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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Neurofibrillary tangles, which are major pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), are composed of paired helical filaments (PHFs) containing hyperphosphorylated tau. Specific kinases regulate tau phosphorylation and are closely linked to the pathogenesis of AD. We have characterized a human tau-tubulin kinase 1 (TTBK1) gene located on chromosome 6p21.1. TTBK1 is a serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase that is conserved among species and belongs to the casein kinase 1 superfamily. It is specifically expressed in the brain, especially in the cytoplasm of cortical and hippocampal neurons. TTBK1 phosphorylates tau proteins in both a Mg2+- and a Mn2+-dependent manner. Phosphopeptide mapping and immunoblotting analysis confirmed a direct tau phosphorylation by TTBK1 at Ser198, Ser199, Ser202 and Ser422, which are also phosphorylated in PHFs. TTBK1 also induces tau aggregation in human neuronal cells in a dose-dependent manner. We conclude that TTBK1 is a neuron-specific dual kinase involved in tau phosphorylation at AD-related sites and is also associated with tau aggregation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1573-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Cercopithecus aethiops, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Computational Biology, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Serine, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Threonine, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16923168-tau Proteins
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Tau-tubulin kinase 1 (TTBK1), a neuron-specific tau kinase candidate, is involved in tau phosphorylation and aggregation.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5880, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural