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2008:
Björkdahl Cecilia; Sjögren Magnus J; Zhou Xinwen; Concha Hernan; Avila Jesus; Winblad Bengt; Pei Jin-Jing
Small heat shock proteins Hsp27 or alphaB-crystallin and the protein components of neurofibrillary tangles: tau and neurofilaments.
Journal of neuroscience research 2008;
86(
6):.
The heat-shock proteins (HSPs) Hsp27 and alphaB-crystallin are up-regulated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the extent of this and the consequences are still largely unknown. The HSPs are involved in protein degradation and protection against protein aggregation, and they interact with several cytoskeletal components such as microtubules (MT) and neurofilaments (NF). AD pathology includes aggregated proteins (tau, NF), decreased protein degradation, and cytoskeletal disruption. It is thus of interest to investigate more closely the possible roles of the HSPs in AD pathology. The expressions of Hsp27 and alphaB-crystallin in AD brain samples were significantly increased (by approximately 20% and approximately 30%, respectively) and correlated significantly with phosphorylated tau and NF proteins. To investigate the consequences of increased HSP levels on tau and NF regulation, N2a cells were transfected with Hsp27 or alphaB-crystallin constructs, and overexpression of the HSPs was confirmed in the cells. Increased tau phosphorylation at the Ser262 site in the N2a cells was regulated by Hsp27 overexpression (possibly through p70S6k), whereas the overexpression of alphaB-crystallin resulted in decreased levels of phosphorylated tau, NF, and GSK-3beta. It was also shown that overexpression of HSPs causes an increase in the percentage of cells present in the G(1) phase. The results presented suggest that a cellular defense against dysregulated proteins, in the form of Hsp27 and alphaB-crystallin, might contribute to the cell cycle reentry seen in AD cells. Furthermore, Hsp27 might also be involved in AD pathology by aggravating MT disruption by tau phosphorylation.
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