Amyloid-type protein aggregation and prion-like properties of amyloids

D Willbold, B Strodel, GF Schröder, W Hoyer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review will focus on the process of amyloid-type protein aggregation. Amyloid fibrils are
an important hallmark of protein misfolding diseases and therefore have been investigated …

Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegeneration: emerging concepts and methods

V Udayar, Y Chen, E Sidransky, R Jagasia - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
The understanding of lysosomes has come a long way since the initial discovery of their role
in degrading cellular waste. The lysosome is now recognized as a highly dynamic organelle …

Tau fibrils induce glial inflammation and neuropathology via TLR2 in Alzheimer's disease–related mouse models

D Dutta, M Jana, RK Paidi, M Majumder… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glial activation and inflammation coincide with neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation in
neurons. However, the mechanism behind the interaction between tau fibrils and glia is …

Fluent molecular mixing of Tau isoforms in Alzheimer's disease neurofibrillary tangles

AJ Dregni, P Duan, H Xu, L Changolkar… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is defined by intracellular neurofibrillary tangles formed by the
microtubule-associated protein tau and extracellular plaques formed by the β-amyloid …

Nasal tau immunotherapy clears intracellular tau pathology and improves cognitive functions in aged tauopathy mice

S Gaikwad, N Puangmalai, M Sonawane… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Pathological tau aggregates cause cognitive decline in neurodegenerative tauopathies,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD). These aggregates are prevalent within intracellular …

Basal forebrain cholinergic system in the dementias: Vulnerability, resilience, and resistance

C Geula, SR Dunlop, I Ayala, AS Kawles… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The basal forebrain cholinergic neurons (BFCN) provide the primary source of cholinergic
innervation of the human cerebral cortex. They are involved in the cognitive processes of …

[HTML][HTML] Super-resolution imaging unveils the self-replication of tau aggregates upon seeding

E Dimou, T Katsinelos, G Meisl, BJ Tuck, S Keeling… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Tau is a soluble protein interacting with tubulin to stabilize microtubules. However, under
pathological conditions, it becomes hyperphosphorylated and aggregates, a process that …

Neurodegenerative Disease Tauopathies

BC Creekmore, R Watanabe… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Tauopathies are a diverse group of progressive and fatal neurodegenerative diseases
characterized by aberrant tau inclusions in the central nervous system. Tau protein forms …

Tau toxicity in neurodegeneration

SY Liang, ZT Wang, L Tan, JT Yu - Molecular Neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein widely distributed in the central nervous system
(CNS). The main function of tau is to promote the assembly of microtubules and stabilize …

β-Bracelets: Macrocyclic Cross-β Epitope Mimics Based on a Tau Conformational Strain

BH Rajewski, KM Makwana, IJ Angera… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of misfolded tau into neurotoxic fibrils is linked to the progression of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies. Disease-associated conformations of …