The twenty-four KDa C-terminal tau fragment increases with aging in tauopathy mice: implications of prion-like properties

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The truncated tau protein is a component of the neurofibrillary tangles found in the brains with tauopathies. However, the molecular mechanisms by which the truncated tau fragment causes neurodegeneration remain unknown. Tau pathology was recently suggested to spread through intercellular propagation, and required the formation of 'prion-like' species. We herein identified a new fragment of the tau protein that...

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