Alzheimer's disease: Recent treatment strategies

M Vaz, S Silvestre - European journal of pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by two
neuropathological hallmarks: extracellular deposition of amyloid plaques and intracellular …

The tubulin code and its role in controlling microtubule properties and functions

C Janke, MM Magiera - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
Microtubules are core components of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton with essential roles in cell
division, shaping, motility and intracellular transport. Despite their functional heterogeneity …

Phosphorylated tau in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies

P Rawat, U Sehar, J Bisht, A Selman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in elderly people. Amyloid beta
(Aβ) deposits and neurofibrillary tangles are the major pathological features in an …

Role of tau as a microtubule-associated protein: structural and functional aspects

P Barbier, O Zejneli, M Martinho, A Lasorsa… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Microtubules (MTs) play a fundamental role in many vital processes such as cell division
and neuronal activity. They are key structural and functional elements in axons, supporting …

GSK-3 and Tau: a key duet in Alzheimer's disease

CL Sayas, J Ávila - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine kinase
with a plethora of substrates. As a modulator of several cellular processes, GSK-3 has a …

Microtubule-associated proteins: structuring the cytoskeleton

S Bodakuntla, AS Jijumon, C Villablanca… - Trends in cell …, 2019 - cell.com
Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) were initially discovered as proteins that bind to
and stabilize microtubules. Today, an ever-growing number of MAPs reveals a more …

A combinatorial MAP code dictates polarized microtubule transport

BY Monroy, TC Tan, JM Oclaman, JS Han, S Simó… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Many eukaryotic cells distribute their intracellular components asymmetrically through
regulated active transport driven by molecular motors along microtubule tracks. While …

[HTML][HTML] MARK4 controls ischaemic heart failure through microtubule detyrosination

X Yu, X Chen, M Amrute-Nayak, E Allgeyer, A Zhao… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Myocardial infarction is a major cause of premature death in adults. Compromised cardiac
function after myocardial infarction leads to chronic heart failure with systemic health …

[HTML][HTML] Berberine mitigates cognitive decline in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model by targeting both tau hyperphosphorylation and autophagic clearance

Y Chen, Y Chen, Y Liang, H Chen, X Ji… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Berberine is a natural isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from the Rhizoma coptidis. Recent
advances in research throw more lights of its beneficial role towards Alzheimer's disease …

DYRK1A and cognition: A lifelong relationship

ML Arbones, A Thomazeau… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The dosage of the serine threonine kinase DYRK1A is critical in the central nervous system
(CNS) during development and aging. This review analyzes the functions of this kinase by …