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@ARTICLE{Liu:259955,
author = {Liu, Shu and Heumueller, Stefanie-Elisabeth and Hossinger,
André and Müller, Stephan A and Buravlova, Oleksandra and
Lichtenthaler, Stefan F and Denner, Philip and Vorberg, Ina
M},
title = {{R}eactivated endogenous retroviruses promote protein
aggregate spreading.},
journal = {Nature Communications},
volume = {14},
number = {1},
issn = {2041-1723},
address = {[London]},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK},
reportid = {DZNE-2023-00808},
pages = {5034},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Prion-like spreading of protein misfolding is a
characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases, but the exact
mechanisms of intercellular protein aggregate dissemination
remain unresolved. Evidence accumulates that endogenous
retroviruses, remnants of viral germline infections that are
normally epigenetically silenced, become upregulated in
neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis and tauopathies. Here we uncover that activation
of endogenous retroviruses affects prion-like spreading of
proteopathic seeds. We show that upregulation of endogenous
retroviruses drastically increases the dissemination of
protein aggregates between cells in culture, a process that
can be inhibited by targeting the viral envelope protein or
viral protein processing. Human endogenous retrovirus
envelopes of four different clades also elevate
intercellular spreading of proteopathic seeds, including
pathological Tau. Our data support a role of endogenous
retroviruses in protein misfolding diseases and suggest that
antiviral drugs could represent promising candidates for
inhibiting protein aggregate spreading.},
keywords = {Humans / Endogenous Retroviruses: genetics / Protein
Aggregates / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Antiviral
Agents / Prions / Protein Aggregates (NLM Chemicals) /
Antiviral Agents (NLM Chemicals) / Prions (NLM Chemicals)},
cin = {AG Vorberg / AG Fava / AG Lichtenthaler / LAT},
ddc = {500},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1013004 / I:(DE-2719)1040000 /
I:(DE-2719)1110006 / I:(DE-2719)1040190},
pnm = {352 - Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-352},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-2719)LAT-20190308},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:37596282},
pmc = {pmc:PMC10439213},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-023-40632-z},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/259955},
}