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Table 2  A list of transgenic mouse models showing tau lesions in non-neuronal cell types

From: Cellular and pathological heterogeneity of primary tauopathies

Name (if applicable)

Human tau isoform

Mutation (if applicable)

Promoter

Type of p-tau + cells

Ref.

TG23

0N3R

WT

HMG-CR

Neuron, astro

[173]

-

2N4R

p.G272V

mPrP-tTA

Neuron, olig

[174]

JNPL3

0N4R

p.P301L

mPrP

Neuron, astro, olig

[175, 176]

rTg4510

0N4R

p.P301L

CaMKII-tTA

Neuron, olig

[177, 178]

Tα1-3RT tau Tg

0N3R,1N3R, 2N3R

WT

mTα1α-tubulin

Astro, olig

[179]

T-279

2N4R

p.N279K

hTau

Neuron, astro

[180]

GFAP/tauWT

1N4R

WT

GFAP

Astro

[115, 181]

GFAP/tauP301L

1N4R

p.P301L

GFAP

Astro

[115]

-

1N4R

WT or p.P301L

mCNP

Olig

[182]

  1. Abbreviations: astro astrocyte; CaMKII calcium/calmodulin kinase IIα promoter; GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein; HMG-CR HMG-CoA reductase; hTau human tau; mCNP mouse 2', 3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase; mPrP mouse prion; olig oligodendrocyte; tTA tetracycline-responsive transactivator; WT wild-type