[HTML][HTML] Roles of tau protein in health and disease

T Guo, W Noble, DP Hanger - Acta neuropathologica, 2017 - Springer
Tau is well established as a microtubule-associated protein in neurons. However, under
pathological conditions, aberrant assembly of tau into insoluble aggregates is accompanied …

[HTML][HTML] Impairment of the autophagy–lysosomal pathway in Alzheimer's diseases: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic potential

W Zhang, C Xu, J Sun, HM Shen, J Wang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder, is
characterized by memory loss and cognitive dysfunction. The accumulation of misfolded …

[HTML][HTML] Tau protein interaction partners and their roles in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies

J Sinsky, K Pichlerova, J Hanes - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tau protein plays a critical role in the assembly, stabilization, and modulation of
microtubules, which are important for the normal function of neurons and the brain. In …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid precursor protein and endosomal–lysosomal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: inseparable partners in a multifactorial disease

RA Nixon - The FASEB Journal, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abnormalities of the endosomal–lysosomal network (ELN) are a signature feature of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). These include the earliest known cytopathology that is specific to …

Tau-based therapies in neurodegeneration: opportunities and challenges

C Li, J Götz - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Aggregates of the microtubule-associated protein tau are a defining feature of several
neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively known as tauopathies, and constitute one …

Four-repeat tauopathies

TW Roesler, AT Marvian, M Brendel… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein with versatile functions in the dynamic assembly of
the neuronal cytoskeleton. Four-repeat (4R-) tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative …

It's all about tau

C Tapia-Rojas, F Cabezas-Opazo, CA Deaton… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau is a protein that is highly enriched in neurons and was originally defined by its ability to
bind and stabilize microtubules. However, it is now becoming evident that the functions of …

[HTML][HTML] Tau promotes neurodegeneration via DRP1 mislocalization in vivo

B DuBoff, J Götz, MB Feany - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Mitochondrial abnormalities have been documented in Alzheimer's disease and related
neurodegenerative disorders, but the causal relationship between mitochondrial changes …

Pathogenic tau–induced transposable element–derived dsRNA drives neuroinflammation

E Ochoa, P Ramirez, E Gonzalez, J De Mange… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Deposition of tau protein aggregates in the brain of affected individuals is a defining feature
of “tauopathies,” including Alzheimer's disease. Studies of human brain tissue and various …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 reduces levels of phosphorylated tau protein by inducing autophagy adaptor protein NDP52

C Jo, S Gundemir, S Pritchard, YN Jin, I Rahman… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a pivotal transcription factor in the defence
against oxidative stress. Here we provide evidence that activation of the Nrf2 pathway …