Reduced progranulin increases tau and α-synuclein inclusions and alters mouse tauopathy phenotypes via glucocerebrosidase
Takahashi H, Bhagwagar S, Nies S, Ye H, Han X, Chiasseu M, Wang G, Mackenzie I, Strittmatter S. Reduced progranulin increases tau and α-synuclein inclusions and alters mouse tauopathy phenotypes via glucocerebrosidase. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1434. PMID: 38365772, PMCID: PMC10873339, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45692-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau inclusionsComorbid proteinopathiesTau aggregation in vitroPromotes tau aggregation in vitroAlzheimer's diseaseProgranulin reductionTDP-43 proteinopathyTauopathy phenotypeTau aggregationAD-tauHuman tauopathiesNeurofibrillary tanglesTauopathy miceReduction of progranulinPurified GlcCerTDP-43Concomitant accumulationAggregation in vitroAssociated with synucleinopathiesNeurodegenerative disordersProteinopathiesGCase inhibitionTauGCaseGlcCer