Cellular and pathological functions of tau

C Parra Bravo, SA Naguib, L Gan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Tau protein is involved in various cellular processes, including having a canonical role in
binding and stabilization of microtubules in neurons. Tauopathies are neurodegenerative …

Tau degradation: The ubiquitin–proteasome system versus the autophagy-lysosome system

MJ Lee, JH Lee, DC Rubinsztein - Progress in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) and the autophagy-lysosome system are two major
protein quality control mechanisms in eukaryotic cells. While the UPS has been considered …

[HTML][HTML] X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 increases tauopathy vulnerability in women

Y Yan, X Wang, D Chaput, MK Shin, Y Koh, L Gan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Although women experience significantly higher tau burden and increased risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) than men, the underlying mechanism for this vulnerability has not …

Protein phosphorylation in neurodegeneration: friend or foe?

S Tenreiro, K Eckermann, TF Outeiro - Frontiers in molecular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Protein misfolding and aggregation is a common hallmark in neurodegenerative disorders,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and fronto-temporal dementia …

Ubiquitin signaling in neurodegenerative diseases: an autophagy and proteasome perspective

F Le Guerroué, RJ Youle - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
Ubiquitin signaling is a sequence of events driving the fate of a protein based on the type of
ubiquitin modifications attached. In the case of neurodegenerative diseases, ubiquitin …

Protein degradation and protein synthesis in long-term memory formation

TJ Jarome, FJ Helmstetter - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Long-term memory (LTM) formation requires transient changes in the activity of intracellular
signaling cascades that are thought to regulate new gene transcription and de novo protein …

[HTML][HTML] The potential roles of deubiquitinating enzymes in brain diseases

KH Lim, JY Joo, KH Baek - Ageing Research Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Most proteins undergo posttranslational modification such as acetylation, methylation,
phosphorylation, biotinylation, and ubiquitination to regulate various cellular processes …

Ubiquitin‐specific protease 14 is a new therapeutic target for the treatment of diseases

D Wang, H Ma, Y Zhao, J Zhao - Journal of cellular physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ubiquitin‐specific protease 14 (USP14) is a ubiquitin‐specific protease that is
associated with the proteasome and plays important roles in cellular functions, viral …

An optimal ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in the nervous system: the role of deubiquitinating enzymes

G Ristic, WL Tsou, SV Todi - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway (UPP), which is critical for normal function in the
nervous system and is implicated in various neurological diseases, requires the small …

[HTML][HTML] USP14 promotes pyroptosis of human annulus fibrosus cells derived from patients with intervertebral disc degeneration through deubiquitination of NLRP3 …

B Hai, T Mao, C Du, F Jia, Y Liu, Q Song… - Acta Biochimica et …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a general disorder that results in low back pain
and disability among many affected individuals. However, the current treatments for IVDD …