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The beta-propensity of Tau determines aggregation and synaptic loss in inducible mouse models of tauopathy.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 Oct 2007
Eckermann Katrin, Mocanu Maria-Magdalena, Khlistunova Inna, Biernat Jacek, Nissen Astrid, Hofmann Anne, Schönig Kai, Bujard Hermann, Haemisch Andreas, Mandelkow Eckhard, Zhou Lepu, Rune Gabriele, Mandelkow Eva-Maria
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Neurofibrillary lesions are characteristic for a group of human diseases, named tauopathies, which are characterized by prominent intracellular accumulations of abnormal filaments formed by the microtubule-associated protein Tau. The tauopathies are accompanied by abnormal changes in Tau protein, including pathological conformation, somatodendritic mislocalization, hyperphosphorylation, and aggregation, whose...
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