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Additional file 1: of Retention of hexanucleotide repeat-containing intron in C9orf72 mRNA: implications for the pathogenesis of ALS/FTD
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Tau‐mediated synaptic dysfunction is coupled with HCN channelopathy
INTRODUCTIONIn tauopathies, altered tau processing correlates with impairments in synaptic density and function. Changes in hyperpolarization‐activated cyclic nucleotide‐gated (HCN) channels contribute to disease‐associated abnormalities in multiple neurodegenerative diseases.METHODSTo investigate the link between tau and HCN channels, we performed histological, biochemical, ultrastructural, and functional analyses of hippocampal tissues from Alzheimer's disease (AD), age‐matched controls, Tau35 mice, and/or Tau35 primary hippocampal neurons.RESULTSExpression of specific HCN channels is elevated in post mortem AD hippocampus. Tau35 mice develop progressive abnormalities including increased phosphorylated tau, enhanced HCN channel expression, decreased dendritic branching, reduced synapse density, and vesicle clustering defects. Tau35 primary neurons show increased HCN channel expression enhanced hyperpolarization‐induced membrane voltage “sag” and changes in the frequency and kinetics of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents.DISCUSSIONOur findings are consistent with a model in which pathological changes in tauopathies impact HCN channels to drive network‐wide structural and functional synaptic deficits.Highlights Hyperpolarization‐activated cyclic nucleotide‐gated (HCN) channels are functionally linked to the development of tauopathy. Expression of specific HCN channels is elevated in the hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease and the Tau35 mouse model of tauopathy. Increased expression of HCN channels in Tau35 mice is accompanied by hyperpolarization‐induced membrane voltage “sag” demonstrating a detrimental effect of tau abnormalities on HCN channel function. Tau35 expression alters synaptic organization, causing a loosened vesicle clustering phenotype in Tau35 mice.</p
Additional file 1: of Mitochondrial DNA point mutations and relative copy number in 1363 disease and control human brains
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