New insights into drug discovery targeting tau protein

Y Soeda, A Takashima - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microtubule-associated protein tau is characterized by the fact that it is an intrinsically
disordered protein due to its lack of a stable conformation and high flexibility. Intracellular …

[HTML][HTML] The c-jun kinase/stress-activated pathway: regulation, function and role in human disease

GL Johnson, K Nakamura - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), also referred to as stress-activated kinases (SAPKs), were
initially characterized by their activation in response to cell stress such as UV irradiation …

CCT2 is an aggrephagy receptor for clearance of solid protein aggregates

X Ma, C Lu, Y Chen, S Li, N Ma, X Tao, Y Li, J Wang… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is a hallmark of multiple human pathologies. Autophagy selectively
degrades protein aggregates via aggrephagy. How selectivity is achieved has been elusive …

Seeding of normal Tau by pathological Tau conformers drives pathogenesis of Alzheimer-like tangles

JL Guo, VMY Lee - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in Alzheimer disease and related tauopathies are composed
of insoluble hyperphosphorylated Tau protein, but the mechanisms underlying the …

Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 by lithium correlates with reduced tauopathy and degeneration in vivo

W Noble, E Planel, C Zehr, V Olm… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated, aggregated tau are a common
pathological feature of tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease. Abnormal …

[HTML][HTML] Tau phosphorylation: physiological and pathological consequences

WH Stoothoff, GVW Johnson - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The microtubule-associated protein tau, abundant in neurons, has gained notoriety due to
the fact that it is deposited in cells as fibrillar lesions in numerous neurodegenerative …

Are tau aggregates toxic or protective in tauopathies?

CM Cowan, A Mudher - Frontiers in neurology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Aggregation of highly phosphorylated tau into aggregated forms such as filaments and
neurofibrillary tangles is one of the defining pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease …

GSK-3 is essential in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

A Takashima - Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2006 - content.iospress.com
Abstract Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a pivotal molecule in the development of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). GSK-3β is involved in the formation of paired helical filament …

Accumulated amyloid-β peptide and hyperphosphorylated tau protein: relationship and links in Alzheimer's disease

HC Huang, ZF Jiang - Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2009 - content.iospress.com
The neuropathology associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the
presence of extracellularly neuritic plaques, intracellularly neurofibrillary tangles and the …

A fluorescent variant of a protein from the stony coral Montipora facilitates dual-color single-laser fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy

T Kogure, S Karasawa, T Araki, K Saito, M Kinjo… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
Dual-color fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) is a promising technique for
quantifying protein-protein interactions,,,,. In this technique, two different fluorescent labels …