Research Models

Tau V337M

Synonyms: MAPT V337M, Tg214

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Species: Mouse
Genes: MAPT
Mutations: MAPT V337M
Modification: MAPT: Transgenic
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Strain Name: N/A
Genetic Background: B6SJL/F1
Availability: Unknown

Modification Details

Human 4-repeat tau driven by the PDGF-β promoter. Tagged with myc and Flag on the N- and C-terminals respectively.

Neuropathology

SDS-insoluble tau aggregates in hippocampus. Degenerating neurons in the hippocampus containing phosphorylated and ubiquitinated tau aggregates with β-sheet structure (Tanemura et al., 2002).

Cognition/Behavior

Higher overall spontaneous locomotion than non-transgenic littermates in elevated plus maze. No differences in the Morris water maze (Tanemura et al., 2002).

Other Phenotypes(s)

The amount of mutant tau varied, but was generally less than one tenth of endogenous tau levels (Tanemura et al., 2001). In hippocampal slices there was attenuation of the Schaffer collateral-evoked neural response (Tanemura et al., 2002).

Phenotype Characterization

When visualized, these models will distributed over a 18 month timeline demarcated at the following intervals: 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, 9mo, 12mo, 15mo, 18mo+.

Absent

  • Plaques

No Data

  • Gliosis
  • Synaptic Loss

Plaques

Absent.

Tangles

Fibrillar staining in the hippocampus of 11 month old animals by Congo red birefringence. Absent in 4 month old mice, indicating the formation of these neurofilament-like structures occurs between 4 and 11 months (Tanemura et al., 2001).

Neuronal Loss

Evidence of hippocampal neuronal degeneration in 10 month old animals: irregularly shaped neurons with tau pathology that stained with propidium iodide. As characteristics of apoptosis were not observed, the neurons were thought to be undergoing non-apoptotic atrophic degeneration (Tanemura et al., 2002).

Gliosis

Unknown.

Synaptic Loss

Unknown.

Changes in LTP/LTD

In hippocampal slices there was an attenuation of the amplitude of Schaffer collateral evoked hippocampal depolarization (Tanemura et al., 2002).

Cognitive Impairment

Behavioral abnormalities measured in 11 month-old mice. They spent more time in the open arms of the elevated plus maze and had greater overall locomoter activity. No differences in the Morris water maze compared with non-transgenic mice, suggesting the transgenic animals retain spatial recognition abilities (Tanemura et al., 2002).

Last Updated: 06 Mar 2018

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References

Paper Citations

  1. Tanemura K, Murayama M, Akagi T, Hashikawa T, Tominaga T, Ichikawa M, Yamaguchi H, Takashima A. Neurodegeneration with tau accumulation in a transgenic mouse expressing V337M human tau. J Neurosci. 2002 Jan 1;22(1):133-41. PubMed.
  2. Tanemura K, Akagi T, Murayama M, Kikuchi N, Murayama O, Hashikawa T, Yoshiike Y, Park JM, Matsuda K, Nakao S, Sun X, Sato S, Yamaguchi H, Takashima A. Formation of filamentous tau aggregations in transgenic mice expressing V337M human tau. Neurobiol Dis. 2001 Dec;8(6):1036-45. PubMed.

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