Local Somatodendritic Translation and Hyperphosphorylation of Tau Protein Triggered by AMPA and NMDA Receptor Stimulation

Tau is a major component of the neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) that represent a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although generally considered an axonal protein, Tau is found in the somato-dendritic compartment of degenerating neurons and this redistribution is thought to be a...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Kobayashi, Toru Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Soeda, Osborne F.X. Almeida, Akihiko Takashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417302098