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HDAC6 mutations rescue human tau-induced microtubule defects in Drosophila.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 Mar 2013
Xiong Ying, Zhao Kai, Wu Jiaxi, Xu Zhiheng, Jin Shan, Zhang Yong Q
Abstract excerpt
Neurons from the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathy patients contain neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Tau normally stabilizes microtubules (MTs); however, tau hyperphosphorylation leads to loss of this function with consequent MT destabilization and neuronal dysfunction. Accordingly, MT-stabilizing drugs such as paclitaxel and epothilone D have been shown...
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