Tau post-translational modifications: dynamic transformers of tau function, degradation, and aggregation

C Alquezar, S Arya, AW Kao - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) on tau have long been recognized as affecting
protein function and contributing to neurodegeneration. The explosion of information on …

Structure and pathology of tau protein in Alzheimer disease

M Kolarova, F García-Sierra, A Bartos… - International journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. In connection with the
global trend of prolonging human life and the increasing number of elderly in the population …

Global changes in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in Alzheimer's disease human brain

N Coppieters, BV Dieriks, C Lill, RLM Faull… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract DNA methylation (5-methylcytosine [5mC]) is one of several epigenetic markers
altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. More recently, attention has been given to DNA …

Human tau isoforms and proteolysis for production of toxic tau fragments in neurodegeneration

B Boyarko, V Hook - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The human tau protein is implicated in a wide range of neurodegenerative “tauopathy”
diseases, consisting of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration …

Glial and neuronal tau pathology in tauopathies: characterization of disease-specific phenotypes and tau pathology progression

I Ferrer, I López-González, M Carmona… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Tauopathies are degenerative diseases characterized by the accumulation of
phosphorylated tau in neurons and glial cells. With some exceptions, tau deposits in …

Lysine-directed post-translational modifications of tau protein in Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies

C Kontaxi, P Piccardo, AC Gill - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein responsible mainly for stabilizing the neuronal
microtubule network in the brain. Under normal conditions, tau is highly soluble and adopts …

Abnormal tau induces cognitive impairment through two different mechanisms: synaptic dysfunction and neuronal loss

J Di, LS Cohen, CP Corbo, GR Phillips, A El Idrissi… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The hyperphosphorylated microtubule-associated protein tau is present in several
neurodegenerative diseases, although the causal relationship remains elusive. Few mouse …

[HTML][HTML] To target Tau pathologies, we must embrace and reconstruct their complexities

G Limorenko, HA Lashuel - Neurobiology of disease, 2021 - Elsevier
The accumulation of hyperphosphorylated fibrillar Tau aggregates in the brain is one of the
defining hallmarks of Tauopathy diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. However, the …

Locus coeruleus at asymptomatic early and middle Braak stages of neurofibrillary tangle pathology

P Andrés‐Benito, V Fernández‐Dueñas… - Neuropathology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The present study analyses molecular characteristics of the locus coeruleus (LC) and
projections to the amygdala and hippocampus at asymptomatic early and middle Braak …

Specific calpain inhibition by calpastatin prevents tauopathy and neurodegeneration and restores normal lifespan in tau P301L mice

MV Rao, MK McBrayer, J Campbell… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Tau pathogenicity in Alzheimer9s disease and other tauopathies is thought to involve the
generation of hyperphosphorylated, truncated, and oligomeric tau species with enhanced …