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Site-specific phosphorylation of tau accompanied by activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in brains of Niemann-Pick type C mice.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Mar 2001
Sawamura N, Gong J S, Garver W S, Heidenreich R A, Ninomiya H, Ohno K, Yanagisawa K, Michikawa M
Abstract excerpt
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is characterized by an accumulation of cholesterol in most tissues and progressive neurodegeneration with the formation of neurofibrillary tangles. Neurofibrillary tangles are composed of paired helical filaments (PHF), a major component of which is the hyperphosphorylated tau. In this study we used NPC heterozygous and NPC homozygous mouse brains to investigate the molecular...
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