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 …

The importance of tau phosphorylation for neurodegenerative diseases

W Noble, DP Hanger, CCJ Miller… - Frontiers in neurology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Fibrillar deposits of highly phosphorylated tau are a key pathological feature of several
neurodegenerative tauopathies including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and some …

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 …

The microtubule-stabilizing agent, epothilone D, reduces axonal dysfunction, neurotoxicity, cognitive deficits, and Alzheimer-like pathology in an interventional study …

B Zhang, J Carroll, JQ Trojanowski, Y Yao… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative tauopathies, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), are characterized by
insoluble deposits of hyperphosphorylated tau protein within brain neurons. Increased …

A microtubule stabilizer ameliorates protein pathogenesis and neurodegeneration in mouse models of repetitive traumatic brain injury

X Zhao, W Zeng, H Xu, Z Sun, Y Hu, B Peng… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Tau pathogenesis is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Although the events leading to initial tau misfolding and subsequent tau …

[HTML][HTML] Tau phosphorylation affects its axonal transport and degradation

T Rodríguez-Martín, I Cuchillo-Ibáñez, W Noble… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phosphorylated forms of microtubule-associated protein tau accumulate in neurofibrillary
tangles in Alzheimer's disease. To investigate the effects of specific phosphorylated tau …

A Drosophila model of FUS-related neurodegeneration reveals genetic interaction between FUS and TDP-43

NA Lanson Jr, A Maltare, H King, R Smith… - Human molecular …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by the loss of motor neurons. Fused in sarcoma/translated in liposarcoma …

Connecting the dots between tau dysfunction and neurodegeneration

B Frost, J Götz, MB Feany - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
Tauopathies are devastating and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative diseases, which are
histopathologically defined by insoluble filamentous deposits of abnormally phosphorylated …

Altered microtubule dynamics in neurodegenerative disease: Therapeutic potential of microtubule-stabilizing drugs

KR Brunden, VMY Lee, AB Smith III… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by deficiencies in neuronal axonal
transport, a process in which cellular cargo is shuttled with the aid of molecular motors from …

A novel orally active HDAC6 inhibitor T-518 shows a therapeutic potential for Alzheimer's disease and tauopathy in mice

T Onishi, R Maeda, M Terada, S Sato, T Fujii, M Ito… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Accumulation of tau protein is a key pathology of age-related neurodegenerative diseases
such as Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy. Those diseases are …