Liquid-liquid phase separation in Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer’s disease Amyloidogenic proteins Liquid–liquid phase separation Tau

Journal

Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)
ISSN: 1432-1440
Titre abrégé: J Mol Med (Berl)
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9504370

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 17 04 2023
accepted: 04 12 2023
revised: 26 11 2023
medline: 4 1 2024
pubmed: 4 1 2024
entrez: 3 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The pathological aggregation and misfolding of tau and amyloid-β play a key role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear. Emerging evidences indicate that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has great impacts on regulating human health and diseases, especially neurodegenerative diseases. A series of studies have revealed the significance of LLPS in AD. In this review, we summarize the latest progress of LLPS in AD, focusing on the impact of metal ions, small-molecule inhibitors, and proteinaceous partners on tau LLPS and aggregation, as well as toxic oligomerization, the role of LLPS on amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation, and the cross-interactions between amyloidogenic proteins in AD. Eventually, the fundamental methods and techniques used in LLPS study are introduced. We expect to present readers a deeper understanding of the relationship between LLPS and AD.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38167731
doi: 10.1007/s00109-023-02407-3
pii: 10.1007/s00109-023-02407-3
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Journal Article Review

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eng

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Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 82172971

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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Qinggang Fu (Q)

Hepatic Surgery Center and Hubei Key Laboratory of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.

Bixiang Zhang (B)

Hepatic Surgery Center and Hubei Key Laboratory of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.

Xiaoping Chen (X)

Hepatic Surgery Center and Hubei Key Laboratory of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.

Liang Chu (L)

Hepatic Surgery Center and Hubei Key Laboratory of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. liangchu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.

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