Avi J Samelson, Nabeela Ariqat, Justin McKetney, Gita Rohanitazangi, Celeste Parra Bravo, Rudra Bose, Kyle J Travaglini, Victor L Lam, Darrin Goodness, Gary Dixon, Emily Marzette, Julianne Jin, Ruilin Tian, Eric Tse, Romany Abskharon, Henry Pan, Emma C Carroll, Rosalie E Lawrence, Jason E Gestwicki, David Eisenberg, Nicholas M Kanaan, Daniel R Southworth, John D Gross, Li Gan, Danielle L Swaney, Martin Kampmann
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Aggregation of the protein tau defines tauopathies, which include Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. Specific neuronal subtypes are selectively vulnerable to tau aggregation and subsequent dysfunction and death, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. To systematically uncover the cellular factors controlling the accumulation of tau aggregates in human neurons, we conducted a genome-wide CRISPRi-based modifier screen in iPSC-derived neurons. The screen uncovered expected pathways, including autophagy, but also unexpected pathways, including UFMylation and GPI anchor synthesis. We discover that the E3 ubiquitin ligase CUL5 SOCS4 is a potent modifier of tau levels in human neurons, ubiquitinates tau, and is a correlated with vulnerability to tauopathies in mouse and human. Disruption of mitochondrial function promotes proteasomal misprocessing of tau, which generates tau proteolytic fragments like those in disease and changes tau aggregation in vitro . These results reveal new principles of tau proteostasis in human neurons and pinpoint potential therapeutic targets for tauopathies.