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CXCL1 Triggers Caspase-3 Dependent Tau Cleavage in Long-Term Neuronal Cultures and in the Hippocampus of Aged Mice: Implications in Alzheimer's Disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Xiao-Fang, Zhao Yan-Feng, Zhu Shun-Wei, Huang Wei-Jie, Luo Yan, Chen Qing-Ying, Ge Li-Jun, Li Run-Sheng, Wang Jian-Fei, Sun Mu, Xiao Zhi-Cheng, Fan Guo-Huang
Abstract excerpt
Truncation of tau protein is considered an early event in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is believed to play a major pathogenic role in sporadic AD. However, causative factors that trigger tau truncation in AD remain poorly understood. In the present study, we demonstrate that CXCL1 (C-X-C motif ligand 1), a specific ligand for the chemokine receptor CXCR2, induced cleavage of tau at ASP421 in a caspase-3-dependent...
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