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Deposition Date 2023-10-23
Release Date 2024-09-04
Last Version Date 2024-10-23
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
8UQ7
Keywords:
Title:
Alzheimer's disease PHF complexed with PET ligand MK-6240
Biological Source:
Source Organism(s):
Homo sapiens (Taxon ID: 9606)
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.31 Å
Aggregation State:
FILAMENT
Reconstruction Method:
HELICAL
Macromolecular Entities
Structures with similar UniProt ID
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Microtubule-associated protei
Gene (Uniprot):MAPT
Chain IDs:A, B, C, D, E, F
Chain Length:75
Number of Molecules:6
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
Ligand Molecules
Primary Citation
Cryo-EM structure of Alzheimer's disease tau filaments with PET ligand MK-6240.
Nat Commun 15 8497 8497 (2024)
PMID: 39353896 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52265-x

Abstact

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ligands have advanced Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis and treatment. Using autoradiography and cryo-EM, we identify AD brain tissue with elevated tau burden, purify filaments, and determine the structure of second-generation high avidity PET ligand MK-6240 at 2.31 Å resolution, which bound at a 1:1 ratio within the cleft of tau paired-helical filament (PHF), engaging with glutamine 351, lysine 353, and isoleucine 360. This information elucidates the basis of MK-6240 PET in quantifying PHF deposits in AD and may facilitate the structure-based design of superior ligands against tau amyloids.

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