Skip to main content

Advertisement

Log in

14-3-3/Tau Interaction and Tau Amyloidogenesis

  • Published:
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The major function of microtubule-associated protein tau is to promote microtubule assembly in the central nervous system. However, aggregation of abnormally phosphorylated tau is a hallmark of tauopathies. Although the molecular mechanisms of conformational transitions and assembling of tau molecules into amyloid fibril remain largely unknown, several factors have been shown to promote tau aggregation, including mutations, polyanions, phosphorylation, and interactions with other proteins. 14-3-3 proteins are a family of highly conserved, multifunctional proteins that are mainly expressed in the central nervous system. Being a scaffolding protein, 14-3-3 proteins interact with tau and regulate tau phosphorylation by bridging tau with various protein kinases. 14-3-3 proteins also directly regulate tau aggregation via specific and non-specific interactions with tau. In this review, we summarize recent advances in characterization of tau conformation and tau/14-3-3 interaction. We discuss the connection between 14-3-3 binding and tau aggregation with a special emphasis on the regulatory role of 14-3-3 on tau conformation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

Download references

Funding

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 21603121 to Y.H.) and funding from the Hubei University of Technology (M.G., Y.H., and Z.S.).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Zhengding Su or Yongqi Huang.

Additional information

Publisher’s Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Chen, Y., Chen, X., Yao, Z. et al. 14-3-3/Tau Interaction and Tau Amyloidogenesis. J Mol Neurosci 68, 620–630 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-019-01325-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-019-01325-9

Keywords

Navigation