期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 574-581出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5094-06.2007
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; APP; Drosophila; LKB1; MARK/PAR-1; neurodegeneration; tau phosphorylation; stress
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS043167, NS043167] Funding Source: Medline
Aberrant phosphorylation of tau is associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The molecular mechanisms by which tau phosphorylation is regulated under normal and disease conditions are not well understood. Microtubule affinity regulating kinase (MARK) and PAR-1 have been identified as physiological tau kinases, and aberrant phosphorylation of MARK/PAR-1 target sites in tau has been observed in AD patients and animal models. Here we show that phosphorylation of PAR-1 by the tumor suppressor protein LKB1 is required for PAR-1 activation, which in turn promotes tau phosphorylation in Drosophila. Diverse stress stimuli, such as high osmolarity and overexpression of thehuman beta-amyloid precursor protein, can promote PAR-1 activation and tau phosphorylation in an LKB1-dependent manner. These results reveal a new function for the tumor suppressor protein LKB1 in a signaling cascade through which the phosphorylation and function of tau is regulated by diverse signals under physiological and pathological conditions.
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