Cellular and pathological functions of tau

C Parra Bravo, SA Naguib, L Gan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Tau protein is involved in various cellular processes, including having a canonical role in
binding and stabilization of microtubules in neurons. Tauopathies are neurodegenerative …

Single-cell atlas reveals correlates of high cognitive function, dementia, and resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology

H Mathys, Z Peng, CA Boix, MB Victor, N Leary, S Babu… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, but the
molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment remain poorly …

Alzheimer's disease: insights into pathology, molecular mechanisms, and therapy

Q Zheng, X Wang - Protein & Cell, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, is characterized by the
accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. This condition …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenomic dissection of Alzheimer's disease pinpoints causal variants and reveals epigenome erosion

X **ong, BT James, CA Boix, YP Park, K Galani… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Recent work has identified dozens of non-coding loci for Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk, but
their mechanisms and AD transcriptional regulatory circuitry are poorly understood. Here …

Modeling late-onset Alzheimer's disease neuropathology via direct neuronal reprogramming

Z Sun, JS Kwon, Y Ren, S Chen, CK Walker, X Lu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). However, modeling sporadic LOAD that endogenously captures hallmark neuronal …

Characterisation of premature cell senescence in Alzheimer's disease using single nuclear transcriptomics

NN Fancy, AM Smith, A Caramello, S Tsartsalis… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Aging is associated with cell senescence and is the major risk factor for AD. We
characterized premature cell senescence in postmortem brains from non-diseased controls …

Cell-type-specific effects of age and sex on human cortical neurons

JF Chien, H Liu, BA Wang, C Luo, A Bartlett… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Altered transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of brain cell types may contribute to
cognitive changes with advanced age. Using single-nucleus multi-omic DNA methylation …

An enzymatically activated AND-gate DNA logic circuit for tumor cells recognition via multi-microRNAs detection

H Yan, G Cao, J Wang, X Zhu, S Dong, Y Huang… - Biosensors and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The DNA-based logic circuit, constructed to mimic biochemical reaction networks, is highly
significant in detecting biomarkers at the molecular level. The differences in the expression …

Single nuclei transcriptomics in human and non-human primate striatum in opioid use disorder

BDN Phan, MH Ray, X Xue, C Fu, RJ Fenster… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In brain, the striatum is a heterogenous region involved in reward and goal-directed
behaviors. Striatal dysfunction is linked to psychiatric disorders, including opioid use …

The broken Alzheimer's disease genome

CG Roque, H Phatnani, U Hengst - Cell genomics, 2024 - cell.com
The complex pathobiology of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant
challenges to therapeutic and preventative interventions. Despite these difficulties …