Tau, tangles, and Alzheimer's disease.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 1739(2-3): 216-23, 2005 Jan 03.
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| ID: mdl-15615640
ABSTRACT
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) are comprised of the microtubule-associated protein tau, in the form of filamentous aggregates. In addition to the well-known changes in phosphorylation state, tau undergoes multiple truncations and shifts in conformation as it transforms from an unfolded monomer to the structured polymer characteristic of NFT. Truncations at both the amino- and carboxy-termini directly influence the conformation into which the molecule folds, and hence the ability of tau to polymerize into fibrils. Certain of these truncations may be due to cleavage by caspases as part of the apoptotic cascade. In this review, we discuss evidence that strongly suggests that these truncations occur in an orderly pattern and directly influence the ability of tau to polymerize into filaments.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conformação Proteica
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Emaranhados Neurofibrilares
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Proteínas tau
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article