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APOE ε2 is associated with increased tau pathology in primary tauopathy.

Na Zhao | Chia-Chen Liu | Alexandra J Van Ingelgom | Cynthia Linares | Aishe Kurti | Joshua A Knight | Michael G Heckman | Nancy N Diehl | Mitsuru Shinohara | Yuka A Martens | Olivia N Attrebi | Leonard Petrucelli | John D Fryer | Zbigniew K Wszolek | Neill R Graff-Radford | Richard J Caselli | Monica Y Sanchez-Contreras | Rosa Rademakers | Melissa E Murray | Shunsuke Koga | Dennis W Dickson | Owen A Ross | Guojun Bu
Nature communications | 2018

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease mainly by modulating amyloid-β pathology. APOE ε4 is also shown to exacerbate neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in a tau transgenic mouse model. To further evaluate the association of APOE genotype with the presence and severity of tau pathology, we express human tau via an adeno-associated virus gene delivery approach in human APOE targeted replacement mice. We find increased hyperphosphorylated tau species, tau aggregates, and behavioral abnormalities in mice expressing APOE ε2/ε2. We also show that in humans, the APOE ε2 allele is associated with increased tau pathology in the brains of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) cases. Finally, we identify an association between the APOE ε2/ε2 genotype and risk of tauopathies using two series of pathologically-confirmed cases of PSP and corticobasal degeneration. Our data together suggest APOE ε2 status may influence the risk and progression of tauopathy.

Pubmed ID: 30348994

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 AG035355
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 NS078086
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 AG046205
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P50 AG016574
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R35 NS097261
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P01 NS074969
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P50 NS072187
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R37 AG027924
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: RF1 AG057181
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 NS100693
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging), International
    Id: R37AG027924
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging), International
    Id: RF1AG051504
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: RF1 AG051504
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging), International
    Id: P50AG016574
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 AG027924
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging), International
    Id: R01AG046205
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: RF1 AG046205

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