The role of tau in neurodegenerative diseases and its potential as a therapeutic target

MS Wolfe - Scientifica, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The abnormal deposition of proteins in and around neurons is a common pathological
feature of many neurodegenerative diseases. Among these pathological proteins, the …

Tau in Alzheimer's disease: pathological alterations and an attractive therapeutic target

J Gu, F Liu - Current Medical Science, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disease with two major
hallmarks: extracellular amyloid plaques made of amyloid-β (Aβ) and intracellular …

Tau: Enabler of diverse brain disorders and target of rapidly evolving therapeutic strategies

CW Chang, E Shao, L Mucke - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND The microtubule-associated protein tau has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and a range of other neurodegenerative disorders …

The role of tau in Alzheimer's disease

JQ Trojanowski, VMY Lee - Medical Clinics, 2002 - medical.theclinics.com
Growing evidence over the past decade has led to the realization that many sporadic and
familial neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by distinct hallmark brain lesions …

New features about tau function and dysfunction

M Medina, F Hernández, J Avila - Biomolecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Tau is a brain microtubule-associated protein that directly binds to a microtubule and
dynamically regulates its structure and function. Under pathological conditions, tau self …

Tau; one protein, so many diseases

P Tabeshmehr, E Eftekharpour - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tau is an important protein for maintaining the shape and normal function
of nerve cells. There are many diseases that are identified by changes in this protein, yet …

Role of tau protein in Alzheimer's disease: The prime pathological player

S Muralidar, SV Ambi, S Sekaran, D Thirumalai… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalently found tauopathy characterized by memory loss
and cognitive insufficiency. AD is an age-related neurodegenerative disease with two major …

The physiological roles of tau and Aβ: implications for Alzheimer's disease pathology and therapeutics

SA Kent, TL Spires-Jones, CS Durrant - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Tau and amyloid beta (Aβ) are the prime suspects for driving pathology in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and, as such, have become the focus of therapeutic development. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] The many faces of tau

M Morris, S Maeda, K Vossel, L Mucke - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
While the microtubule-binding capacity of the protein tau has been known for many years,
new functions of tau in signaling and cytoskeletal organization have recently emerged. In …

Tau protein hyperphosphorylation and aggregation in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, and possible neuroprotective strategies

G Šimić, M Babić Leko, S Wray, C Harrington, I Delalle… - Biomolecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Abnormal deposition of misprocessed and aggregated proteins is a common final pathway
of most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is …