Microtubule assembly by soluble tau impairs vesicle endocytosis and excitatory neurotransmission via dynamin sequestration in Alzheimer's disease mice synapse model

  1. Tetsuya Hori
  2. Kohgaku Eguchi
  3. Han-Ying Wang
  4. Tomohiro Miyasaka
  5. Laurent Guillaud
  6. Zacharie Taoufiq
  7. Satyajit Mahapatra
  8. Hiroshi Yamada
  9. Kohji Takei
  10. Tomoyuki Takahashi  Is a corresponding author
  1. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Japan
  2. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria
  3. Doshisha University, Japan
  4. Okayama University, Japan

Abstract

Elevation of soluble wild-type (WT) tau occurs in synaptic compartments in Alzheimer's disease. We addressed whether tau elevation affects synaptic transmission at the calyx of Held in slices from mice brainstem. Whole-cell loading of WT human tau (h-tau) in presynaptic terminals at 10-20 µM caused microtubule (MT) assembly and activity-dependent rundown of excitatory neurotransmission. Capacitance measurements revealed that the primary target of WT h-tau is vesicle endocytosis. Blocking MT assembly using nocodazole prevented tau-induced impairments of endocytosis and neurotransmission. Immunofluorescence imaging analyses revealed that MT assembly by WT h-tau loading was associated with an increased MT-bound fraction of the endocytic protein dynamin. A synthetic dodecapeptide corresponding to dynamin-1-pleckstrin-homology domain inhibited MT-dynamin interaction and rescued tau-induced impairments of endocytosis and neurotransmission. We conclude that elevation of presynaptic WT tau induces de novo assembly of MTs, thereby sequestering free dynamins. As a result, endocytosis and subsequent vesicle replenishment are impaired, causing activity-dependent rundown of neurotransmission.

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  1. Tetsuya Hori

    Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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  2. Kohgaku Eguchi

    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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  3. Han-Ying Wang

    Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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  4. Tomohiro Miyasaka

    Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
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  5. Laurent Guillaud

    Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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  6. Zacharie Taoufiq

    Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit,, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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  7. Satyajit Mahapatra

    Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit,, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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  8. Hiroshi Yamada

    Department of Neuroscience, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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  9. Kohji Takei

    Department of Neuroscience, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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  10. Tomoyuki Takahashi

    Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology - Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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Funding

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

  • Tomoyuki Takahashi

Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology

  • Tomoyuki Takahashi

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas,26117004)

  • Tomohiro Miyasaka

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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Animal experimentation: All experiments were performed in accordance with the guidelines of the Physiological Society of Japan and animal experiment regulations at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.

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© 2022, Hori et al.

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  1. Tetsuya Hori
  2. Kohgaku Eguchi
  3. Han-Ying Wang
  4. Tomohiro Miyasaka
  5. Laurent Guillaud
  6. Zacharie Taoufiq
  7. Satyajit Mahapatra
  8. Hiroshi Yamada
  9. Kohji Takei
  10. Tomoyuki Takahashi
(2022)
Microtubule assembly by soluble tau impairs vesicle endocytosis and excitatory neurotransmission via dynamin sequestration in Alzheimer's disease mice synapse model
eLife 11:e73542.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73542

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