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1
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Define tau

A

microtubules associated protein that promotes tubulin assembly into microtubules

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2
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Microtubules are the __ for __ __

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tracks
axonal transport

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3
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When __ are disrupted, there is __

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microtubules, neurodegeneration

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4
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Normal tau uses __ to make P-tau
P-tau uses __ to make normal tau

A

kinases
phosphetases

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5
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List five tauopathies

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alzheimer disease
postencephalitic parkinsonism
ALS/ Parkinsonism dementia complex (PDC) of Gua,
Progressive subnuclear palsy (PSP)
corticobasal degeneration (CBD)
Pick’s disease
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Myotonic dystrophy
niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease
Dementia pugillistica
chronic traumatic encephalophay (CTE)

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6
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What is the manifestation of CTE

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hypophosphorylated tau accumulates in the absence of amyloid plaques

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Define alzheimer’s and describe the clinical symptoms

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a progressive, degenerative disease that attacks the brain and results in dementia – impaired memory, thinking and behavior

Clinical symptoms - the disease progresses slowly from mild forgetfulness to confusion and dementia

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8
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There are six isoforms in the adult human brain of __ __ __ __, all products of __ -_ from a single gene

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microtubule associated protein tau
alternate splicing

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9
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what is the function of microtubule associated protein tau?

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promotes assembly and maintains the structure of microtubules by co-assembling with tubulin

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10
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What are the three types of tau found in an AD brain?

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abnormally phosphorylated and polymerized into PHF

normally phosphorylated

abnormally hyperphosphorylated (AD P-Tau) and unpolymerized

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What are the three steps of tubulin assembly into microtubules

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nucleation, elongation, steady state

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Hyperphosphorylated tau __ tau-promoted __ assembly

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inhibited
microtubule

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13
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AD P-tau binds normal tua in a __ __ fasion

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non-saturable

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14
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AD P-tau induces __ tau to acquire __ conformation

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normal
pathological

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15
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Self-assembly of AD P-Tau is dependent on __

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phosphorylation

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T/F: Soluble and not PHF-tau is able to disrupt microtubules

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true

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Describe the four common characteristics of hyperphosphorylated tau from Alzheimer brain cytosol (AD P-tau)

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Inhibits the microtubule assembly
disrupts the pre-assembled microtubules
self-polymerizes into PHF/SF
dephosphorylation eliminates both the microtubule assembly inhibitory activity and self-polymerizes into filaments of AD P-tau

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18
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Hyperphosphorylation converts __ __ into an AD P-tau like molecule

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recombinant tau

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19
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FTDP-17 mutations induce a __ change to __, making it a more __ substrate for __

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Conformational
tau
favorable
phosphorylation

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20
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The mutated taus on phosphorylation sequester normal __ and __ __ into __

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tau
self-aggregate
filaments

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21
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__ levels of phosphorylation are required for self-assembly of mutated taus than __ __ taus

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lower; wild type

22
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FTDP-17 mutations cause the disease probably by making __ and preferred substrate for __

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tau; phosphorlyation

23
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T/F: Pseudophosphorylation at Ser 199, Ser 396 does not significantly alter tau’s ability to bind to microtubules

A

True

24
Q

Tau pseduophosphorylated at Ser262 binds __ to microtubules

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weakly

25
Q

TauR406W with Tau212 mutated to __ seems to aggregate without _- but attached to __ in permeabilized CHO cells

A

Glu
tubulin
microtubules

26
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T/F: Pseudophosphorylation at single site makes tau and AD P-tau-like molecule

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False; does not make AD P-tau

27
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3E-tau expression induces __ in CHO cells

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apoptosis

28
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Pseudophosphorylated tau at Thr212, 231 and Ser 262 (3E-Tau) induces __ __ in CHO cells

A

capase activation

29
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T/F: Normal tau binds to tubulin in CHO cells

A

true

30
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Expression of __ disrupts the microtubule network in CHO cells

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PH-tau

31
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__ are released from PH-tau transfected CHO cells

A

vesicles

32
Q

Describe the charactersticis of microtubules with PH-tau infection

A

PH tau enters the nucleus
PH-tau expressing cells have membrane blebbing
Intracellular degeneration and protein aggregation, vacuole formation

33
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Tau has a __ that becomes functional upon __

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NLS, hyperphosphorylation

34
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PH-Tau translocates into the __ via __ binding

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nucleus; importin

35
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Translocation of PH-tau into the nucleus promotes __

A

cell death

36
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Tau nuclear translocation disrupts the ___ __

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nucleo-cytoplasmatic transport

37
Q

TDP-43 changes its __ localization when __ is expressed in the cells

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nuclear; PH-Tau

38
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What are two models used to study Tau pathological effects?

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transgenic drosophila
inducible transgenic mice model

39
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T/F: neuronal loss is present in greater quantities in PH-Tau mice

A

true

40
Q

PH-Tau induces synaptic __ and __ disruption

A

dysfunction; axonal

41
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PH-tau expressed basal levels in the presence of __ and the expression can be increased by the removal of __ from the diet

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doxycycline; doxycycline

42
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Basal PH-tau expression leads to early __ deficits; PH-Tau was detected as __ tau

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behavioral; oligomeric

43
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Induced expression of PH-Tau resulted in sarkosyl __ tau and __ tau, extensive __ loss and __ activation

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insoluble; truncated; neuronal; astrocytes

44
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Alzheimer’s disease has been associated with a disruption of __ signaling cascade in __, and to __ resistance. T2DM correlates with AD

A

insulin; neurons; insulin resistance

45
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Describe characteristics of PH-Tau-TG mice

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have higher elevated levels of expression of activated insulin receptor and glucose transporters
have higher levels of fasting glucose in plasma
show electrophysiological signs of brain insulin resistance

46
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What are two effects of PH-Tau injections in vivo?

A

change in cell morphology
neurodegeneration

47
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PH-Tau injection leads to __ decline __ months post-injection

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cognitive; six

48
Q

Abnormal __ of tau is an early step in the process of __ degeneration

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hyperphosphorylation; neurofibrillary

49
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The combination of phosphorylation at __, __, and __, __ in the same tau molecule can trigger toxicity in vitro and in vivo

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Thr 212, 231
Ser 199, 262

50
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What does the new inducible mouse model recaptiulate?

A

oligomeric tau
truncated tau
early cognitive impairment
neuronal loss and astrocytes activation

51
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Blocking __ receptors with __ resulted in inhibition of tau uptake

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muscarinic; atropine

52
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A

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