylation at these sites in vitro. PubMed:20869593

Depending on the sites, the acetylation of tau could inhibit its degradation (for example, when at Lys163, Lys280, Lys281 or Lys369) or, by contrast, facilitate its degradation and suppress its phosphorylation and aggregation (for example, when at Lys259, Lys290, Lys321 or Lys353) PubMed:26631930

We have used a knock-out/knock-in strategy in Drosophila to generate a strain with hTau inserted into the endogenous fly tau locus and expressed under the control of the endogenous fly tau promoter, thus avoiding potential toxicity due to genetic over-expression. hTau knock-in (KI) proteins were expressed at normal, endogenous levels, bound to fly microtubules and were post-translationally modified, hence displaying physiological properties. We used this new model to investigate the effects of acetylation on hTau toxicity in vivo. The simultaneous pseudo-acetylation of hTau at lysines 163, 280, 281 and 369 drastically decreased hTau phosphorylation and significantly reduced its binding to microtubules in vivo. These molecular alterations were associated with ameliorated amyloid beta toxicity. Our results indicate acetylation of hTau on multiple sites regulates its biology and ameliorates amyloid beta toxicity in vivo. PubMed:28855586

Depending on the sites, the acetylation of tau could inhibit its degradation (for example, when at Lys163, Lys280, Lys281 or Lys369) or, by contrast, facilitate its degradation and suppress its phosphorylation and aggregation (for example, when at Lys259, Lys290, Lys321 or Lys353) PubMed:26631930