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Conformational changes specific for pseudophosphorylation at serine 262 selectively impair binding of tau to microtubules.
Biochemistry - 27 Oct 2009
Fischer Daniela, Mukrasch Marco D, Biernat Jacek, Bibow Stefan, Blackledge Martin, Griesinger Christian, Mandelkow Eckhard, Zweckstetter Markus
Abstract excerpt
Aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau into neurofibrillary tangles is the pathological hallmark of a variety of dementias. For reasons not yet known, tau becomes excessively phosphorylated in Alzheimer's brains and as a result no longer binds properly to microtubules. Here we stud...
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