Tau protein modifications and interactions: their role in function and dysfunction

A Mietelska-Porowska, U Wasik, M Goras… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Tau protein is abundant in the central nervous system and involved in microtubule assembly
and stabilization. It is predominantly associated with axonal microtubules and present at …

Post-translational modifications of tau protein: implications for Alzheimer's disease

L Martin, X Latypova, F Terro - Neurochemistry international, 2011 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) belongs to a group of neurodegenerative diseases collectively
designated as “tauopathies”, because they are characterized by the aggregation of …

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 …

Peptidyl-prolyl cis–trans isomerase Pin1 in ageing, cancer and Alzheimer disease

TH Lee, L Pastorino, KP Lu - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2011 - cambridge.org
Phosphorylation of proteins on serine or threonine residues preceding proline is a key
signalling mechanism in diverse physiological and pathological processes. Pin1 (peptidyl …

Uncovering molecular biomarkers that correlate cognitive decline with the changes of hippocampus' gene expression profiles in Alzheimer's disease

M Gomez Ravetti, OA Rosso, R Berretta, P Moscato - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a neurodegenerative progression
that alters cognition. On a phenotypical level, cognition is evaluated by means of the …

Structure and pro-toxic mechanism of the human Hsp90/PPIase/Tau complex

J Oroz, BJ Chang, P Wysoczanski, CT Lee… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The molecular chaperone Hsp90 is critical for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and
represents a promising drug target. Despite increasing knowledge on the structure of Hsp90 …

The emerging role of peptidyl‐prolyl isomerase chaperones in tau oligomerization, amyloid processing, and Alzheimer's disease

LJ Blair, JD Baker, JJ Sabbagh… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Peptidyl‐prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPI ases), a unique family of molecular chaperones,
regulate protein folding at proline residues. These residues are abundant within intrinsically …

[HTML][HTML] Death-associated protein kinase 1 mediates Aβ42 aggregation-induced neuronal apoptosis and tau dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease

T Zhang, Y Xia, L Hu, D Chen, CL Gan… - … Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides into oligomers and fibrils is a key pathological
feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). An increasing amount of evidence suggests that …

Protein phosphatases and Alzheimer's disease

SP Braithwaite, JB Stock, PJ Lombroso… - Progress in molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by progressive loss of cognitive function, linked to
marked neuronal loss. Pathological hallmarks of the disease are the accumulation of the …

Peptidyl-Prolyl Cis/Trans Isomerase Pin1 and Alzheimer's Disease

L Wang, Y Zhou, D Chen, TH Lee - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia with cognitive decline. The
neuropathology of AD is characterized by intracellular aggregation of neurofibrillary tangles …