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Database: PDB / ID: 8v1n
TitleCryo-EM structure of tau filaments made from jR2R3-P301L peptides induced with heparin
ComponentsMicrotubule-associated protein tau
KeywordsPROTEIN FIBRIL / tau / amyloid / filament / P301L
Function / homology
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plus-end-directed organelle transport along microtubule / histone-dependent DNA binding / negative regulation of protein localization to mitochondrion / neurofibrillary tangle / microtubule lateral binding / axonal transport / tubulin complex / positive regulation of protein localization to synapse / phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate binding / generation of neurons ...plus-end-directed organelle transport along microtubule / histone-dependent DNA binding / negative regulation of protein localization to mitochondrion / neurofibrillary tangle / microtubule lateral binding / axonal transport / tubulin complex / positive regulation of protein localization to synapse / phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate binding / generation of neurons / axon development / axonal transport of mitochondrion / rRNA metabolic process / central nervous system neuron development / regulation of mitochondrial fission / regulation of microtubule-based movement / intracellular distribution of mitochondria / regulation of chromosome organization / minor groove of adenine-thymine-rich DNA binding / lipoprotein particle binding / microtubule polymerization / negative regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential / regulation of microtubule polymerization / dynactin binding / apolipoprotein binding / protein polymerization / main axon / Caspase-mediated cleavage of cytoskeletal proteins / glial cell projection / regulation of microtubule polymerization or depolymerization / negative regulation of mitochondrial fission / axolemma / positive regulation of axon extension / neurofibrillary tangle assembly / regulation of cellular response to heat / positive regulation of microtubule polymerization / positive regulation of protein localization / Activation of AMPK downstream of NMDARs / positive regulation of superoxide anion generation / regulation of calcium-mediated signaling / cytoplasmic microtubule organization / cellular response to brain-derived neurotrophic factor stimulus / regulation of long-term synaptic depression / axon cytoplasm / supramolecular fiber organization / somatodendritic compartment / synapse assembly / astrocyte activation / nuclear periphery / phosphatidylinositol binding / protein phosphatase 2A binding / enzyme inhibitor activity / stress granule assembly / regulation of autophagy / regulation of microtubule cytoskeleton organization / cellular response to reactive oxygen species / microglial cell activation / cellular response to nerve growth factor stimulus / Hsp90 protein binding / memory / regulation of synaptic plasticity / SH3 domain binding / synapse organization / protein homooligomerization / PKR-mediated signaling / microtubule cytoskeleton organization / response to lead ion / neuron projection development / cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule / microtubule cytoskeleton / cell-cell signaling / cellular response to heat / single-stranded DNA binding / growth cone / protein-folding chaperone binding / actin binding / cell body / double-stranded DNA binding / sequence-specific DNA binding / microtubule binding / amyloid fibril formation / dendritic spine / microtubule / learning or memory / protein-macromolecule adaptor activity / neuron projection / membrane raft / negative regulation of gene expression / axon / neuronal cell body / DNA damage response / dendrite / protein kinase binding / enzyme binding / mitochondrion / DNA binding / RNA binding / extracellular region / identical protein binding / nucleus
Similarity search - Function
Microtubule-associated protein Tau / Microtubule associated protein, tubulin-binding repeat / Tau and MAP protein, tubulin-binding repeat / Tau and MAP proteins tubulin-binding repeat signature. / Tau and MAP proteins tubulin-binding repeat profile. / :
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Microtubule-associated protein tau
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Biological speciesHomo sapiens (human)
MethodELECTRON MICROSCOPY / helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3 Å
AuthorsVigers, M. / Han, S.
Funding support United States, 2items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)R35GM136411 United States
National Institutes of Health/Office of the DirectorU24GM129547 United States
CitationJournal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2025
Title: Water-directed pinning is key to tau prion formation.
Authors: Michael P Vigers / Samuel Lobo / Saeed Najafi / Austin Dubose / Karen Tsay / Pritam Ganguly / Andrew P Longhini / Yingying Jin / Steven K Buratto / Kenneth S Kosik / M Scott Shell / Joan-Emma Shea / Songi Han /
Abstract: Tau forms fibrillar aggregates that are pathological hallmarks of a family of neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies. The synthetic replication of disease-specific fibril structures is a ...Tau forms fibrillar aggregates that are pathological hallmarks of a family of neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies. The synthetic replication of disease-specific fibril structures is a critical gap for developing diagnostic and therapeutic tools. This study debuts a strategy of identifying a critical and minimal folding motif in fibrils characteristic of tauopathies and generating seeding-competent fibrils from the isolated tau peptides. The 19-residue jR2R3 peptide (295 to 313) which spans the R2/R3 splice junction of tau, and includes the P301L mutation, is one such peptide that forms prion-competent fibrils. This tau fragment contains the hydrophobic VQIVYK hexapeptide that is part of the core of all known pathological tau fibril structures and an intramolecular counterstrand that stabilizes the strand-loop-strand (SLS) motif observed in 4R tauopathy fibrils. This study shows that P301L exhibits a duality of effects: it lowers the barrier for the peptide to adopt aggregation-prone conformations and enhances the local structuring of water around the mutation site to facilitate site-directed pinning and dewetting around sites 300-301 to achieve in-register stacking of tau to cross β-sheets. We solved a 3 Å cryo-EM structure of jR2R3-P301L fibrils in which each protofilament layer contains two jR2R3-P301L copies, of which one adopts a SLS fold found in 4R tauopathies and the other wraps around the SLS fold to stabilize it, reminiscent of the three- and fourfold structures observed in 4R tauopathies. These jR2R3-P301L fibrils are competent to template full-length 4R tau in a prion-like manner.
History
DepositionNov 20, 2023Deposition site: RCSB / Processing site: RCSB
Revision 1.0Dec 11, 2024Provider: repository / Type: Initial release
Revision 1.1Jun 25, 2025Group: Data collection / Database references / Category: citation / citation_author / em_admin
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A: Microtubule-associated protein tau
B: Microtubule-associated protein tau
C: Microtubule-associated protein tau
D: Microtubule-associated protein tau
E: Microtubule-associated protein tau
F: Microtubule-associated protein tau
G: Microtubule-associated protein tau
H: Microtubule-associated protein tau
I: Microtubule-associated protein tau
J: Microtubule-associated protein tau
K: Microtubule-associated protein tau
L: Microtubule-associated protein tau


