Tau and tauopathies

T Arendt, JT Stieler, M Holzer - Brain research bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
Most neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by intracellular aggregates of insoluble
proteins. As for the majority of these disorders, aetiology and pathogenesis are only poorly …

Tau protein hyperphosphorylation and aggregation in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, and possible neuroprotective strategies

G Šimić, M Babić Leko, S Wray, C Harrington, I Delalle… - Biomolecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Abnormal deposition of misprocessed and aggregated proteins is a common final pathway
of most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is …

Tau hyperphosphorylation and oxidative stress, a critical vicious circle in neurodegenerative tauopathies?

SM Alavi Naini… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of the microtubule‐associated protein tau in brain,
are pathological hallmarks of a large family of neurodegenerative disorders, named …

The ambiguous relationship of oxidative stress, tau hyperphosphorylation, and autophagy dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

Z Liu, T Li, P Li, N Wei, Z Zhao, H Liang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. The pathological hallmarks
of AD are amyloid plaques [aggregates of amyloid‐beta (Aβ)] and neurofibrillary tangles …

Tauopathy: A common mechanism for neurodegeneration and brain aging

P Saha, N Sen - Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau, a microtubule-associated protein promotes assembly and stability of microtubules
which is related to axoplasmic flow and critical neuronal activities upon physiological …

Small-molecule PET tracers for imaging proteinopathies

CA Mathis, BJ Lopresti, MD Ikonomovic… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we provide a review of the challenges and advances in develo**
successful PET imaging agents for 3 major types of aggregated amyloid proteins: amyloid …

Machine learning prediction and tau-based screening identifies potential Alzheimer's disease genes relevant to immunity

J Binder, O Ursu, C Bologa, S Jiang, N Maphis… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
With increased research funding for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders across
the globe, large amounts of data are being generated. Several studies employed machine …

High-resolution temporal and regional map** of MAPT expression and splicing in human brain development

MM Hefti, K Farrell, SH Kim, KR Bowles, ME Fowkes… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The microtubule associated protein tau plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of
neurodegenerative disease. Recent studies suggest that tau also plays a role in disorders of …

Complicated role of post-translational modification and protease-cleaved fragments of tau in Alzheimer's Disease and other tauopathies

J Yang, N Shen, J Shen, Y Yang, HL Li - Molecular Neurobiology, 2024 - Springer
Tau, a microtubule-associated protein predominantly localized in neuronal axons, plays a
crucial role in promoting microtubule assembly, stabilizing their structure, and participating …

The role of copper in tau-related pathology in Alzheimer's disease

K Zubčić, PR Hof, G Šimić… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
All tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), are characterized by the intracellular
accumulation of abnormal forms of tau protein in neurons and glial cells, which negatively …