Microtubule dysfunction: a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases

A Sferra, F Nicita, E Bertini - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurons are particularly susceptible to microtubule (MT) defects and deregulation of the MT
cytoskeleton is considered to be a common insult during the pathogenesis of …

Tau and tauopathies

G Lee, CJ Leugers - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2012 - Elsevier
Tauopathies are age-related neurodegenerative diseases that are characterized by the
presence of aggregates of abnormally phosphorylated tau. As tau was originally discovered …

The interactions of p53 with tau and Aß as potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

MJ Jembrek, N Slade, PR Hof, G Šimić - Progress in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common progressive neurodegenerative
disorder, is characterized by severe cognitive decline and personality changes as a result of …

The role of copper in tau-related pathology in Alzheimer's disease

K Zubčić, PR Hof, G Šimić… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
All tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), are characterized by the intracellular
accumulation of abnormal forms of tau protein in neurons and glial cells, which negatively …

Transport and diffusion of Tau protein in neurons

T Scholz, E Mandelkow - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2014 - Springer
In highly polarized and elongated cells such as neurons, Tau protein must enter and move
down the axon to fulfill its biological task of stabilizing axonal microtubules. Therefore …

Interactions between tau and different conformations of tubulin: implications for tau function and mechanism

AR Duan, EM Jonasson, EO Alberico, C Li… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tau is a multifaceted neuronal protein that stabilizes microtubules (MTs), but the mechanism
of this activity remains poorly understood. Questions include whether Tau binds MTs …

Cellular factors modulating the mechanism of tau protein aggregation

SN Fontaine, JJ Sabbagh, J Baker… - Cellular and molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Pathological accumulation of the microtubule-associated protein tau, in the form of
neurofibrillary tangles, is a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the most prevalent …

Prion-like strain effects in tauopathies

ZZ Han, SG Kang, L Arce, D Westaway - Cell and Tissue Research, 2023 - Springer
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that plays crucial roles in physiology and
pathophysiology. In the realm of dementia, tau protein misfolding is associated with a wide …

Tau can switch microtubule network organizations: from random networks to dynamic and stable bundles

E Prezel, A Elie, J Delaroche… - Molecular biology of …, 2018 - Am Soc Cell Biol
In neurons, microtubule networks alternate between single filaments and bundled arrays
under the influence of effectors controlling their dynamics and organization. Tau is a …

Tau antagonizes end-binding protein tracking at microtubule ends through a phosphorylation-dependent mechanism

S Ramirez-Rios, E Denarier, E Prezel… - Molecular biology of …, 2016 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Proper regulation of microtubule dynamics is essential for cell functions and involves various
microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). Among them, end-binding proteins (EBs) …