Theoretical massNumber of molelcules
Total (without water)24,31612
Polymers24,31612
Non-polymers00
Water00
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  • Idetical with deposited unit
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  • Evidence: electron microscopy, not applicable
TypeNameSymmetry operationNumber
identity operation1_5551

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#1: Protein/peptide
Microtubule-associated protein tau / Neurofibrillary tangle protein / Paired helical filament-tau / PHF-tau


Mass: 2026.359 Da / Num. of mol.: 12 / Mutation: P618L / Source method: obtained synthetically / Source: (synth.) Homo sapiens (human) / References: UniProt: P10636
Has protein modificationN

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Experimental details

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Experiment

ExperimentMethod: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EM experimentAggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction

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Sample preparation

ComponentName: Filament of tau jR2R3-P301L peptide indued with heparin
Type: CELL / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Source (recombinant)Organism: synthetic construct (others)
Buffer solutionpH: 7.4 / Details: 20mM ammoniium acetate, 50mM NaCl
Buffer component
IDConc.NameFormulaBuffer-ID
150 mMsodium chlorideNaCl1
220 mMammonium acetateNH4COOH1
SpecimenEmbedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES
VitrificationInstrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K

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Experimental equipment
Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company
MicroscopyModel: FEI TITAN KRIOS
Electron gunElectron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM
Electron lensMode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1000 nm
Specimen holderCryogen: NITROGEN / Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER
Image recordingAverage exposure time: 3.129 sec. / Electron dose: 50 e/Å2 / Detector mode: SUPER-RESOLUTION / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON III (4k x 4k) / Num. of grids imaged: 1

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IDNameVersionCategoryDetails (eV)
1RELION4particle selectionfilaments were selected manually
2SerialEMimage acquisition
4CTFFIND4.1CTF correction
13RELION43D reconstruction
CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Helical symmertyAngular rotation/subunit: 179.43 ° / Axial rise/subunit: 2.39 Å / Axial symmetry: C1
3D reconstructionResolution: 3 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 85235 / Algorithm: FOURIER SPACE / Symmetry type: HELICAL
RefinementCross valid method: NONE

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