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Acetylation of tau inhibits its degradation and contributes to tauopathy.
Neuron - 23 Sept 2010
Min Sang-Won, Cho Seo-Hyun, Zhou Yungui, Schroeder Sebastian, Haroutunian Vahram, Seeley William W, Huang Eric J, Shen Yong, Masliah Eliezer, Mukherjee Chandrani, Meyers David, Cole Philip A, Ott Melanie, Gan Li
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Neurodegenerative tauopathies characterized by hyperphosphorylated tau include frontotemporal dementia and Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Reducing tau levels improves cognitive function in mouse models of AD and FTDP-17, but the mechanisms regulating...
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