Article
BAG3 modulates clathrin-mediated endocytosis and tau uptake in astrocytes
2025-12-17
Abstract excerpt
In a healthy brain, astrocytes maintain neuronal homeostasis by removing proteins like tau from the extracellular space, preventing their uptake by neurons. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), this function is impaired, contributing to tau accumulation. Many AD risk genes are linked to endocytosis pathways, suggesting their role in AD pathogenesis. Astrocytes can internalize, degrade, and release tau, but the mechanisms...
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- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
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- Literature Corpus work
- 35c57df0-0018-5b97-a231-d9f453020941
- DOI
- 10.64898/2025.12.17.694879
