The Hsp70/Hsp90 chaperone machinery in neurodegenerative diseases

RE Lackie, A Maciejewski, VG Ostapchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the human brain is one of the critical features of
many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Assembles of beta …

Structure, function, and regulation of the Hsp90 machinery

MM Biebl, J Buchner - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2019 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone involved in the maturation of a
plethora of substrates (“clients”), including protein kinases, transcription factors, and E3 …

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 …

Reducing endogenous tau ameliorates amyloid β-induced deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

ED Roberson, K Scearce-Levie, JJ Palop, F Yan… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Many potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease target amyloid-β peptides (Aβ), which are
widely presumed to cause the disease. The microtubule-associated protein tau is also …

Nrf2 reduces levels of phosphorylated tau protein by inducing autophagy adaptor protein NDP52

C Jo, S Gundemir, S Pritchard, YN Jin, I Rahman… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a pivotal transcription factor in the defence
against oxidative stress. Here we provide evidence that activation of the Nrf2 pathway …

[HTML][HTML] The high-affinity HSP90-CHIP complex recognizes and selectively degrades phosphorylated tau client proteins

CA Dickey, A Kamal, K Lundgren… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Protein accumulation is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative disorders. In Alzheimer's
disease (AD), a hyperphosphorylated form of the protein tau (p-tau) forms intracellular …

Advances in tau-focused drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies

KR Brunden, JQ Trojanowski, VMY Lee - Nature reviews Drug …, 2009 - nature.com
Neuronal inclusions comprised of the microtubule-associated protein tau are found in
numerous neurodegenerative diseases, commonly known as tauopathies. In Alzheimer's …

Accelerated neurodegeneration through chaperone-mediated oligomerization of tau

LJ Blair, BA Nordhues, SE Hill… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Aggregation of tau protein in the brain is associated with a class of neurodegenerative
diseases known as tauopathies. FK506 binding protein 51 kDa (FKBP51, encoded by …

Acetylation of the KXGS motifs in tau is a critical determinant in modulation of tau aggregation and clearance

C Cook, Y Carlomagno, TF Gendron… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) is a
neuropathological hallmark of tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and chronic …

100 years and counting: prospects for defeating Alzheimer's disease

ED Roberson, L Mucke - science, 2006 - science.org
This week marks a century since the first description of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite
approval of several drugs for AD, the disease continues to rob millions of their memories and …