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Nuclear Tau, p53 and Pin1 Regulate PARN-Mediated Deadenylation and Gene Expression

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FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00242

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mRNA processing; p53; nuclear tau; Pin1; cellular DNA damage

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  1. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R21 CA204610-01, 1U54CA221704-01A]
  2. NIH [R15AG03452401, 1R15AG058197-01]
  3. PSC-CUNY

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While nuclear tau plays a role in DNA damage response (DDR) and chromosome relaxation, the mechanisms behind these functions are not fully understood. Here, we show that tau forms complex(es) with factors involved in nuclear mRNA processing such as tumor suppressor p53 and poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) deadenylase. Tau induces PARN activity in different cellular models during DDR, and this activation is further increased by p53 and inhibited by tau phosphorylation at residues implicated in neurological disorders. Tau's binding factor Pin1, a mitotic regulator overexpressed in cancer and depleted in Alzheimer's disease (AD), also plays a role in the activation of nuclear deadenylation. Tau, Pin1 and PARN target the expression of mRNAs deregulated in AD and/or cancer. Our findings identify novel biological roles of tau and toxic effects of hyperphosphorylated-tau. We propose a model in which factors involved in cancer and AD regulate gene expression by interactions with the mRNA processing machinery, affecting the transcriptome and suggesting insights into alternative mechanisms for the initiation and/or developments of these diseases.

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