Abstract
Tau dysfunction has a close association with many neurodegenerative diseases, which are collectively referred to as tauopathies. Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) formed by misfolding and aggregation of tau are the main pathological process of tauopathy. Therefore, uncovering the misfolding and aggregation mechanism of tau protein will help to reveal the pathogenic mechanism of tauopathies. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is well suited for studying the dynamic process of protein structure changes. It provides detailed information on protein structure changes over time at the atomic resolution. At the same time, MD simulation can also simulate various conditions conveniently. Based on these advantages, MD simulations are widely used to study conformational transition problems such as protein misfolding and aggregation. Here, we summarized the structural features of tau, the factors affecting its misfolding and aggregation, and the applications of MD simulations in the study of tau misfolding and aggregation.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.72.5.1858] [PMID: 1057175]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3639.1993.tb00724.x] [PMID: 8269082]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi00198a017] [PMID: 8068626]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34449-0_5] [PMID: 17076266]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0896-6273(89)90210-9] [PMID: 2484340]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.24.1.1121] [PMID: 11520930]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2011.04.009] [PMID: 21555069]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(77)90214-5] [PMID: 146092]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10571-006-9083-3] [PMID: 16779670]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi0521543] [PMID: 16475817]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/aws013] [PMID: 22366796]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm0796-783] [PMID: 8673924]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.02287.x] [PMID: 15009652]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.161] [PMID: 24502945]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature23002] [PMID: 28678775]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0454-y] [PMID: 30158706]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1026-5] [PMID: 30894745]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43584] [PMID: 30720432]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00318566] [PMID: 8615074]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2006-9S323] [PMID: 16914859]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00138-0] [PMID: 10643488]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004010050928] [PMID: 9829817]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14640748608401615] [PMID: 3544082]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.12638] [PMID: 35289055]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn2967] [PMID: 21193853]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1566067] [PMID: 1566067]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000244346.08950.64] [PMID: 17082468]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70090-5] [PMID: 18450517]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2009-1118] [PMID: 19502708]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166-2236(00)02031-2] [PMID: 11801334]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.42.9.1681] [PMID: 1307688]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-072116-031153] [PMID: 28772101]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.155] [PMID: 28983098]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2011.11.033] [PMID: 22365544]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.83.11.4044] [PMID: 2424016]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biochem.75.101304.123901] [PMID: 16756495]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.71.12.4864] [PMID: 4531026]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.106.098608] [PMID: 17325005]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0607440104] [PMID: 17190811]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2019-0151] [PMID: 31517533]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12481] [PMID: 24005412]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.11-199851] [PMID: 22253473]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.37813] [PMID: 30526844]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.92.18.8463] [PMID: 7667312]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2015.12.004] [PMID: 26774039]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.97.10.5129] [PMID: 10805776]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja305470p] [PMID: 22862303]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2889] [PMID: 29359764]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000095257] [PMID: 17047358]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9CP06954B] [PMID: 32392276]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M105196200] [PMID: 11606569]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00175] [PMID: 25775228]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2015.06.002] [PMID: 26165593]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2010.12.023] [PMID: 21215781]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-004-0221-0] [PMID: 15517432]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.029] [PMID: 33188775]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180151] [PMID: 29914030]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/383550a0] [PMID: 8849730]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b02668] [PMID: 29684271]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.121119298] [PMID: 11381127]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1255] [PMID: 21427723]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00401-011-0893-0] [PMID: 22033876]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.271.46.28741] [PMID: 8910513]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M510127200] [PMID: 16464864]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2009.01.003] [PMID: 19246243]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(96)00271-2] [PMID: 8797796]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022174] [PMID: 9756618]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40478-020-00967-w] [PMID: 32571418]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708448114] [PMID: 28784767]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.032] [PMID: 33852912]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.03.005] [PMID: 27041503]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1417548111] [PMID: 25378699]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.95.22.13103] [PMID: 9789048]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/dds161] [PMID: 22556362]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00401-013-1193-7] [PMID: 24121548]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(98)01217-4] [PMID: 9824291]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5395.1914] [PMID: 9836646]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201308473] [PMID: 24453187]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.815357] [PMID: 29259137]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004010051052] [PMID: 10412802]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(98)01696-2] [PMID: 9989582]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1531-8249(200012)48:6<939::AID-ANA17>3.0.CO;2-1] [PMID: 11117553]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004010000333] [PMID: 11585254]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2012-120160] [PMID: 22699846]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi800783d] [PMID: 18783251]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.271874] [PMID: 21931162]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi060964o] [PMID: 17029411]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.03.013] [PMID: 20513417]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi201857v] [PMID: 22401494]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.131.5.1327] [PMID: 8522593]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.03.019] [PMID: 22521809]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pro.2290] [PMID: 23740819]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.018] [PMID: 16908029]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2014.07.046] [PMID: 25229151]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.010003] [PMID: 31439664]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70208-6] [PMID: 32770092]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.18.9866] [PMID: 9275217]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.t01-1-01061.x] [PMID: 12358761]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2014.06.047] [PMID: 25066125]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20030487] [PMID: 30678122]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b03595] [PMID: 31001602]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2018.12.008] [PMID: 30580037]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00480-0] [PMID: 28819146]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/embj.201798049] [PMID: 29472250]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-019-0157-5] [PMID: 30890779]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.AC120.013166] [PMID: 32229582]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.05.007] [PMID: 22632966]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5924-09.2010] [PMID: 20357103]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00401-015-1525-x] [PMID: 26739002]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M308243200] [PMID: 12893817]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0297-11.2011] [PMID: 21613474]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbi.2020.10.019] [PMID: 33279865]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1546-1_10] [PMID: 35167076]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-biophys-042910-155245] [PMID: 22577825]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcms.66]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(99)01123-9]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/71/12/126601]
[PMID: 16957325]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1699114]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25020-9] [PMID: 34354057]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00058] [PMID: 33663205]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9CP06671C] [PMID: 32307496]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cbdd.12832] [PMID: 27484738]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01175] [PMID: 33591749]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b07045] [PMID: 27776213]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1422824112] [PMID: 25918405]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00488] [PMID: 31661961]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00217] [PMID: 34032430]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00732] [PMID: 30665304]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.24544] [PMID: 24577753]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201501898] [PMID: 25881502]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052399] [PMID: 35269542]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.801577] [PMID: 34966788]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.96] [PMID: 18587388]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja407156m] [PMID: 24559475]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b11720] [PMID: 32065850]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cp00063j] [PMID: 23515417]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cp54890b] [PMID: 24448233]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10355-1] [PMID: 31175300]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00093] [PMID: 33978396]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00594] [PMID: 34735109]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D1CP00105A] [PMID: 33899866]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D0CP05744D] [PMID: 33982037]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D1CP02651H] [PMID: 34494046]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.26401] [PMID: 35869787]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00894-005-0028-4] [PMID: 16240095]