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Astrocyte pathology in a human neural stem cell model of frontotemporal dementia caused by mutant TAU protein.
Scientific reports - 3 Mar 2017
Hallmann Anna-Lena, Araúzo-Bravo Marcos J, Mavrommatis Lampros, Ehrlich Marc, Röpke Albrecht, Brockhaus Johannes, Missler Markus, Sterneckert Jared, Schöler Hans R, Kuhlmann Tanja, Zaehres Holm, Hargus Gunnar
Abstract excerpt
Astroglial pathology is seen in various neurodegenerative diseases including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which can be caused by mutations in the gene encoding the microtubule-associated protein TAU (MAPT). Here, we applied a stem cell model of FTD to examine if FTD astrocytes carry an intrinsic propensity to degeneration and to determine if they can induce non-cell-autonomous effects in neighboring neurons. We...
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