[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …

Tau and tauopathies

T Arendt, JT Stieler, M Holzer - Brain research bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
Most neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by intracellular aggregates of insoluble
proteins. As for the majority of these disorders, aetiology and pathogenesis are only poorly …

[HTML][HTML] MAPT mutations, tauopathy, and mechanisms of neurodegeneration

KH Strang, TE Golde, BI Giasson - Laboratory investigation, 2019 - Elsevier
In multiple neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), a prominent
pathological feature is the aberrant aggregation and inclusion formation of the microtubule …

Propagation of tau aggregates and neurodegeneration

M Goedert, DS Eisenberg… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
A pathway from the natively unfolded microtubule-associated protein Tau to a highly
structured amyloid fibril underlies human Tauopathies. This ordered assembly causes …

Invited review: Frontotemporal dementia caused by microtubule‐associated protein tau gene (MAPT) mutations: a chameleon for neuropathology and neuroimaging

B Ghetti, AL Oblak, BF Boeve… - Neuropathology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hereditary frontotemporal dementia associated with mutations in the microtubule‐
associated protein tau gene (MAPT) is a protean disorder. Three neuropathologic subtypes …

Hereditary Frontotemporal Dementia Caused by Tau Gene Mutations

J Van Swieten, MG Spillantini - Brain Pathology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Tau protein is involved in microtubule assembly and stabilization. Filamentous deposits
made of tau constitute a defining characteristic of several neurodegenerative diseases. The …

Tau mutations in neurodegenerative diseases

MS Wolfe - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009 - ASBMB
Tau deposition is found in a variety of neurodegenerative brain diseases. The identification
of tau mutations that cause familial dementia demonstrated that aberrant Tau alone could …

The role of tau in neurodegenerative diseases and its potential as a therapeutic target

MS Wolfe - Scientifica, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The abnormal deposition of proteins in and around neurons is a common pathological
feature of many neurodegenerative diseases. Among these pathological proteins, the …

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 …

Ordered assembly of tau protein and neurodegeneration

M Goedert, MG Spillantini - Tau Biology, 2019 - Springer
Tau filaments with distinct morphologies and/or isoform compositions underlie a large
number of human neurodegenerative diseases. Their formation is important, because …