Roles of tau protein in health and disease

T Guo, W Noble, DP Hanger - Acta neuropathologica, 2017 - Springer
Tau is well established as a microtubule-associated protein in neurons. However, under
pathological conditions, aberrant assembly of tau into insoluble aggregates is accompanied …

Protein phosphatase 2A dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

JM Sontag, E Sontag - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a large family of enzymes that account for the majority of
brain Ser/Thr phosphatase activity. While PP2A enzymes collectively modulate most cellular …

Tau protein phosphatases in Alzheimer's disease: the leading role of PP2A

L Martin, X Latypova, CM Wilson, A Magnaudeix… - Ageing research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tau phosphorylation is regulated by a balance between tau kinase and phosphatase
activities. Disruption of this equilibrium was suggested to be at the origin of abnormal tau …

Insights into the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and potential therapeutic targets: A current perspective

K Rajah Kumaran, S Yunusa, E Perimal… - Journal of …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
The aging population increases steadily because of a healthy lifestyle and medical
advancements in healthcare. However, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is becoming more …

Untangling tau and iron: exploring the interaction between iron and tau in neurodegeneration

SS Rao, PA Adlard - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
There is an emerging link between the accumulation of iron in the brain and abnormal tau
pathology in a number of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Targeting the mTOR signaling network for Alzheimer's disease therapy

C Wang, JT Yu, D Miao, ZC Wu, MS Tan, L Tan - Molecular neurobiology, 2014 - Springer
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a highly conserved serine/threonine kinase
that can sense environmental stimuli such as growth factors, energy state, and nutrients. It is …

Helicobacter pylori filtrate induces Alzheimer-like tau hyperphosphorylation by activating glycogen synthase kinase-3β

XL Wang, J Zeng, Y Yang, Y Xiong… - Journal of …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Abnormal hyperphosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein tau is involved in the
pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

The emerging role of peptidyl‐prolyl isomerase chaperones in tau oligomerization, amyloid processing, and Alzheimer's disease

LJ Blair, JD Baker, JJ Sabbagh… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Peptidyl‐prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPI ases), a unique family of molecular chaperones,
regulate protein folding at proline residues. These residues are abundant within intrinsically …

MicroRNA in Alzheimer's disease revisited: implications for major neuropathological mechanisms

R Dehghani, F Rahmani, N Rezaei - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2018 - degruyter.com
Pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) goes far beyond neurotoxicity resulting from
extracellular deposition of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques. Aberrant cleavage of amyloid precursor …

C‐reactive protein promotes atherosclerosis by increasing LDL transcytosis across endothelial cells

F Bian, X Yang, F Zhou, PH Wu, S Xing… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose The retention of plasma low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) particles in
subendothelial space following transcytosis across the endothelium is the initial step of …