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[Antigenic changes of Tau protein induced by glutamate on primary cultures of neurons: immunocytochemistry study].

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Sindou, Philippe | Sautière, Pierre-Eric | Couratier, Philippe | Delacourte, André | Hugon, Jacques

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International audience. Degenerating neurons in Alzheimer's disease are characterized by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles constituted by paired helical filaments (PHF). Abnormally phosphorylated Tau protein, a microtubule associated protein is one of the major component of PHF. Abnormal phosphorylation seems to be located in the C-terminal domain but also in the N-terminal region of Tau proteins. Previous studies demonstrated that calcium-mediated glutamate toxicity produces a dose-dependent increase of Tau immunolabellings in neuronal cultures. Biochemical results revealed that these changes could be associated with abnormal Tau migrations on immunoblots. Using three anti-Tau antibodies the present study shows that glutamate toxicity induces in neuronal cultures, Tau modifications localized in the N- and C-terminal domains of the protein. These findings suggest the possibility that glutamate toxicity can induce Tau antigenic changes involving probably the whole molecule.

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