Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease: A Network-Based Analysis

Jean Pierre Roussarie, Vicky Yao, Patricia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Rose Oughtred, Jennifer Rust, Zakary Plautz, Shirin Kasturia, Christian Albornoz, Wei Wang, Eric F. Schmidt, Ruth Dannenfelser, Alicja Tadych, Lars Brichta, Alona Barnea-Cramer, Nathaniel Heintz, Patrick R. Hof, Myriam Heiman, Kara Dolinski, Marc Flajolet, Olga G. TroyanskayaPaul Greengard

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Abstract

Neurons display different levels of vulnerability to Alzheimer's pathology. Roussarie et al. experimentally profile and computationally model several relevant neuron types. Using a mouse-human framework, they identify genes linking Aß, aging, and tau in vulnerable neurons. Finally, they show experimentally that PTB, a regulator of tau splicing, contributes to vulnerability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)821-835.e12
JournalNeuron
Volume107
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 9 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • PTBP1
  • bacTRAP
  • machine learning
  • network
  • selective neuronal vulnerability

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