The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults.
Recently, we have shown that the Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility locus MAPT (microtubule associated protein tau) is associated with parkinsonism in older adults without a clinical diagnosis of PD. In this study, we investigated the relationship between parkinsonian signs and MAPT transc...
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| author | Guilherme T Valenca Gyan P Srivastava Jamary Oliveira-Filho Charles C White Lei Yu Julie A Schneider Aron S Buchman Joshua M Shulman David A Bennett Philip L De Jager |
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| description | Recently, we have shown that the Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility locus MAPT (microtubule associated protein tau) is associated with parkinsonism in older adults without a clinical diagnosis of PD. In this study, we investigated the relationship between parkinsonian signs and MAPT transcripts by assessing the effect of MAPT haplotypes on alternative splicing and expression levels of the most common isoforms in two prospective clinicopathologic studies of aging.using regression analysis, controlling for age, sex, study and neuropathology, we evaluated 976 subjects with clinical, genotyping and brain pathology data for haplotype analysis. For transcript analysis, we obtained MAPT gene and isoform-level expression from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for 505 of these subjects.The MAPT H2 haplotype was associated with lower total MAPT expression (p = 1.2x10-14) and global parkinsonism at both study entry (p = 0.001) and proximate to death (p = 0.050). Specifically, haplotype H2 was primarily associated with bradykinesia in both assessments (p<0.001 and p = 0.008). MAPT total expression was associated with age and decreases linearly with advancing age (p<0.001). Analysing MAPT alternative splicing, the expression of 1N/4R isoform was inversely associated with global parkinsonism (p = 0.008) and bradykinesia (p = 0.008). Diminished 1N/4R isoform expression was also associated with H2 (p = 0.001).Overall, our results suggest that age and H2 are associated with higher parkinsonism score and decreased total MAPT RNA expression. Additionally, we found that H2 and parkinsonism are associated with altered expression levels of specific isoforms. These findings may contribute to the understanding of the association between MAPT locus and parkinsonism in elderly subjects and in some extent to age-related neurodegenerative diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8955ed64dcce43fda7c5eaa33edd59782022-12-21T19:18:01ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01117e015745210.1371/journal.pone.0157452The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults.Guilherme T ValencaGyan P SrivastavaJamary Oliveira-FilhoCharles C WhiteLei YuJulie A SchneiderAron S BuchmanJoshua M ShulmanDavid A BennettPhilip L De JagerRecently, we have shown that the Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility locus MAPT (microtubule associated protein tau) is associated with parkinsonism in older adults without a clinical diagnosis of PD. In this study, we investigated the relationship between parkinsonian signs and MAPT transcripts by assessing the effect of MAPT haplotypes on alternative splicing and expression levels of the most common isoforms in two prospective clinicopathologic studies of aging.using regression analysis, controlling for age, sex, study and neuropathology, we evaluated 976 subjects with clinical, genotyping and brain pathology data for haplotype analysis. For transcript analysis, we obtained MAPT gene and isoform-level expression from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for 505 of these subjects.The MAPT H2 haplotype was associated with lower total MAPT expression (p = 1.2x10-14) and global parkinsonism at both study entry (p = 0.001) and proximate to death (p = 0.050). Specifically, haplotype H2 was primarily associated with bradykinesia in both assessments (p<0.001 and p = 0.008). MAPT total expression was associated with age and decreases linearly with advancing age (p<0.001). Analysing MAPT alternative splicing, the expression of 1N/4R isoform was inversely associated with global parkinsonism (p = 0.008) and bradykinesia (p = 0.008). Diminished 1N/4R isoform expression was also associated with H2 (p = 0.001).Overall, our results suggest that age and H2 are associated with higher parkinsonism score and decreased total MAPT RNA expression. Additionally, we found that H2 and parkinsonism are associated with altered expression levels of specific isoforms. These findings may contribute to the understanding of the association between MAPT locus and parkinsonism in elderly subjects and in some extent to age-related neurodegenerative diseases.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4961370?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Guilherme T Valenca Gyan P Srivastava Jamary Oliveira-Filho Charles C White Lei Yu Julie A Schneider Aron S Buchman Joshua M Shulman David A Bennett Philip L De Jager The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults. PLoS ONE |
| title | The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults. |
| title_full | The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults. |
| title_fullStr | The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults. |
| title_short | The Role of MAPT Haplotype H2 and Isoform 1N/4R in Parkinsonism of Older Adults. |
| title_sort | role of mapt haplotype h2 and isoform 1n 4r in parkinsonism of older adults |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4961370?pdf=render |
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