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Epitope analysis following active immunization with tau proteins reveals immunogens implicated in tau pathogenesis.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 3 Sept 2014
Selenica Maj-Linda B, Davtyan Hayk, Housley Steven B, Blair Laura J, Gillies Anne, Nordhues Bryce A, Zhang Bo, Liu Joseph, Gestwicki Jason E, Lee Daniel C, Gordon Marcia N, Morgan Dave, Dickey Chad A
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BACKGROUND: Abnormal tau hyperphosphorylation and its accumulation into intra-neuronal neurofibrillary tangles are linked to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease and similar tauopathies. One strategy to reduce accumulation is through immunization, but the most immunogenic tau epitopes have so far remained unknown. To fill this gap, we immunized mice with recombinant tau to build a map of the most immunogenic...
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