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Tau K321/K353 pseudoacetylation within KXGS motifs regulates tau-microtubule interactions and inhibits aggregation.
Scientific reports - 23 Aug 2021
Xia Yuxing, Bell Brach M, Giasson Benoit I
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia and a defining hallmark is the progressive brain deposition of tau aggregates. The insidious accumulation of brain tau inclusions is also involved in a group of neurodegenerative diseases termed frontotemporal dementias. In all of these disorders, tau aggregates are enriched in post-translational modifications including acetylation, which has recently been...
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