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 …

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 …

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 …

Revisiting the grammar of Tau aggregation and pathology formation: how new insights from brain pathology are shaping how we study and target Tauopathies

G Limorenko, HA Lashuel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Converging evidence continues to point towards Tau aggregation and pathology formation
as central events in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and other Tauopathies …

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 …

Tau suppresses microtubule-regulated pancreatic insulin secretion

SP Mangiafico, QZ Tuo, XL Li, Y Liu… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Tau protein is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other
tauopathies, but its physiological function is in debate. Mostly explored in the brain, tau is …

Does modulation of tau hyperphosphorylation represent a reasonable therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease? From preclinical studies to the clinical trials

N Basheer, T Smolek, I Hassan, F Liu, K Iqbal… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Protein kinases (PKs) have emerged as one of the most intensively investigated drug targets
in current pharmacological research, with indications ranging from oncology to …

New insights into drug discovery targeting tau protein

Y Soeda, A Takashima - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microtubule-associated protein tau is characterized by the fact that it is an intrinsically
disordered protein due to its lack of a stable conformation and high flexibility. Intracellular …

Alzheimer's disease clinical trial update 2019–2021

J Pleen, R Townley - Journal of Neurology, 2022 - Springer
The current clinical trial landscape targeting Alzheimer's disease (AD) is reviewed in the
context of studies completed from 2019 to 2021. This review focuses on available data for …